Kitty Committee mulls curfew
New subdivisions on the Coast might include cat curfew laws if the Central Coast Council can find a legal way to introduce the idea. Councillors want staff to investigate “mechanisms…
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Major social housing investment needed
In the wake of rising demand for affordable housing, the Labor Party has renewed calls for a National Housing Stimulus Plan to build and repair social and affordable housing across…
Wild weather damages Memorial Park foreshore
The Entrance copped the brunt of the storm surge with high seas swirling up and over the sea wall and lifting huge concrete slabs along the Memorial Park foreshore walkway….
Save Tuggerah Lakes party registers under new name
It is the first party from the area to be registered with the Electoral Commission to contest the next local government elections in September 2021. The party is called Central…
Coast ready for easing of regional travel restrictions
Central Coast Council is ready to once again welcome visitors to the region when regional travel restrictions are eased from 1 June 2020. Council Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan said…
Complexities prevent Council applying for DV funding
Central Coast Council did not apply for a Federal Government grant to fight domestic violence (DV) despite being directed by the councillors to do so. The councillors voted in December…
Council launches new YouTube Channel
Central Coast Council is now offering online delivery of a range of highly valued community programs with the launch of a new YouTube Channel called Coast Connect. Director Connected Communities,…
Coast Shelter recognises volunteers
With National Volunteer Week continuing until May 24, Coast Shelter is celebrating the contribution of its almost 300 committed and compassionate volunteers. “Changing Communities, Changing Lives is a great theme…
Green shoots of recovery emerging
The easing of social restrictions which came into effect on May 15 have seen a slight upturn in business on the Central Coast, but they will have to be eased…
5@5 Weekly News
You’re watching 5@5, Friday May 22. This week chaos on trains feared, political stouch on TAFE in Gosford, School’s to return full time, Volunteer awards, NZ Warriors, Bees please &…
Stoush intensifies over future of TAFE
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has reiterated that the State Government is “100% committed” to Gosford TAFE” and that it will not be…
Labor drives key amendments to Rental Package
NSW Labor is claiming a major victory for both tenants and landlords with successful amendments to the State Government’s “woefully inadequate” Rental Package, when it was debated in Parliament on…
To Bee or not to Bee: World Bee Day, May 20
World Bee Day was on May 20 and Member for Gosford and avid apiarist, Liesl Tesch, has renewed calls for the State Government to provide a recovery plan for struggling…
Woman dies at Skillion
A critical incident investigation has been launched following the death of a woman at Terrigal. Shortly after 2pm on Sunday, May 17, police were called to The Skillion following reports…
Injured goanna reignites hunt for animal abuser
The hunt to identify a potential serial animal abuser has been reignited on the Central Coast after a goanna believed to have been shot with a bow and arrow was…
Davistown Progress Association petitions Council to complete pathways
Davistown Progress Association fears there could be a tragedy if a system of shared pedestrian and cycle pathways throughout Saratoga and Davistown isn’t completed. Association President, Jenny McCulla, said Central…
Go outside and play: Council reopens public spaces
The Central Coast’s play spaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate reopened as of May 15, in line with the most recent State Government announcement easing restrictions in the face of…
Monday-itis predicted for Coast commuters
The NSW Government’s new COVIDSafe Transport Plan was released on May 18, but it has left Central Coast commuters who rely on public transport wondering how they’ll get to work….
Back to school
Thousands of Central Coast school children are set to return to the classroom from May 25, as all public schools resume full-time face to face teaching. Catholic schools across the…
Two Tuggerah roads partially closed for three months
Central Coast Council has advised of traffic changes at Tuggerah. A $1.9M upgrade of Bryant Dve and Lake Rd, Tuggerah, requires a section of Bryant Dve, from the Supa Centre…