Paddle steamer wreck gives Maitland Bay its name
This year is the 122st anniversary of the wreck of the paddle steamer SS Maitland, in a small oceanic bay which now bears the name Maitland Bay. The iron paddle…
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Foundation supports We Care Connect and Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Two community organisations working to make the Central Coast a better place have received grant funding from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation. We Care Connect and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance…
Enough venom to kill 100 people
The Australian Reptile Park has broken the record for the most coastal taipan raw venom from a single yield. The Park’s taipan, Whiplash, broke its own record, yielding enough venom…
Walkabout Wildlife Park Reopens
It’s all sytems go at the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park at Calga, which reopened its doors to the public on June 1. Operations Manager, Tassin Barnard, said it was a…
Opening of live music venues eagerly awaited
NSW Labor has called on the Berejiklian Government to name a date for music and live entertainment venues to reopen their doors. “NSW is the only state without a plan…
Book Review – Prey
This is the second book of a series about investigative reporter Olivia Wolfe. Author: L.A. Larkin –Publisher: Clan Destine Press – She is a tough, rides a Harley-Davidson, has a…
Turtle hatchling lives to swim another day
Neve, the loggerhead turtle hatchling, is going home. A member of the public cleaning up debris from the APL England found the endangered hatchling injured and in distress on the…
Lights out for Laserblast
Laserblast, Escape Rooms Central Coast and UV Putt Putt have closed their Charmhaven premises. Owner’s Geoff and Wendy Francis say they made the difficult decision to close up shop due…
Communal singing ban can’t keep Coastal A Cappella down
While social, sporting and community groups are all busy preparing for phased returns to normal activities, performing arts groups on the Coast are still waiting for their curtain call. Debate…
Setting aside our differences
A video highlighting a very special friendship at the Australian Reptile Park has gone viral on Faceboook. Elsa the koala and Hope the wombat have become “iso buddies”, with keepers…
LIVE SHOW: Disney to Diva – a fairy tale triumph over COVID-19
With her fundraiser, An Afternoon with Coast Opera Australia featuring songs from Disney to Diva just days away, Founder and Artistic Director of Coast Opera Australia, Angela Brewer, has reflected…
5 Lands Walk goes online
This year’s 5 Lands Walk may have been cancelled due to COVID-19 but a group of artists are ensuring the event lives on by holding an online version of its…
Bake a Change in the fight against animal cruelty
RSPCA is calling on animal lovers across the Central Coast to “bake a change” in the fight against animal cruelty for this year’s annual Cupcake Day on October 26. Last…
Stick figures rise from the sand
A project that artist, Pete Rush, of Wamberal started “just for fun” has brought joy to countless residents and visitors to the Central Coast during the recent period of social…
Libraries reopen
Central Coast Council Library branches at Tuggerah, Bateau Bay, Erina and Umina Beach have reopened to the public. The branches opened their doors on June 1 offering limited services to…
Camera Club is runner-up in international competition
The Entrance Camera Club Inc. has continued its great run of international photography competition results, recently placing second in the Recent 39th George W Glennie Memorial Nature Salon. The annual…
Book Review – Then She Was Gone
Author: Lisa Jewell – Publisher: Random House – Ellie was fifteen. She had her whole life ahead of her. She was smart, pretty, popular, and had a fantastic boyfriend, Theo….
Salvos launch Digital Doorknock
After more than 55 years of knocking on doors each May, The Salvation Army is taking its Red Shield Appeal digital in response to coronavirus. Salvos chapters across the Coast…
One lucky lady wins $50,000
A Central Coast woman will have plenty of cash to bankroll her quarantine spending after winning $50,000 of an Instant Scratch-Its ticket. The top prize winning $4 ticket was purchased…
Project wants reports of whale sightings
The Central Coast Dolphin Project is wanting to hear of local whale and dolphin sightings. Project coordinator Mr Ronny Ling said some of the best spots to observe the whales…