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Central Coast News, Dec 18, 2020: This week’s top news stories…updates and warnings for the Northern Beaches Covid cluster, Administrator Dick Persson announces a proposed rate rise of 15 per…
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Appeal for more Return and Earn machines on the Peninsula
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has approached the owners of the Umina Mall asking them to incorporate a Return and Earn reverse vending machine (RVM) into their redevelopment, which is…
“Don’t travel to the Northern Beaches by car or ferry” Crouch
COVID-19 Update: Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch MP has asked Central Coast residents not to travel to the Northern Beaches by car or by ferry. Central Coast…
Rail corridor Wi-Fi upgrade nears completion
The Hornsby to Wyong rail corridor winds through more than 65km of challenging terrain, including several tunnels, hills and valleys creating mobile coverage black spots. The Federal Government has invested…
Report foreshadows further rise in homelessness ahead
With a new report revealing homelessness is set to rise by more than 20 per cent on the Central Coast over the next four years, Coast Shelter Interim CEO Jennifer…
Save Winney Bay Reserve group calls for a Plan D
With community consultation having just closed on three concept designs for the Winney Bay clifftop walk and four for Captain Cook Lookout, a new community group is calling for a…
Umina doctor takes gold in ultramarathon
Umina Beach doctor Joasia Zakrzewski won the first female place at the Coast to Kosciuszko ultramarathon which started on December 4 at Twofold Bay. Zakrzewski completed the 246km course in…
Lights display brings festive cheer
A house in Umina Beach has brought festive cheer to locals with a spectacular lightshow that is free to all each night of the week. The display, on Castle Circuit,…
Group pushes for skate park upgrade
Umina Community Group has handed down its report following its annual general meeting on December 3 at Club Umina. Key findings of the report show the group will be committed…
Please look after our pelicans
Ahead of a busy summer season out on the water, Wendy Gillespie aka The Pelican Lady is calling on Peninsula residents to help prevent an influx of sick and injured…
Big Chair art installations at Woy Woy and Umina Beach
The Peninsula is set to receive two new interactive art installations this week as a nod to the unique identity of the area. The two Big Chair installations will be…
Water main problem sparks tension
A long-term water main problem in Hardy’s Bay has yet to be resolved, sparking tension between local community groups and Central Coast Council. The replacement of the water main in…
Dangerous waste a hazard at Ettalong Beach
Visitors to Ettalong Beach have reported sightings of broken glass and asbestos material products ahead of what is expected to be a busy holiday season on the shore. Glass, tiles…
Mini fete a great success
Year Six students at Pretty Beach Public School hosted a Mini Fete for the whole school to help raise money for their farewell. Classes from Kindergarten to Year Five participated…
Great grandmother turns 101
Vera Joyce Tee (Nash) of Umina Beach celebrated her 101st birthday surrounded by family and friends on December 7. Born in Canowindra NSW in 1919, Joyce, as she prefers to…
Council’s financial situation explained
Central Coast Council is looking for a response from their auditors about the advice that they provided when reporting on restricted funds. It appears this might have led Council to…
Wage costs were lower because of unfilled vacancies
The State Government’s Fit For The Future program might have meant that councils, including Central Coast Council, tried to improve their positions to meet the criteria set out in the…
Administrator vents over lack of national leadership on coastal erosion
A letter asking for national leadership on beachfront coastal erosion is being penned by Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, vowing to “up the ante” to get something done. Persson…
Rate rise has now risen to a proposed 15 percent
About two dozen people outside Wyong Chambers protesting about a rate rise were the first to hear the news, and it wasn’t good, that the proposed rate rise of 10…
Unauthorised outdoor dog kennels approved in secret
A dog boarding, training and breeding business, operating without consent at Palm Grove and strongly opposed by neighbours, was approved behind closed doors by Central Coast Local Planning Panel on…