Pension payments on the rise
Central Coast pensioners, along with those on Youth Allowance, JobSeeker and other social security payments, will be better off after March 20 as the Federal Government raises pensions through indexation….
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Little Mia knows her fire safety rules
Central Coast Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters discovered a young fire safety champion moments after they saved her family’s home from ruins. The Doyalson brigade was called to a…
Grocery drone deliveries on the way
No, that’s not a plane at your front door – that’s your groceries being delivered by a drone. Woolworths at Peninsula Plaza Woy Woy is proposing to start home deliveries…
Fashion fix movement starts on Coast
The threads of a new movement to fix the fashion industry started on the Central Coast last Sunday, March 17, at Killcare Surf Club. The fast fashion phenomenon gripping the…
Central Coast’s latest crime statistics
Break and enter offences on the Central Coast have increased by 17.8 per cent and motor vehicle theft by 34.9 per cent in the two year period to December 2023….
Emergency beacons for three Coast beaches
Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) are to be installed at three Central Coast beaches by the end of the year. Spoon Bay, Frazer Park and Forresters Beach are among 10 beaches…
Grants available for community projects
Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation’s first funding round for 2024 opened on Tuesday, March 19, with more than $500,000 available for local community groups and charities with new and existing projects….
Danny on the run for Care4Coast
Central Coast Sports College coach Danny Beauchamp will run 100km around the Central Coast on Good Friday to raise money for Central Coast not for profit organisation Care4Coast. Beauchamp has…
Pearl Beach mourns a much-loved resident at this year’s book fair
Pearl Beach is grieving one of its most loved sons, following the death of long-time resident Bill Abbott on March 12. Abbott moved to Pearl Beach more than 50 years…
Major award for Gosford’s Greg Mawson
Greg Mawson has been named Gosford RSL’s Club Person of the Year for 2023 in recognition of his years of work with the National Servicemen’s Association, Gosford City Sub-branch. Sub-branch…
Older Women’s Network gets behind Mary Mac’s
The executive committee and members of the Older Women’s Network (OWN) Deepwater responded to a recent urgent call for food donations to Mary Mac’s Food Pantry at Woy Woy. The…
Helping people with disability find homes
Leading disability and employment services provider Ability Options has launched a campaign to help fill the housing gap for people living with disability on the Central Coast and throughout the…
4 Voices van pops into Gosford
A 4 Voices van visited Gosford on March 12 as part of its 40 towns, 4,000 connections campaign, aiming to broaden the organisation’s network across Queensland and NSW. The group…
Wyong Woman of the Year
Ricki-Lee Abrams has been named Wyong’s Woman of the Year. Member for Wyong David Harris said the award recognises her as a role model who inspires others throughout the community…
Qualities needed in a councillor
Being a councillor is an interesting and frustrating blend of bureaucracy and democracy, says a man who should know. As council elections approach in September, Glenn Inglis addressed a public…
War of words over petrol pricing campaign
Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has accused State Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch of playing politics over petrol pricing on the Central Coast. Crouch accused Reid last week of…
Star 104.5 celebrates 20 years on the Central Coast
The Central Coast’s number one radio station Star 104.5 celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday, March 15. The station will mark the milestone with a special celebration on Friday night…
Facebook exits local news commitments
In the evolving landscape of digital media, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) by big tech firms has in effect drawn new battle lines against local news publishers. Last week…
Five ways to be water wise
Did you know turning the tap off while brushing your teeth can save five litres of water per minute? That is just one of five tips shared by Central Coast…
Will this really kill PEP 11?
The Central Coast is one step closer to a PEP 11-free future with the recent passage of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sea Bed Mining and Exploration) Bill 2024…