Young man died on NYE attempting to rescue his cousin
The family of Simeon McNeill, the man who died whilst kayaking on Budgewoi Lake on New Year’s Eve, has revealed that he was attempting to rescue his cousin. According to…
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Koala population discovered near proposed coal mine site
Charmhaven fire destroys property and closes highways and railway station
Scared possums saved
Public forum to be held on Central Coast Airport
Big fuel price variations across the Coast
Charmhaven’s NYE fire a near miss
Missing Kayaker found deceased at Budgewoi
New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Only 12% of Australians believe that the government is run for ‘all people’
Trust in government has reached its second lowest level on record, with just one-in-four Australians indicating that they had confidence in their political leaders and institutions, according to a major…
LD Operations fined over Work Health and Safety Act breach
LD Operations Pty Limited was fined $136,000 in the NSW District Court for a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act and causing a worker at Mannering Colliery to…
Only $6.4M of election promised road funding to be spent in Dobell
Fourteen road improvement and resurfacing projects across the northern suburbs will be completed by 2022, thanks to a $70M roads package to fully funded by the Federal Government. Central Coast…
Waterways Report on Tuggerah & Lakes estuary released
Central Coast Council has released its 2017-18 Waterways Report Card, showing that water quality throughout the Tuggerah Lakes estuary was generally good. There was a pocket of fair results for…
Councillors want to be involved in review of Warnervale Airport Act
Councillor Louise Greenaway’s move to ensure close Council involvement in the review of the Warnervale Airport Restrictions (WAR) Act caused some heated exchanges in the Chamber and was almost hijacked…
Urgent action sought over dredging of The Entrance Channel
Central Coast Council is searching for funds for emergency dredging of The Entrance Channel. Councillors decided at the December 9 meeting to lobby the State and Federal governments and they…
Council to study impact of Wallarah 2 on water
Central Coast Council has called for a report on the effects that the Wallarah 2 coal mine could have on the region’s water supply, following the defeat on November 21…
Labor & Liberal vote against Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill
Central Coast Greens MLC and spokesperson on mining, coal and coal seam gas, Abigail Boyd, has described the recent defeat of the Party’s Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill…
5@5 weekly Nov 8, 2019
Our 5@5 ‘must know’ stories from the Central Coast. This week: Hard week for our police. Avoca Beach improvements a little sharp. Sale of local State Forests forewarned. Dredging at…
Budgewoi Sailing Club to disband after one final regatta
The Budgewoi Sailing will hoist sail for the last time in February, with the sun to set on one of the oldest sailing clubs on the Coast. The club is…
Extra security officers and 24-hour CCTV surveillance at Wyong Hospital
Extra security officers and 24- hour CCTV surveillance has started at Wyong and Gosford hospital emergency departments following a lengthy campaign by the Health Services Union (HSU). In August, about…