Many have moved here to escape congestion
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce called for the introduction of high density zoning on the Peninsula and a comprehensive review of planning guidelines to assist with the 70,000 expected more…
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Lifesaver publishes children’s book about beach safety
An Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaver is publishing a children’s book to raise awareness and funding for beach safety through Surf Life Saving Australia. Woy Woy resident Ms Louise Lambeth said…
Oyster Festival to include art exhibition
This year’s Brisbane Water Oyster Festival will include an art exhibition, as well as 130 stalls and a number of food and wine venues. The festival will be held on…
Call for MP and council to work on coastal management
The Central Coast branch on the Australian Conservation Foundation has called on both the Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch and Central Coast Council to ensure an integrated plan for…
Rotary holds graffiti removal day
Woy Woy Rotary Club is planning to hold a Graffiti Removal Day on Sunday, October 29. Volunteers will meet outside the NAB branch on Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy at 8am….
Look at alternatives to rail crossing, says chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council to restart discussions about the rail level crossing in Woy Woy. “It is time to…
Peninsula unrepresented on key council committees
The Peninsula is unrepresented on three key committees appointed by the new Central Coast Council. No positions on the Joint Regional Planning Panel, the Grants and Sponsorship Review Panel or…
Community Plan organisation to incorporate
The Community Plan Central Coast organisation is set to move forward to incorporation and continue its campaign to have the new Central Coast Council adopt its grass roots manifesto. A…
Champion at body-building nationals
Personal trainer Jessie Lacey, 31, of Woy Woy, has just won the NABBA/WFF figure-fitness championship in the Australian body-building nationals in Melbourne. “Health and fitness has always been part of…
Jimmy Barnes invited to Umina for second book signing
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Barnes has been invited to Umina for a book-signing for a second time. When he visited a West St bookshop to sign his book Working Class Boy in…
Mayor’s allowance set at $113,280
The Central Coast mayor will receive $113,280, the deputy mayor $37,383 and councillors $28,950 this coming year. Justifying the allowances, mayor Cr Jane Smith said the decision was based on…
Southern Beaches given a good rating
Ocean and Umina Beaches were given a clean bill of health in the annual NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Beachwater Report. Pearl Beach rockpool also received a good rating….
Grant to continue waterway cleaning
The Clean4Shore program has received a $250,000 grant to continue cleaning local waterways. This program, which aims to protect, enhance, rehabilitate or restore ecosystems and natural habitats, control or eradicate…
Committee calls for marketing for the Peninsula
The Peninsula Tourism Committee has called on the Central Coast’s new tourism marketing and industry services agency, Affinity, to organise packages and campaigns that will specifically support tourism on the…
Why I returned to politics – Chris Holstein
Some people have reportedly asked Clr Chris Holstein if he was now a member of the Greens due to recycling himself back into public life, he laughed broadly. Clr Holstein was elected a…
JRPP refuses Somersby quarry application
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) has refused a Section 96 application to import 330,000 tonnes of fill to a quarry site off Wisemans Ferry Road, Somersby, almost 12 months…
A most surprising Councillor – Bruce McLachlan
When the results came in on election night many people thought there had been some kind of mistake in the counting of votes in The Entrance ward. A total newcomer to…
Federal NBN report makes major recommendations
A report released by the Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network has delivered a damning verdict on the Turnbull Government’s NBN network, with the Central Coast front-and-centre…
Brackets and Jam to present a night of musical variety
Brackets and Jam Central Coast North, will welcome spring on Saturday, October 14, with Shane Hames, Moonlight Fiasco and StarViking on the bill. Shane James is a local singer-songwriter and…
Janelle Rooney recognised as a tourism industry high achiever
The dedication and commitment to the tourism industry by a TAFE Ourimbah student was recognised at a ceremony at NSW Parliament House, to mark the 2017 Minister’s Student Achiever Awards….