New boat ramp and jetty at San Remo
Central Coast boaters now have safer and easier access to Budgewoi Lake with work complete on a new boat ramp and jetty for Hot Water Outlet at San Remo. NSW…
Out & About
Village Central Wyong still open for business
While the Coast bunkers down in the face of COVID-19, the retailers at one local shopping centre are doing all they can to keep their doors open and people in…
Interactive virtual tour of Mardi Water Treatment Plant launched
Every day, Central Coast Council delivers about 100 million litres of treated drinking water to the community. To coincide with World Water Day on March 22, council launched an interactive…
Public playspaces closed
Central Coast public playspaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate parks have been closed in line with the latest direction from the Australian Government to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Central…
Theatre group reschedules plays to next year
The Woy Woy Little Theatre group has rescheduled two of its upcoming plays at the Peninsula Theatre to take place in a year’s time. President Ms Christine Vale said the…
Rotary club cancels Opera in the Arboretum
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy’s Opera in the Arboretum has been cancelled. Club publicity officer Mr Vic Deeble said the event had been cancelled in compliance with new government…
BOOK Review – American Marriage
[Book review] Tayari Jones was sitting in a mall when she overheard a young couple arguing. Author: Tayari JonesPublisher: Random House Australia The woman said, “Roy, you know you wouldn’t…
Movie Review – The Letter for the King (Netflix)
With all Central Coast cinemas and theatres closed and many parents keeping their children at home and (hopefully) out of the reach of the COVID-19 virus, it seemed fitting to…
Puppy Love
If you need a little pick me up in these dark times, look no further than Central Coast Animal Care Facility’s (CCACF) Facebook page. While uncertainty about what the future…
Dance studio turns to digital to keep clients engaged
As the Coast adopts to life in lockdown, one local dance studio has gone digital to keep clients engaged. Known as the home of Latin dancing on the Coast, Central…
Theatre productions left in the dark
The theatres of the Central Coast have gone dark, with productions planned for coming months canned as theatres and halls around the region closed to the public in recent weeks…
Woy Woy Philosophers Society – Missive #13: Spinoza’s Taxonomy of Knowledge … and dunny roll
“I’d like to see the bloody virus get through that!” It may not have been Robbo’s best idea ever, to meet in the empty Gosford Leagues carpark, but after we’d…
Pulse Nightclub closes amid shutdown
It’s the end of an era for loose units and wild nights in Gosford, with Pulse Nightclub officially closed after 15 years. The venue was one of a group of…
Vale Clarence Ormsby
The same words, “respected and remembered”, on local war memorials are synonymous with Clarence Ormsby, the man who was instrumental in establishing the commemorative sites. That sentiment rang true at…
Regional Show cancelled
The Central Coast Regional Show has been cancelled for 2020. Show Executive Committee Chair, Roma Stonestreet, confirmed the cancellation on March 17. “The Executive Committee of the ASC of NSW…
Movie Review – Bloodshot
Director: David S. F. WilsonRating: M Bloodshot is a science fiction superhero film based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name. After leading a successful rescue operation in…
An unprecedented time of crisis for live music
Symphony Central Coast (SCC) Artistic Director, Dr Stephen Stanke, has described the recent mass cancellation of live music events in wake of the Coronavirus an “unprecedented time of crisis”, whilst…
When we Believed in Mermaids – BOOK Review
When we Believed in Mermaids The book’s blurb describes it as an “emotional new tale of two sisters, an ocean of lies, and a search for the truth.”Author: Barbara O’Neal…
Record breaking swim by Taylem Barnard
Central Coast Grammar School could have uncovered a future Olympian, following a record breaking swim by student, Taylem Barnard. At the school’s recent swimming carnival, Taylem swam the fastest 50m…
Mehan’s calls for empty shopfronts to be activated on hold
Two significant meetings about The Entrance were postponed on Monday, March 16, by Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, because of the current Coronavirus health precautions. Spotlight on The Entrance was…