Dig deep for OzHarvest
Forum – Customers at Woolworths Umina and Woolworths Woy Woy are being asked to donate to this year’s OzHarvest Christmas Appeal to help provide food to people in need. Until…
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Arboretum secures new nesting boxes
A local community sanctuary has received nesting boxes to help protect local animals ahead of the bushfire season. The Crommelin Native Arboretum at Pearl Beach was gifted the boxes, which…
Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport
Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport, a decision that brings to a close a saga of reports and recriminations over safety. Tree growth at the northern end of the…
Community group focuses on Umina Beach
Umina Community Group will hold its Annual General Meeting and December Bi-Monthly Meeting at Club Umina at 7pm on December 3. Secretary Peter Springett said the volunteer organisation had specific…
Time to give back, say Salvos
After a year of bushfires, drought and COVID-19, the Umina Beach Salvos are asking the community to give back and donate to their annual Christmas Appeal. The Salvation Army aims…
REZ legislation will lead to massive investment in renewable energy
The state’s fourth Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is to be established in the Central Coast/Hunter region following legislation passed by State Parliament on November 17. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Last chance bake sale
Woy Woy Peninsula Lions members have been cooking up a storm ahead of their last bake sale of the year on Friday, December 4. The Lions Club has been running…
Social housing numbers dropped within a 12 months period
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is calling on the NSW Government to come clean on its plan to privatise public housing in Bateau Bay, instead of blaming “termites” as the…
Huge prizes to be won in CWA raffle
There are lots of Christmas themed prizes to be won in Umina Beach CWA’s December raffle. Publicity Officer, Margy Logan, said some of the raffle proceeds would be contributed to…
Makeover for RFS truck bays
In an unlikely alliance, local firies teamed up with painters last week in an effort to restore the truck bays at the Bays Rural Fire Brigade (RFS). Work started on…
Rotary helps fund anti-bullying classes
A community fundraiser has raised over $1000 to help fund self-esteem and anti-bullying classes at a local primary school. The Rotary Club of Brisbane Water hosted their Stroll, Sip and…
Weekly News 5@5
December 4, 2020: What a week it has been! Here we present the biggest, ‘must-know’ Central Coast news stories; Administrator Dick Persson releases his bombshell 30-day interim report, Council CEO…
New chapter for published author
Published author and world traveller, Helen Ross, has become the newest resident at Peninsula Villages in Umina Beach. The 99-year old originally grew up in Scotland and moved to Australia…
Labor opposes Council rates rise
Federal and State Labor MPs on the Central Coast have vowed to oppose any attempt to introduce a 10 per cent rate increase for residents, as mooted in a motion…
Union threatens train strike over safety concerns
Central Coast commuters dodged a bullet when a planned “refusal to work” on New InterCity Fleet (NIF) trains by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) was called off in…
More than 200 jobs will go
The nine directorates making up the senior leadership team at Central Coast Council has been reduced to five long term. A sixth directorate is short term. Malcolm Ryan has been…
Council’s debt blows out to $565M
Central Coast Council has racked up a $565M debt, it was announced on December 2 when interim Administrator Dick Persson delivered his 30-day report on Council’s financial crisis. The debt…
Debenham Rd not eligible for Blackspot funding – Council
Somersby resident Greg Hooper is stepping up his campaign to have traffic issues on Debenham Rd Sth addressed, even though Central Coast Council says it does not meet the criteria…
Everglades Bushcare Group wins CEN Award
The Everglades Lagoon Wetlands Bushcare Group has been named Most Outstanding Community-based Organisation at the Community Environment Network’s (CEN) annual BAT Awards. The awards recognise individuals and groups who have…
Asset sales could result in under representation for the Peninsula
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has grave concerns that a mooted sale of the Gosford Council Chambers could lead to an under representation for the Peninsula. The chambers building in Mann…