Tree group wins regional environmental award
A Umina tree advocacy group has been named Community Environment Network’s Most Outstanding Communitybased Organisation of the Year. Grow Urban Shade Trees received the award for their work in making…
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Wollombi community under siege – special report
As the Central Coast is enveloped in smoke we sent a news crew to the small valley communities of Wollombi & Laguna. What we found resembled a war zone of closed…
Huge Central Coast flora & fauna sanctuary proposed
Ourimbah and Strickland State Forests and Dharag, Popran and Brisbane Water National Parks, have been suggested as possible sites for a plan to create a huge Central Coast sanctuary for…
Groups come together for Bouddi emergency plan
Four community groups have united to establish an emergency plan to help guide residents of the Bouddi Peninsula. Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association president Mr Mike Allsop said the catastrophic danger day…
Amalgamation report adopted without debate
Central Coast Council has adopted a report on the amalgamation process on November 25 without debate. The report noted that most residents surveyed in both the former Wyong and Gosford…
Still no rain
December has started off dry with just 0.5mm of rain recorded as of the 6th, according to data compiled by Umina’s Mr Jim Morrison. Consistent dry conditions have gripped the…
Water restrictions could save 480 million litres
Councillor Greg Best will try for the fourth time to tighter water restrictions on the Coast when he brings a rescission motion to Central Coast Council’s December 9 meeting. If…
Study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach Arboretum has been successful in gaining a $20,000 grant to go towards a University of Sydney study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach. The funding would allow a…
World first mobile phone detection technology activated
Central Coast motorists face a $344 fine and a five demerit point penalty if they use their mobile phone while driving, following the activation on December 1 of 10 detection…
Senate attempt to ensure genuine community consultation on seismic testing fails
NSW Greens’ Senator Mehreen Faruqi has accused the major parties of betraying the Central Coast by voting down a Greens’ motion calling for “genuine community consultation” on Asset Energy’s plan…
Broad call for support to attain gender equity on councils
With the Central Coast Council elections less than a year away, Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has thrown her support behind a call for help from the State government in encouraging more…
The Coast’s Shameful Statistic
The Central Coast has produced many great champions and many great achievements over the past decade, but one statistic we take no pride in is being No. 1 in NSW…
Rock fishers now required to wear life jackets
Rock fishers are now legally required to wear life jackets in high risk locations on the Central Coast or risk a $100 on the-spot fine, but the Recreational Fishing Alliance…
Smoke, fire … and now for summer
The Central Coast is still suffering under a pall of thick smoke as the Gospers Mountain and Three Mile blazes continue to burn, with communities in the region on high…
Premier forecasts reforms “supercharging” the economy on the Central Coast
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said the “devil will be in the detail” of yet more planning reforms announced by Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, in her State of the State address…
5@5 Weekly Video News, Dec 6, 2019
The ‘must know’ news stories from across the Central Coast: Fire & Smoke warning, Birds & Chicks attacked, Mad Cow Theatre, Cricket, Cycling, New rock fishing laws, The Entrance shallows…
Australia’s top telco company is based at Erina
Regional telecom provider, Central Telecoms, based at Erina, has been named Top Telco in Australia at the recent CRN Fast50, held in Sydney on November 21. With a growth of…
Vandals attack Little Tern colony
The Little Tern colony at North Entrance’s Karagi Reserve has suffered a devastating blow after several nests and eggs were destroyed during a raid over the weekend. The Little Tern…
Unlimited quantities of household e-waste accepted
Coast residents can now drop off unlimited quantities of household e-waste at Council’s Waste Management Facilities at Jilliby (Buttonderry), Woy Woy and Kincumber for free. The change follows a new…
Walkabout Wildlife Park makes extraordinary fire arrangements
Calga’s Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park remains temporarily closed to the public following the relocation in the last 12 days of most of its 300 animals. The move is a precaution…