Tech grant for Macs surf club
MacMasters Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) has received $5,000 from the Federal Government’s 2023/24 Volunteer Grants. The funds will used to buy much-needed technology including iPads and other equipment to…
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Support for language schools
Four community language schools in the Robertson electorate have received support from the Federal Government’s Community Language School Grants, with a total of $92,700 going to local language schools. Across…
The Glen for Women to provide transition facility
For just over two years, The Glen for Women has been giving First Nations women a second chance at life. It is now set to strengthen, with The Glen Group’s…
Rotary raises $7,000 for Cancer Council
Rotary Brisbane Water raised $7,000 for the Cancer Council at a Biggest Morning Tea held at Ettalong Diggers on May 29 and attended by more than 140 people. Club secretary…
Making road surfaces safer
There will be changed overnight traffic conditions from next week at eight sites across the Central Coast as Transport for NSW (TfNSW) carries out safety maintenance work. Shotblasting work will…
Recognition for youth advocate
Central Coast youth advocate and founder of UrVoice Australia Jayden Delbridge, 19, has been named as a finalist in the Department of Regional NSW Create Change Award. As part of…
Dinosaurs are back at reptile park
The dinosaurs are back at the Australian Reptile Park – and much sooner than expected. Due to popular demand, the dinosaur stars of Ancient Animals, the Park’s summer school holidays…
Ausgrid to check for bushfire hazards
Ausgrid helicopters or drones will be flying overhead in coming weeks as aerial inspections begin across the Central Coast to ensure communities are safe from any bushfire hazards. Aerial patrols…
Rodeo protest planned for Gosford
Coasties for Animal Welfare will hold a protest outside The Entertainment Grounds in Gosford at 3pm on June 8, just prior to the Bull Throttle rodeo event to begin there…
Drivers reap rewards for safe driving
Motorists on the Central Coast are reaping the rewards of safe driving through the NSW Government’s demerit point return trial. Data broken down by local government area (LGA) shows 54,…
Coast EDs still under pressure
Despite the establishment of two Urgent Care Clinics on the Central Coast, attendances at the region’s public hospital emergency departments have risen over the past year, reflective of a statewide…
Hero Mariners unite the region
EDITORIAL: They’ve done it! Win, lose or draw, the Mariners were the heroes of the Central Coast as they went into the A-League grand final at Industree Group Stadium last…
Council confirms water rate rise by 11.9%
Central Coast Council has confirmed that rates for water, sewerage and stormwater services will rise by 11.9 per cent from July 1 as it moves into year three of its…
Memorial service for ‘angel of Gorokan’
Tuggerah Lakes Salvation Army will hold a memorial service to honour the late Evelyn Gardner at 12.30pm on Sunday, June 2. Evelyn, often known as the “angel” of Gorokan, died…
Gosford scouts celebrate centenary
1st Gosford Scout Group, one of the oldest in the district, will celebrate its centenary on July 21. The celebration event will be held at the Gosford Scout Hall at…
Woman charged over stabbing at Wyee
A woman has been charged over an alleged domestic violence-related stabbing at Wyee on Sunday, May 26. Police were called to a home on Wyee Rd at about 11.20pm following…
Subsidised childcare now available on Saturdays
Indigo Early Learning Centre is providing early learning and care services on Saturdays from 8am to 5pm at its Forresters Beach centre. Following an early childhood education and care forum,…
Power station extension a health risk: Future Sooner
Future Sooner has slammed the NSW Government’s decision to delay the closure of Eraring power station for at least two years. Spokesperson Gary Blaschke said for three years Origin Energy…
Rotary partners with Shoebox Revolution
Rotary The Entrance (RTE) has partnered with the charity Shoebox Revolution, which provides care packages for people without homes. The partnership has included RTE supplying beanies, produced by the residents…
New recruit for Clean4Shore
Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid recently joined Clean4Shore on a mission to remove pollution from mangroves at West Gosford. The group also included students and teachers from Narara Valley…