Pat is named Senior Volunteer of the Year
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…
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Woy Woy to get access to ‘premium grade’ fibre internet
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 retires
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…
Splash area opened at pool complex
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…
Legend Lachie in rip rescue
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…
Wicks called to intervene in bridge dispute
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…
New Shared Zone for The Esplanade at Umina
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…
Ongoing mobility access issue may be solved
The ongoing issue of mobility access to The Pavilion at Woy Woy could finally come to an end after representatives from both Deepwater Plaza and The Pavilion met to discuss…
Cake ingredients wanted
The Umina branch of the Country Women’s Association is asking Peninsula residents to donate ingredients for cakes for the annual Mary Mac’s Christmas lunch in December. The branch is responding…
Council proposes alcohol-free zones
Central Coast Council is seeking comment about its plans to re-establish alcohol-free zones at seven locations across the Peninsula for four years. The council has produced maps showing the extent…
Panel approves boarding house ‘in the public interest’
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved an 11-room boarding house and caretaker’s residence at Umina Beach saying it provided for housing choice and was of public benefit and…
Woy Woy Road upgrades a step closer
Upgrades to four traffic choke points in Woy Woy and Blackwall are a step closer with the release on September 4 of the Community Consultation Summary Report. Parliamentary Secretary for…
Woy Woy is graffiti hotspot, draft council strategy claims
A draft Council strategy on graffiti claims that Woy Woy is one of five graffiti hotspots on the Coast, responsible for 6.6 per cent of graffiti reports to police in…
Shark net kills 115 sharks, as well as turtles and fish
Shark nets installed at Umina Beach have killed 115 sharks, as well as turtles, fish and stingrays between 2013 and 2020, according to Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch. She…
Card prepared as reminder
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch is urging local residents to sign a card welcoming a new petrol station to the Peninsula. She has prepared a card welcoming the new…
New Woy Woy Wharf construction begins
The region is celebrating the beginning of major construction this week on the $5.6M Woy Woy Town Centre Wharf redevelopment.
Tree Day sees 100 plantings at The Runway Park
More than 100 plants have been planted at The Runway Park in Trafalgar Ave, Woy Woy, for National Tree Day on Sunday, August 2. The Grow Urban Shade Trees group…
Comment sought on Umina intersection upgrade plans
Central Coast Council is seeking comment on a planned upgrade of the intersection of Hobart and Melbourne Aves, Umina Beach. It will include the reconstruction of Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide…
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought that 21 years ago, a 12-page newsletter produced once a month would become the Peninsula’s only newspaper.
Energy bill advice offered by phone
A free energy bill support service has started by phone on the last Tuesday of the month at the Peninsula Community Centre. The service, provided by the Energy and Water…