The snakes are out early!
The Australian Reptile Park has issued an urgent warning to be vigilant for venomous snakes as unseasonally high temperatures continue to increase. With Spring beginning on September 1, snake sightings…
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National Medal for long-serving Marine Rescue volunteer
Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes volunteer Bob Blue has been awarded the National Medal for 15 years long and diligent service to community. Following a career with the Australian Defence Force,…
Training day for emergency responders
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) ran an emergency simulation day for medical students, NSW Rural Fire Service and VRA Rescue NSW on August 22. Run in partnership with NSW…
Kudos for Toukley 50 Plus centre
Toukley 50 Plus Leisure and Learning Centre has received a well-deserved Wyong Seniors Local Achievement Award 2024. Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris visited the…
Bake-off at Frank Baxter centre
It was bake-off time at Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre at Kariong on August 21. The centre was abuzz with the sweet scent of competition during National Skills Week as…
High-speed rail plan for Central Coast line on track
A business case for the Newcastle to Sydney stage of the much-anticipated High Speed Rail network is due to be delivered by the end of the year. Nearly 30 boreholes…
Gentrified coast pushing out low income residents
The Central Coast is being “gentrified” with people on very low and low incomes being pushed out because they simply cannot afford to live in the area, says Central Coast…
Coast’s key workers don’t qualify for social housing
Rentals need to be less than $352 per week and homes priced at less than $287,000 to buy.
Ausgrid aerial patrols
Ausgrid will be conducting aerial patrols as part of its bushfire prevention program in the Central Coast region from Tuesday, September, 3 to Friday, September 6. The helicopter crew will…
Rally to protest shark nets at The Entrance
This Sunday, September 1, a rally will be held at The Entrance Memorial Park protesting the NSW Labor Government’s decision to reinstate shark nets on Central Coast beaches this Summer….
Meeting to oppose Kariong development packed out
More than 100 residents gathered on August 23 to oppose plans for bushland developments at Kariong proposed by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC). After receiving the news that DLALC…
Citizens Inquiry unearths horror health stories
Future Sooner will compile a report to go to all levels of government following its recent Citizens Inquiry into pollution from burning coal, which unearthed disturbing health stories from long…
Nominations open for Australia Day awards
It’s time to cast the spotlight on individuals and groups who are making the Central Coast a better place to live by nominating them in the Central Coast Council Australia…
Seniors Forum one of the most successful yet
More than 160 people attended a Seniors Forum at Halekulani Bowling Club recently hosted by Member for Swansea Yasmin Catley. The forum was aimed at giving Central Coast locals the…
Nurses ramp up call for better pay
More than 100 public sector nurses and midwives at Gosford Hospital stopped work for an hour on Monday, August 26, as the state’s nurses ramp up their fight for a…
Water outage at Avoca
Central Coast Council will be carrying out essential water network upgrades in the Avoca Lagoon area on Thursday, August 29. A water outage will commence at about 5am, with water…
Caught at almost double speed limit
A 61-year-old man had his driver’s licence suspended immediately when he was detected driving 43km/h over the speed limit and registering mid-range PCA. Brisbane Water Highway Patrol spotted the driver…
Crackdown on illegal dog walkers at Wamberal
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Central Coast Council have installed new signs at Wamberal Lagoon Nature Reserve and around Wamberal Surf Club to remind dog owners…
We want to keep our Oasis say residents
We are a community and we don’t want to be broken up, say residents of Oasis Carvan Park, Kanwal.
Coast student bound for New York, lead,
Central Coast fashion student Phoenicia Mawad is set to depart in September for the Big Apple. The National Fashion College student will attend New York Fashion Week and going behind…