The Peninsula survived bushfires, floods, a global pandemic and the financial collapse of Central Coast Council, which saw councillors suspended, during 2020. As we look forward to what we all…
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Forum – I have just received notification that the Woy Woy branch of the ANZ bank will close permanently on November 11. What a disaster. The nearest alternative branches are…
Forum – With the St Hubert’s Island bridge project’s funding through the Urban Congestion Fund, it is very difficult to see how this proposal contributes to “supporting upgrades to the…
A historic boatshed at Empire Bay may be saved after a community group gathered almost 600 signatures for its preservation. The boatshed was scheduled to be demolished after the State…
The ANZ will be the first of the big four banks to abandon the Peninsula when it closes its Woy Woy branch on Wednesday, November 11. After that, its customers…
Umina Beach resident Ms Pat Guild has been named Senior Volunteer of the Year for the Central Coast region in the 2020 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Ms Guild…
Woy Woy businesses north of Dunban and McMasters Rds have been included in a “business fibre zone”, which will allow them access to internet speeds of up to 952 megabits…
Killy Cares president Mr Stephen Hinks has stepped down after six years in the role. He will be succeeded by Ms Cathy Baker. The pair will work together during a…
A $1 million splash area has opened at the Peninsula Leisure Centre. Called a “water play park” by Central Coast Council, “it combines water-based play and education and has an…
Nipper, Lachie Muldbrock, helped save two young boys from a rip at Umina Beach while out surfing with his dad and uncle on September 29. At around 8.15 am, 11-year-old…
A new community action group on St Huberts Island, the Bridge Warriors, is calling on Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks to intervene in a dispute over an upgrade to…
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has welcomed the news that a new shared zone is to be established along The Esplanade at Umina. To be established between Ocean Beach Rd…