Coast’s LGBT+ community celebrates Mardi Gras
Across the Coast people are returning to their daily grind after one hell of a glitter fuelled weekend after Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Among them are the members…
Out & About
Village residents raise $1050 for bushfire appeal
Residents at a Woy Woy retirement village have raised $1050 for the Salvation Army Bushfire Appeal. Village resident Ms Thea Brayshaw said Deepwater Court was the “small village with a…
CWA branch receives donation for sock campaign
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has received a $600 donation from the Inner Wheel Club of Terrigal to put towards their Sock It To Me campaign….
My Sisters’ Keeper donate face masks to fire brigade
Avoca Beach Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) has received a donation of P3 face masks from a cancer support and awareness advocate. The Brigade received a donation of 15 masks from…
60 years of marriage celebrated
Point Clare residents, Neville and June Stewart, celebrated 60 years of marriage on February 6. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, visited the Stewarts to present a certificate and a bottle…
Cans for Koalas Appeal
Locals are being called on to donate empty drink bottles and cans to collection stations as part of a new nationwide appeal to support the recovery of wildlife impacted by…
Woy Woy Philosophers Society – Meeting #10: St Anselm and the Proof of God
“I wish I’d been born in 1000 AD”, Robbo said while looking wistfully out over Brisbane Water. “Gosford was a thriving metropolis back then, with hanging gardens, bustling markets, craft…
HG Nelson to tour Central Coast (with some other guy)
The Trustees of the Kincumber Roundabout Think Tank invite you to what has been dubbed the Central Coast Sellout 2020 Tour, as HG Nelson and local sidekick Digit Dave take…
Australian Reptile Park to have Wild Weekends
The Australian Reptile Park is going wild in March, with the return of its Wild Weekends. Events held every Saturday and Sunday during March will provide a rare opportunity to…
Annual Copacabana Inflatable Challenge to take place
The people of Copacabana are preparing for their annual Copacabana Inflatable Challenge on February 29. One of the community’s best kept secrets until now, the annual Inflatable Challenge has been…
Several local events on Clean Up Australia Day
Clean Up Australia Day will take place across the country on March 1 with several events set to take place across the Coast. Clean Up Australia Day 2020 also marks…
BOOK Review – The Water Dancer
Author: Ta-Nehisi Coates Publisher: Penguin I chose to read The Water Dancer because it was on the New York Times best-seller list for fiction. It was also picked for Oprah’s…
Family History Group to host a family history seminar
The Wyong Family History Group will host a family history seminar featuring two special guests on March 1. The seminar, entitled Hits and Misses, will take place at Tuggerah Community…
Festival of Women to present a myriad of events and activities
The Central Coast Festival of Women will return to the Coast from March 1, with a myriad of events and activities that celebrate the integral role that women play in…
Bombshell – Movie Review
Director: Jay Roach It’s a dangerous place for a male media person to tread, but … well, here we go. This week’s review is of ‘Bombshell’. The film is a…
Woy Woy Philosophers Society – Meeting #9: The Confessions of St Augustine of Hippo
Its Chromefest weekend and I’ve never seen Robbo so busy. If he’s buffed the bumper bar on his Hilux once, he’s buffed it a thousand times. There was some confusion…
Free Symphony at Kibble Park
Symphony Central Coast (SCC) will present a free concert featuring great Australian music and stories in Gosford on Sunday, February 23, commencing at 4pm in Kibble Park. SCC will perform…
Successful breeding season for threatened species
It has been a successful breeding season for Little Terns at North Entrance this year, despite a disastrous start with a vandal attack on their colony at Karagi Reserve in…
Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22
The Entrance is poised to become one giant canvas when Central Coast Council’s Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22. Walkways, footpaths and paved open spaces are…
Stall provides information about guide dogs
A fundraising stall will be run by the Central Coast Volunteer Support Group for the NSW-ACT Guide Dogs Association in Woy Woy on March 19. Organiser Ms Lynne Lillico, of…