Disruptions on Avoca Drive
Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions in the next few weeks on Avoca Dr, between Boora Boora Rd and the Empire Bay Dr roundabout, as traffic surveys are…
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New pathways for North Avoca
Central Coast Council has completed the North Avoca Paths project, delivering an improved and safer network of footpaths for pedestrians between three streets in the suburb. The project, delivered over…
Charged over attack on elderly woman
Sex Crime Squad detectives have charged a man with the alleged sexual assault of an elderly woman at an aged care facility at Bateau Bay. Police were told that at…
Pat Farmer to talk to Friends of ABC
Ultra-marathon athlete Pat Farmer will be special guest at the final meeting for the year of Friends of the ABC, to be held from 11am-12.30pm on Thursday, December 14, at…
Umina urgent care clinic officially opens
The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at Umina Beach was officially opened on November 20. Located at 297 West St, the Medicare UCC will make it easier for…
Magic of Christmas comes to the Coast
The magic of Christmas on the Central Coast is set to return from November 24, with town centre carols, larger than life Christmas trees, lights and bauble displays and visits…
Iconic Norah Head lighthouse turns 120
Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve volunteers gathered with neighbours, friends and family to celebrate the 120th birthday of the lighthouse on November 18. Volunteers and Crown Land manager Reflections fired up…
CCTV released in Umina shooting investigation
Investigators have released CCTV footage of two men and a vehicle as part of an investigation into a public place shooting at Umina Beach earlier this year. At about 8.30pm…
Banding together to help those in need
Three of the Central Coast’s most loved organisations have joined forces to support local people in need. The Central Coast Mariners, Australian brand MasterFoods and leading local charity Coast Shelter…
Government cuts funding for commuter parking and faster rail upgrades
The Federal Government will cut its funding commitment to improved commuter carparking in Woy Woy and a faster rail upgrade between Tuggerah and Wyong, effectively skittling the two vital infrastructure…
Pretty Beach school and the Con share the music
Pretty Beach Primary School and the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music (the Con) continue to work closely together to give students opportunities to try out an instrument while at school….
Young girls’ potential showcased in outreach program
A school bathroom designed to combat vaping and vandalism and a website providing teenagers with information on quitting vaping were just two solutions Gorokan High School students developed after identifying…
Koala whisperer Hayley hand raises a joey
Three months ago, the Australian Reptile Park’s own “koala whisperer”, Life Sciences Manager Hayley Shute, took on the role of surrogate mother to the tiniest koala joey ever hand-raised at…
Does the Central Coast need a local democracy?
EDITORIAL: This week Council Administrator Rik Hart and CEO David Farmer attended the NSW Local Government Conference in Parramatta. Here they mixed with mayors and councillors from across the state…
Call for help in cleaning up Carawah Reserve
Recreational anglers on the Central Coast are being urged to help with a major clean-up of Carawah Reserve, West Gosford, on Sunday, November 19. Through the statewide Keep it Clean…
Youth leadership forum a huge success
State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has hailed the 2023 Youth Leadership Forum a huge success in bringing together school leaders from across the Central Coast to share ideas on…
Speaker of the House pops in to Woy Woy
Woy Woy Public School had a very special visitor recently when the Federal Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick popped in, together with Member for Robertson Gordon Reid….
Changed traffic conditions next week
Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions from November 19-21 to carry out safety maintenance work at five sites across Green Point, Kincumber, The Entrance and East Gosford. Transport…
Kariong development back in the spotlight
With a proposed rezoning of land for a housing development at Kariong expected to go out for public comment later this month, the controversial Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC)…
Four events to help nail Net Zero
Inspired by the actions of two Wollongong grandfathers who are sailing from the Illawarra to Newcastle to raise attention for the need to stop burning fossil fuels, Central Coast community…