Recycling machines put $17M back in people’s pockets
More than 16 million drink containers have been deposited at the Bateau Bay Return and Earn recycling depot at Woolworths, making it the most popular reverse vending machine on the…
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Second aged care provider pays bonus shortfall
A second local aged care provider has decided to dip into its own reserves to ensure all staff received the equivalent of the Government’s aged care retention bonus. “The team…
Opposition says government is hiding behind COVID on surgery wait lists
The State Opposition has accused the State Government of “hiding behind COVID”, with the waiting list for elective surgery having blown out to 353 days on the Central Coast. Shadow…
Wicks called to intervene in bridge dispute
A new community action group on St Huberts Island, the Bridge Warriors, is calling on Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks to intervene in a dispute over an upgrade to…
Council goes FOGO
The region’s weekly red bin collection is safe, with Central Coast Council voting to keep the bin schedule as it is, while it hopes to reduce waste going into those…
Time now to Get Ready for bushfire season
With the 2020-21 bushfire season fast approaching, the NSW Rural Fire Service is calling on Central Coast residents to spend this weekend preparing. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
New Shared Zone for The Esplanade at Umina
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has welcomed the news that a new shared zone is to be established along The Esplanade at Umina. To be established between Ocean Beach Rd…
Mayor hosts Summertime 2020/21 Tourism and COVID safety roundtable
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews recently led a Summertime 2020/21 Tourism & COVID-19 Safety Roundtable to discuss tourism opportunities to boost our local economy and operating in a COVID safe…
Council removes asbestos from beaches
Central Coast Council has ramped up its inspections of Wamberal beach as material fragments which potentially contain asbestos continuing to be sighted following the major storm event in July which…
Pyjama Angels instil Love of Learning
Foster care support on the Central Coast has been given a boost with the region welcoming its first wave of ‘Pyjama Angels’, just in time for NSW Foster Care Week….
ET Australia school relocation to create 40 new jobs
The relocation of the ET Australia School from Donnison St, Gosford, to two new locations is one of 11 projects the NSW Government will fast-track to stimulate the economy and…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly Video News from across the region: Dredging at The Entrance commences. PM visits the Coast. Airport report released. Green shoots in home care. Rental market under stress….
Save our Coast condemns handouts to gas industry
Community group Save Our Coast has condemned the revelation on September 15 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of huge handouts to the gas industry, including $52.9M to build new gas…
Crisis meeting to keep Mariners on the Coast
Central Coast Council is to facilitate a crisis meeting with the Mariners, State and Federal MPs and business leaders amid fears the A-League soccer club, which is up for sale,…
Gosford social housing development commences
The first sod has been turned on a $15.3M social housing development in Beane St, Gosford, which has been fast tracked by the State Government as part of its efforts…
Future of Empire Bay Marina hangs in the balance
Community activist Errol Baker is determined to pull out all the stops to save the heritage listed Empire Bay Marina, which was closed by Crown Lands suddenly early in September…
From combat to wombat: Scomo visits the Coast
Against a backdrop of a controversial commitment to increased gas-fired power, growing angst over Chinese data mining and a combative week with State governments over border restrictions, Prime Minister Scott…
Labor MPs call for toll-free period on Northconnex
The Central Coast’s Labor MPs are ramping up their push for a one-month toll-free period when Northconnex opens to motorists later this year. Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David…
Warnervale Working Group report released
The permanent protection of Porters Creek Wetland is a step closer, with the Warnervale Working Group progressing a Biodiversity Conservation Trust Agreement. The biodiversity agreement is one of a number…
Positive Ageing Strategy on public exhibition
Community members are invited to provide feedback on Central Coast Council’s Draft Positive Ageing Strategy 2021-2026, which outlines how Council will deliver services that support older residents to age healthily,…