New jazz youth & big band program
Two members of the Central Coast Jazzleague have launched a community youth big band project for local high school students. The Jazzleague’s, Ed and Esther Wilson, have started the youth…
Out & About
Coast OnScreen to feature at Seniors’ Festival
Central Coast residents are set to be part of the biggest Seniors’ Festival in the southern hemisphere, with Coast OnScreen receiving a share of $200,000 in NSW Government funding for…
Sporties‘ determined to reinvent itself over summer
Woy Woy Bowling Club’s registered club The Sporties at Woy Woy will rebrand itself as The Greens Woy Woy. Club chief Mr Kevin Jenkins said the club had drawn a…
Music festival at Glenworth Valley to attract 1000s of revellers
Lost Paradise, the Glenworth Valley music festival that brings thousands of revellers to the region over the New Year, has announced its 2018 line up. Major acts on the 2018…
NYE rides on Gosford Leagues Club Field will be free
The Masterfoods’ New Year’s Eve Festival amusements at Ray Maher Field, will be transformed into free family fun this year, thanks to St Hilliers. For the first time in 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,…
Road closures and parking restrictions during major events
Central Coast Council has advised of road closures around Central Coast Stadium during its last three major events of 2018. The Central Coast Carols event will take place from 5pm…
Stadium to host Central Coast Carols
Central Coast Stadium will proudly host the Central Coast Carols on December 21, with 100 per cent of all ticket proceeds donated to Cancer Council NSW, to support services and…
Bungaree weekend was ‘joyous’
The Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group’s Bungaree Weekend was held on November 23 and 24 at Pearl Beach Progress Hall. The weekend was a celebration of the Peninsula’s rich aboriginal…
Churches to hold Festival of Nine Lessons
Peninsula churches will hold a Festival of Nine Lessons for Christmas at Ettalong Diggers from 7pm on December 22. It will be presented by the Brisbane Water Ministers’ Association which…
CWA branch sends Christmas package to the Pilliga
Members of the Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association have sent a Christmas package to the drought afflicted Pilliga branch of the Association. Branch president Ms Jane Bowtell…
Firefighters rescue trapped ducklings
Firefighters from the Umina unit of Fire and Rescue NSW have responded to reports of a family of ducks trapped in a drain in Ettalong. The firefighters arrived to find…
Poetry Writing Competition winners selected
Central Coast Council has announced the winners of its Library Service’s first Poetry Writing Competition. The competition is one of the many ways Council is delivering on the Community Strategic…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with family and friends
Memorial Park at The Entrance is the place to be this New Year’s Eve with free activities, an array of food trucks, and a spectacular fireworks display over the water….
30 day ‘A Luminous Christmas’ event launched
Central Coast Council officially launched its ‘A Luminous Christmas’ event at The Entrance on December 1. The inaugural event is a special 30 day project by Council which sees The…
Christmas Lights Map available
The time honoured tradition of taking the kids out Christmas light spotting has just gotten that little bit easier, thanks to a comprehensive Central Coast Christmas Lights Map, compiled by,…
Imperial Centre is gearing up for Christmas
Gosford’s Imperial Centre is gearing up for Christmas with a range of activities taking place across the Centre in December. Santa has arrived in centre court for Christmas photos and…
Free family Christmas carol event at Kincumber
Kincumber Uniting Church is presenting a Christmas Carols event from 6pm on December 16. The carols will take place on the lawn at the rear of the Church, which is…
Christmas tree lighting attracts crowds to Kibble Park
Hundreds of residents descended on Gosford’s Kibble Park for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree, on November 30. The lighting of the Kibble Park Christmas tree is a yearly…
Postponed Woytopia festival ‘a success’
The postponed Woytopia Sustainable Living Festival held at the Umina Beach Markets on November 18 was a success, according to Peninsula Environment Group organiser Mr Mark Mann. The group cancelled…