Camp Breakaway has re-opened for business
Camp Breakaway has re-opened for business and staff and volunteers say they want everybody to know. The disability respite care specialists are bouncing back after temporarily shutting down in April,…
Out & About
Sharon Cheer wins Business Women’s Resilience Award
Killarney Vale’s Sharon Cheer has taken out the 2020 Community Business Women’s Network (CBWN) Resilience Award. Hosted by regional suicide prevention charity and CWBN project founders, the Iris Foundation, the…
Goats no longer homeless
A herd of adventurous wild goats roaming around Ourimbah near Bangalow Creek and Sohier Park, have found a new home. Gareth Cleal, who is a Bio Security Officer with Greater…
The Coast Paddle planned for September
Budgewoi’s Bryan Dorfling is getting ready to tackle his next big adventure. No stranger to a grand gesture, locals might remember Dorf as the bloke that walked from Budgewoi to…
Book review – The Pull of the Stars
Author: Emma Donohue –Publisher: Picador – I can’t recall how I chose this book. Maybe because the author also wrote Room, which I read a while ago and liked, although…
Surf club seeks material for its 100th anniversary
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club is seeking help from residents as it prepares for its 100th anniversary in 2022. Historian Ms Julie Aitchison is looking for Peninsula locals who…
Virtual submissions for NAISDA 2021 intake
Kariong based dance college, NAISDA, is encouraging students aged 16 to 26 to virtually submit applications for its 2021 intake, a first in the college’s 44 year-long history. NAISDA is…
New arrivals need a name
Residents have the chance to name three of the region’s newest babies, with Central Coast Stadium’s residential Eastern Osprey family expanding to five. Central Coast Council posted a video of…
Book review – Don’t Cry, Dance: A Memoir of War, Love & Forgiveness
Author: Nina Angelo – Publisher: Sydney Jewish Museum – Nina Angelo is an OAM recipient for her Service to the Arts and the (NSW) Central Coast Community. She is a…
Art exhibition to engage community on mental health issues
The local not-for-profit Central Coast Primary Care will be accepting entries up until Sunday, August 30, for its mental health art exhibition, which set to run in October. The eight-day…
Exhibition shows creative responses to COVID-19 isolation
The Gosford Regional Gallery is holding its Isolation exhibition until September 12, which includes work from eleven artists from the Central Coast. The artists were asked to share their creative…
All itchy and scratchy
Adorable twin Tasmanian devil joeys Itchy and Scratchy are calling the Australian Reptile Park home for now, having been born recently at the Park’s sister organisation, Aussie Ark in the…
Opera in the Arboretum not to be held for 18 months
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy will not hold its annual fundraiser, Opera in the Arboretum, for another 18 months. Earlier this year, the club cancelled this year’s event, normally…
Draft Graffiti Management Strategy on public exhibition
Central Coast Council is inviting community feedback about its draft Graffiti Management Strategy 2021-24, which is now on public exhibition. The Strategy sets out the approach that Council will take…
Group to start community garden
The Bays Community Group is starting a community garden behind The Bays Community Hall. “In recent months, we’ve had several enquiries about starting a community garden,” said group president Ms…
Get on your bike
Coasties are getting on their bikes, as COVID-19 sees some people avoiding public transport and others looking for exercise options as they work from home.
Never too late to Start Again
The countdown is on for Ettalong local, Jamie Lindsay, who’s debut album, Eleven, drops in September.
Avoca beachside markets return
The Avoca Beachside Markets will be back this Sunday, August 23, but on a smaller scale with only food and produce vendors attending. It will be the first time the…
Ettalong Red Carpet Day is postponed
Peninsula Tourism Partners group has announced this year’s fifth annual Red Carpet Day in Ettalong scheduled for Sunday, September 13, has been postponed. President Kim Cole said she was disappointed…
Home video competition
Bouddi Foundation for the Arts is running a home video competition for young people from the region with a jury prize of $2000 and a people’s choice prize of $1000….