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…
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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…
Truly lifechanging coffee
A new café in Gosford is serving up some truly lifechanging coffee, courtesy of a new program designed to provide skills and job opportunities for people living with disability. The…
Coast gets On the Bandwagon for farmers
After watching a story about an elderly, sixth generation farmer being led off his drought stricken property by bankers and forced to live in his car and take showers at…
Springfield Pond cleaning underway
Springfield residents were pleased to see heavy machinery roll in to the suburb early this month, as work on the next state of the cleaning of Springfield Pond began. A…
Davistown wetlands could be sold to a private buyer
The future of sensitive wetlands at Davistown is uncertain, with Central Coast Council voting on November 25 to expedite buying the land and the real estate agent representing the owner…
Fourth quarter financial statements from last financial year still not available
[Council] Councillor Greg Best called on Central Coast Council to release a summary of the last financial year’s last quarter’s figures, saying councillors were flying blind without the numbers. His…
Chamber calls for a new parking facility to replace Kibbleplex
Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) is pushing for a new parking facility to be established near the corner of Erina and Albany St North, Gosford, with the eventual demolition of…
$70M road works pledged by the Federal Government to proceed
Major roadworks at Avoca, Saratoga, East Gosford, Copacabana and Tascott will be completed by 2025, thanks to a $70M roads package to be undertaken by Central Coast Council and fully…
Labor & Liberal vote against Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill
Central Coast Greens MLC and spokesperson on mining, coal and coal seam gas, Abigail Boyd, has described the recent defeat of the Party’s Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill…