Council’s actions over airport questioned
State Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris, has posed questions in the NSW Parliament about the Central Coast Council’s ongoing efforts to expand the airport at Warnervale. Mr Harris’ questions…
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Fears grow that Performing Arts Centre could lose State Government funding
As the long awaited Performing Arts Centre for Gosford remains in limbo, fears of $12 million in State Government funding being pulled from the project, grow. It has been over…
Increased load and lack of facilities at Gosford Court House seen as totally inappropriate
Local Court sittings have been increased at Gosford Court House to allow for two magistrates to sit full time at this location, but the local legal community has expressed concerns…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre Land and Environment Court hearing update
Central Coast Council has argued that the Land and Environment Court should dismiss an appeal by Norman and Beth Hunter and uphold Council’s refusal of the application to redevelop the…
Sport program starts at an early age
The Stage 1 students at Valley View Public School have already started their sport program developing physical skills. Both boys and girls worked together in sporting teams. Valley View Public…
Coast teams and players in fine form
The Central Coast’s junior representative rugby league players have kicked off their seasons in fine form as the NSW Rugby League-run competitions for the Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cups…
Avoca mates clash at Pro
Teammates are set to become rivals as pro surfers and Avoca locals Wade Carmichael and Ace Buchan gear up for an all-out battle in the 2017 Maitland and Port Stephens…
Award winning play in the womb of Gosford
Gosford’s The Rhythm Hut will play host to The Vagina Monologues, a political play that celebrates the vagina and bemoans the state of women’s rights and sexual violence. The award-winning…
5 Lands Band and This Way North to share the bill at The Rhythm Hut
The February 5 Lands Experience will kick off from 5pm at Gosford’s The Rhythm Hut on February 26. The 5 Lands Experience is a monthly community event, at The Rhythm…
Seven new water refill stations installed
Filling up your water bottle while you’re out and about on the Coast is about to get a whole lot easier, with the installation of seven new water refill stations….
Coast schools stand to lose $79 million if Gonski funding not continued
Senator Deborah O’Neill said Central Coast schools stood to lose $79 million, or around $1,000 per child, as the Liberal Government withdrew the Gonski funding that created a level playing…
Mountain Districts Assoc. excluded from crucial meeting on the future of landfill
The future of the Mangrove Mountain landfill will be discussed at a meeting between Central Coast Council, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the landfill operator and consultants on March…
Accurate finalisation of former Gosford Council accounts crucial
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has said he will take the accounts of the former Gosford Council to the Office of Local Government if he has…
Trekkers to raise funds
A Forresters Beach resident will trek 60 kilometres to help raise money to combat avoidable blindness. Ms Tara Barnett is among 3,700 trekkers gearing up for the Wild Women on…
Free public forum
WayAhead Mental Health Association is hosting a free public forum on Understanding Anxiety Disorders at the Central Coast Leagues Club on March 17. Guest speaker Dr Rocco Crino, Associate Professor…
Captioned movie screening
The Central Coast branch of Better Hearing Australia is organising a captioned screening of the classic 1956 musical comedy, High Society, for NSW Seniors’ Week. The film will be shown…
Secret documents reveal serious failures by shark netting contractors
The NSW Opposition has called into question the current effectiveness and the future viability of the State Government’s current Shark Meshing ‘Bather Protection’ Program. Government appointed contractors failed to install…
Obscene behaviour lands man in jail
A man appeared in Wyong Local Court on February 12 after allegedly exposing himself and committing an act of indecency on a train on February 11. At about 8pm, a…
Fast food outlet robbery fails
Police appealed for information following robberies of two fast food outlets within the Brisbane Water Local Area Command. About 10:00pm on Sunday, February 19, a 23-year-old employee was working in…
Performing Arts Centre key stakeholders attend Council update
Central Coast Council held a meeting with key stakeholders to provide an update on the Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre project. Council contacted key stakeholders via email to invite…