Designs wanted
The Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association is looking for designs to “beautify” the central garden in Wagstaffe Square. The Association has decided to hold a competition for concept entries of durable art…
Out & About
Goodbye Narelle, music of the community
Narelle Jones had been a music teacher, choir and community organiser and civil justice advocate through her 58 years. She had a love of languages and had studied both Latin…
Lifting of restrictions on food courts and small gatherings welcomed
Central Coast residents have enjoyed even more freedom last weekend, after the NSW Government’s latest lot of easing of COVID-19 restrictions came into effect on June 13. The changes lifted…
5 Lands Walk goes Musical
Although the 5 Lands Walk had to be cancelled this year, the Opening Ceremony will go ahead in a slightly amended format – a live streamed premiere film event on…
Her own teeth, a sense of humour and an able body
She might be 100 years old, but Ms Betty Smith of Ettalong still has all her own teeth, a wicked sense of humour and an able body, according to granddaughter…
Neighbourhood Centre makes a real difference
Community workers are the quiet achievers and the backbone of our society, but they rarely get the recognition that they deserve, says San Remo Neighbourhood Centre Manager, Clr Jillian Hogan….
Community First Credit Union Raises $1M for McGrath Foundation
The Central Coast’s Community First Credit Union has raised $1M for the McGrath Foundation since 2009. Over the past 11 years, Community First, with financial services stores at Erina Fair…
Lake Haven Recreation Centre has reopened
Central Coast Council has reopened Lake Haven Recreation Centre in accord with the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The centre reopened on June 13 along with the Gosford Olympic Pool…
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…
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…