The Story of Jim Bowcock, Part 2 (from A Pocketful of Yesterdays)
Then came the war … The men went off to fight and there was a desperate shortage of workers. Jim had started work at the age of 14, working on…
Out & About
Little Quirks Band feature on Isol-Aid Festival
The Coast’s Little Quirks Band has become the first Central Coast act to feature on Isol-Aid Festival. A family act, sisters Abbey and Mia Toole, along with their cousin, Jaymi…
Work dog finds retirement home
A Copacabana family has welcomed a very special Fire and Rescue NSW veteran into their lives. Viking the Labrador has worked as a fire accelerant detection canine for FRNSW for…
Baby wombat needs a name
In these uncertain times, there is nothing that can bring smiles more than a new, cute baby wombat. The Australian Reptile Park delivered just that with the news just before…
Book Review – The Communist Manifesto
In the 12 months following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the best-selling book around the world was not Harry Potter or 50 Shades of Grey, but in fact…
COVID-19 Neil Diamond concert brought cheer to Brentwood Village
Music can’t fix everything, but it certainly can make people feel better, and a resident at Kincumber’s Brentwood Village has put that theory to the test. As the world adapts…
No, really .. we’re all fine
Bin day used to be droll duty, but across the country, self-isolating Aussies are making the weekly trip to the kerbside a fashionable affair. Julie Mills The Bin Isolation Outing…
Engagement party celebrated with cardboard cut-out guests
The latest lot of COVID-19 restrictions may have placed the country under pseudo house arrest, but that didn’t stop one North Gosford couple from celebrating their engagement with all their…
Beaches for the purpose of exercise only
The message is clear, you can only visit Central Coast beaches for the purpose of exercise, including over the Easter and school holiday periods, as strict physical distancing guidelines are…
A Pocketful of Yesterdays, the story of Jim Bowcock (Part 1)
With this virus upon us, and the future so uncertain, I think we need to do things which keep us cheerful and useful, embroider our lives with beautiful actions, one…
Woy Woy Philosophers Society
Woy Woy Philosopher’s SocietyMissive #15: The Birth of Libertarianism Week one of the shutdown was exciting, piquing all our natural interest in human behaviour. Week two was a more sobering,…
Easter 2020 will be like no other
For Central Coast Christians, Easter 2020 will be like no other, with attendance at places of worship banned during the coronavirus pandemic and churches of all denominations offering, instead, live…
‘No One Deserves A Serve’ campaign underway
As many more Sydneysiders flock to the Central Coast to self isolate, the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, Newcastle and Northern Branch (SDA) has issued a reminder on respecting…
BOOK Review
Crisis and Complexity: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Economic and Financial Crisis:Author: Ross Barry These are unprecedented times as we keep hearing.So, while we would not normally…
Reptile Park offers educational videos and daily live streams
The Australian Reptile Park has come to the rescue of locals battling boredom everywhere, launching a series of educational videos and a daily livestream featuring the Park’s menagerie of residents….
Woy Woy Philosopher’s Society Missive #14: Hobbes’ Social Contract
Well, it was no easy task getting the Society together this week, what with the ban on social gatherings and all. As a self-employed priest, Johnno was allowed out on…
Toilet Roll Singer gains international acclaim
The title of “toilet roll singer” isn’t one which Sally Loughnan of Lisarow would have coveted a few short weeks ago. But the mother of three has become an online…
Let’s Band Together raised over $ 9,000 for rescue squad
The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad has a received a $9,260 donation from Wyong Rugby League Club. The funds were raised through the club’s Let’s Band Together event, which saw…
$300,000 secured for 13 local projects
The electorate of Wyong has secured $300,000 for 13 projects through the NSW Government’s 2019 Community Building Partnership Program. Wyong MP and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said…
Locals encouraged to dob in a visitor
Central Coast residents are being encouraged to report any holidaymakers and travellers coming into the Coast following the NSW Government’s crackdown on non-essential travel within the state. On March 31,…