Teenager charged over starting a fire during a total fire ban period
A teenager has been charged after allegedly using a cigarette lighter to start a fire during a total fire ban period. Just before 4pm on Tuesday, December 11, emergency services…
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World first mobile phone detection technology activated
Central Coast motorists face a $344 fine and a five demerit point penalty if they use their mobile phone while driving, following the activation on December 1 of 10 detection…
Inmate dies while attempting to escape
An inmate from Kariong’s Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre has plunged 10 metres to his death whilst attempting to escape the grounds of Gosford Hospital. The 20-year-old man had been…
Report on fatal aircraft accident at Somersby released
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is pushing for safe runway overrun areas at aeroplane landing areas (ALAs) following its investigation into a fatal aircraft accident at Somersby in March,…
Mystery shoppers used to identify liquor stores trading illegally
A mystery shopper sting at bottle shops across the former Wyong Shire has helped boost the checking of ID of customers who look under age. Liquor and Gaming NSW and…
Body found at Terrigal Haven has been identified
A dead woman found floating in waters off Terrigal Haven on Tuesday, September 3, has been identified as 56-year old Wamberal resident, Devora Howard. Family of Howard’s were first alerted…
Machinery accident at Somersby
A 26-year-old man was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition after a machinery accident at Somersbys Borg Manufacturing Warehouse on August 29. Its understood the mans…
80 year old former teacher sentenced to over five years jail
[Crime] Former Erina High School teacher, Garry Armstrong, pleaded guilty to one count of buggery against a former student in Gosford District Court. Armstrong was sentenced to five years and…
50 Music Festival revellers have fronted Gosford Courts
More than 50 Lost Paradise Music Festival revellers charged with drug possession have fronted Gosford Local and Criminal Courts since the beginning of February. Throughout proceedings, the court heard the…
Diamond python found in glovebox
Whilst December is the time for Christmas get togethers, one Mangrove Mountain one resident had an uninvited Christmas guest. Ryan Howard, the organiser of community event, Blues on the Mountain,…
Assaulted man has died in hospital
A man has died in hospital after being seriously assaulted outside the Imperial Shopping Centre, Gosford. Around 8pm on Tuesday, November 6, two men aged 20 and 57, had a…
Police to gain Child Protection and Elder Abuse officers
Brisbane Water Police District is set to gain two new specialist officers as part of the NSW Government’s $583m investment in the NSW Police Force. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Kariong accident caused significant delays
A two vehicle motor accident in Kariong caused significant delays along the Central Coast Highway on December 3. The incident occurred around 3:30pm at the traffic lights on the corner…
Mad Monday debacle has consequences for Brad Keighran
A former first grade Wyong Roos player has been sentenced to a six month Intensive Corrections Order (ICO) for his role in the Jayden Nikorima Mad Monday debacle. Kanwal local…
Top floor of multi-storey building caught fire
More than 30 people were forced to evacuate from a multi storey building in North Gosford, on October 30, when the top floor of the building caught fire. Fire and…
Child tangled in bicycle
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Kincumber and Gosford crews came to the aid of a young boy. Kincumber Fire and Rescue responded to a call for assistance when they received…
Man arrested and charged with assault
Police have charged a man after a serious assault outside a shopping centre at Gosford. At about 8pm on Tuesday, November 6, a 57-year-old man and a 20-year-old man had…
Possible hit and run truck driver wanted
Inquiries are continuing to try and identify the driver of a truck which hit a toddler in Ourimbah on October 25. [Assistance from the public requested] Emergency services were called…
James Scott Church charged with murder
A man will face Wyong Local Court in December, charged with the murder of Wallarah woman, Liesl Smith, who disappeared from Tuggerah Train Station in 2012. Police have charged 48-year-old…
Appeal for information re oil slick spill
Brisbane Water Police District are appealing for information following a large oil slick found on roads between Kincumber and Terrigal on October 22. Police are attempting to identify the vehicle…