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…
Out & About
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…
Events held in lead-up to International Women’s Day
Three events will be held on the Peninsula as part of the Central Coast Women’s Festival in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. They will include…
Opera in the Arboretum returns for 15th year
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy’s Opera in the Arboretum will return to the Pearl Beach Arboretum for its 15th year from 3pm to 5:30pm on March 28. Woy Woy…
Smiles on Dials for disabled surfers
The Central Coast branch of the Disabled Surfers Association will hold a Smiles on Dials morning at Umina Beach on March 7. The Association provides an opportunity that allows those…
Hoyts to grow further
Another two new auditoriums will be built at Hoyts Cinema at Erina Fair. Erina Fair Centre Manager, Stephen Ross, said work had already started. “On behalf of Hoyts Cinema, Lendlease…
All welcome to share Big and Bold Ideas
Central Coast Council will host a four-part series aimed at looking how innovation could improve the region and generate local solutions. The first of the four sessions, Big and Bold…