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…
Out & About
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,…
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…
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…