Teachers strike over enterprise agreement conditions
Catholic school teachers and support staff stopped work on Monday, December 4, for four hours, in the latest round of industrial action to protest Catholic school employers’ refusal to strike…
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“Save my frog,” said Professor Mahoney
Professor Michael Mahoney, after whom the Mahoney Toadlet was named, has met with Kangy Angy residents in a last ditch attempt to stop the rail maintenance facility from being built…
Council aims to change rail facility location to Warnervale
Transport for NSW will receive a letter from Central Coast Council requesting that the site of the rail maintenance facility for the Central Coast be changed from Kangy Angy to…
Council presents its annual report without audited financial statements
The naming of Gosford’s Leagues Club field as Council’s preferred site for the Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre, has been listed as an economic achievement in Central Coast Council’s…
Council’s first quarter business report shows increases in revenue and expenditure
The 2017-18 quarter one business report of the Central Coast Council included an operating surplus of $195.5 million, $32.1 million better than budgeted. A large surplus is not unusual for…
Bulk kerbside rubbish collection arrangements to be reviewed
Arrangements for bulk kerbside rubbish collection will be reviewed by Central Coast Council. A motion put by Clr Jeff Sundstrom and passed at the Central Coast Council ordinary meeting on…
Three waterways projects receive land care funding
Central Coast waterways are set to receive $70,000 funding announced by Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks. The funding is part of three different projects facilitated by Greater Sydney…
Friends of Gosford call for increased local control over the Coast’s future
Mr Malcolm Brooks, former Mayor of Gosford and now Chair of Friends of Gosford Pty Ltd, has called for the abolition of the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation and the…
Ecovillage receives grant to rejuvenate Visitors Centre
Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has announced funding to rejuvenate the Visitors Centre at Narara Ecovillage. The $18,750 funding will be delivered through the Coalition Government’s Stronger Communities Program….
Sons of ANZAC raise funds for Brisbane Water Legacy
The Sons of ANZAC Motor Cycle Club rode the Coast recently to raise money and accept foodstuffs to assist Brisbane Water (NSW) Legacy in preparing Christmas hampers for needy widows…
Central Coast Festival of Women to take place in 2018
The Central Coast International Women’s Day Combined Committee, has announced that the very first Central Coast Festival of Women will take place in early 2018. The Festival commences on February…
Coast Shelter has provided accommodation to 16,866 homeless men, women and children
To commemorate the success of clients, guests and volunteers over 25 years, Coast Shelter, with the help of Noel Fisher Photography and Philanthropy Australia, have produced a book to provoke…
Christmas Parade drew huge crowds
The Gosford City Christmas Parade drew huge crowds to the city centre as Santa, Mrs Claus and other big names paraded through the streets. The streets were packed with children…
Defend TAFE Forum to be held in Gosford
NSW Greens TAFE spokesperson, Ms Dawn Walker, will hold a Defend TAFE Forum in Gosford, on Tuesday, December 12, to discuss the need for the Government to invest more in…
Mountain Districts Association receives Community Group Award
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA) has received the Community Group Award for 2017 from the Community Environment Network (CEN). “We are honoured to be recognised by a group as esteemed…
Father Rod Bower arrested
Gosford Anglican Minister, Father Rod Bower, was arrested after chaining himself to the fence of the Prime Minister’s Sydney residence, Kirribilli House, on November 27. Father Bower was taking part…
Redeveloped hospital will have an impact
The $348 million, 11-storey Gosford Hospital Redevelopment project is continuing to take shape, and is set to be one of the greatest infrastructure developments on the Central Coast. The redevelopment…
Prime Minister inspects almost-complete Taxation Office
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Gosford on Wednesday, November 29, to inspect progress on the Gosford ATO building and to meet with local business owners who have successfully expanded into…
Harris on the need for a plan
How did the NSW Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, end up in the NSW Legislative Assembly not once but twice? “I have been involved in politics…
Rainfall stays below average
The promise of a wet November ran dry with only 0.7mm of rain falling between November 8 and 23. During the first eight days of November, Mr Jim Morrison of…