Cake ingredients wanted
The Umina branch of the Country Women’s Association is asking Peninsula residents to donate ingredients for cakes for the annual Mary Mac’s Christmas lunch in December. The branch is responding…
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Council proposes alcohol-free zones
Central Coast Council is seeking comment about its plans to re-establish alcohol-free zones at seven locations across the Peninsula for four years. The council has produced maps showing the extent…
Panel approves boarding house ‘in the public interest’
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved an 11-room boarding house and caretaker’s residence at Umina Beach saying it provided for housing choice and was of public benefit and…
Woy Woy Road upgrades a step closer
Upgrades to four traffic choke points in Woy Woy and Blackwall are a step closer with the release on September 4 of the Community Consultation Summary Report. Parliamentary Secretary for…
LPP to determine future of Narara Eco Village
An application for a strata subdivision for 18 lots of an approved cluster housing development at Narara Eco Village went to the Local Planning Panel on Thursday, September 3. The…
Player exodus compounds Mariners’ woes
FOOTBALL – The Central Coast Mariners have confirmed the departure of five players following the conclusion of the club’s 2019/20 Hyundai A-League campaign. All players have now departed for the…
Weekly News 5@5
[September 4, 2020] This week’s top stories from the Central Coast: COVID-19 update. Mask debate. Tourism booming. Cafe led recovery in Gosford. Unemployment debate. Sustainable Industries. Regional Library DA lodged….
Dolphin Projects calls for an end to shark netting
The Dolphin Project is calling for an end to the shark netting program on Central Coast beaches, with whales passing close to our shores as they head back south following…
Future options being considered for Kincumber Tip
The future of Kincumber Waste Management Facility is up in the air, with Central Coast Council announcing this week it is looking at “future options” for the site. The well…
64 road fatalities on the Coast in four years
Central Coast drivers are being urged to slow down to save lives, with new data revealing 64 people have died on local roads over four years to 2018/19. Parliamentary Secretary…
Lisarow Pacific Highway upgrade on track
Work is on schedule and progressing well on the major $178M upgrade of the Pacific Highway at Lisarow and providing an employment boost for hundreds of workers. The work includes…
Station upgrades commence
Commuters have been waiting a long time since major upgrades at Lisarow and Narara railway stations were promised in the lead-up to the 2019 State election, and now the works…
Letters make way for surge in parcels
Member for Shortland Pat Conroy has slammed changes made recently to Australia Post services, which will see Central Coast homes receive letter deliveries only every second business day until at…
Three major highway upgrades are at different stages
Detailed design for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway through Wyong Town Centre will start in the second half of 2020. There is no start date in sight and there…
Casuarina Grove to be taken over by a private provider
Six enrolled nurses and 25 health service workers employed full time at Casuarina Grove in Hamlyn Terrace will lose their jobs when Ability Options takes over the specialised aged care…
40 hazard reduction burns on the priority list
Bushland around Mardi Dam is the next location for bushfire hazard reduction following a controlled burn by the Rural Fire Service at Tuggerah on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and…
Planned retreat is the best way to combat coastal erosion – Greens
Central Coast Greens have ramped up their campaign to see planned retreat adopted as the best way to counter coastal erosion, in the wake of storms during July and August…
Two confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Coast
Two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Central Coast residents have prompted Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) to urge train commuters to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms, and if they experience…
5G rollout continues on Coast
Six suburbs on the Central Coast are among 450 sites statewide to have 5G coverage, Telstra announced this week. East Gosford, Point Clare, Point Frederick, Watanobbi, West Gosford and Woy…
Council received over $111M in grant funding last year
Councillors heard a report at their August 24 meeting that Council had received $111,373,070 in State and Federal Government grant funding in 2019/20. The largest categories to receive funding was…