Peninsula youth unemployment rate up
The 4500 young adults aged between 15 and 24 currently living on the Peninsula face an unemployment rate of 17.3 per cent, according to the June labour statistics released by…
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Rod Radford dies, aged 97
Rod Radford has died, aged 97. The long-time Peninsula resident, former pharmacist and active Rotarian passed away on the morning of Sunday, July 23. According to fellow Rotarian Mr Geoff…
Waterfront cordoned off after fire
Part of the Woy Woy waterfront was cordoned off as a crime scene following a suspicious fi re at a boat shed on the morning of Wednesday, August 2. Minor…
Belinda Neal fights Labor expulsion
Woy Woy Bay resident, Ms Belinda Neal, continues to fight her expulsion from the NSW Labor Party and has called for the preselection ballot held on Sunday, July 23, to…
Victims and survivors of domestic and family violence worse off
Local public servants have joined with the member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, to start a petition to save a specialist domestic and family violence case management and referral service…
Skip bin company fined $36,000 for illegal dumping
Central Coast Council has fined the driver and company responsible for dumping 70 tonnes of illegal waste on Sparks Rd, Warnervale. The incident, investigated on behalf of Council by the…
Chamber calls for traffic action
The Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce has called on the NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, to complete the upgrade of the Pacific Highway through Wyong. “The funding for this project…
Locals to speak at NBN hearing
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network will be holding a public hearing at Mingara on Wednesday, August 2. Public submissions will start at 8:00am and are expected…
Australia China Theme Park terminated
Two contracts with Australia China Theme Park Pty Ltd (“ACTP”) were officially terminated by Central Coast Council on July 19. According to a Council media release issued on July 24,…
Doug Eaton may have failed to be nominated
Former Wyong Mayor, Mr Doug Eaton, appears to have failed in his bid to stand as a Liberal Party candidate in the Wyong Ward for the first election of Central…
New base stations to improve mobile phone coverage
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, recently hosted a community forum in Spencer to announce details on the rollout of new base stations to improve mobile phone coverage. Residents…
ACF calls on all candidates to support tree policy
The Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACFCC) wants Central Coast Council to adopt an urban forest policy and a 20 per cent increase in street tree cover…
High Speed Rail is a significant community issue
High Speed Rail (HSR) is a significant community issue for the Central Coast, according to Real Estate Institute of NSW Deputy President, Mr Brett Hunter, who is General Manager of…
Development application for the adaptive reuse of a heritage building lodged
A development application for the adaptive reuse of the former School of Arts building on the corner of Georgiana Tce and Mann St, has been lodged with Central Coast Council….
$80,000 funding allocated to The Old Great North Road at Devines Hill
The Central Coast will benefit from almost $80,000 in Coalition Government funding to help protect, conserve and raise awareness of Australia’s National Heritage List. The Old Great North Road at…
Two independent candidates sound alarm about Gosford CBD rezonings
Independent candidates for the upcoming Central Coast Council election, Mr Gary Chestnut and Ms Jane Smith, sounded the alarm about Gosford CBD rezonings that went before Council on Wednesday, July…
Somersby rezoning proposal decision deferred
Central Coast Council has deferred making a decision about whether or not to go ahead with a planning proposal to rezone two residential properties in Ghilkes Rd, Somersby. The matter…
Greens announce their candidates for Council election
The Greens announced their candidates for the Central Coast Council, launching the team at Gosford waterfront on Saturday, July 15. The launch was supported by The Greens’ State MPs, Dr…
New regional tourism organisation to be based in Gosford
The NSW Government’s announcement that it will base the headquarters of the new Destination Sydney Surrounds regional tourism organisation in Gosford has been welcomed by Central Coast Council. NSW Parliamentary…
Terrigal Carpark being reopened
The parking crisis gripping Terrigal could finally be broken with the reopening of the Wilson Road Carpark announced by Central Coast Council. The carpark will be reopened in stages commencing…