I Got Rhythm II jazz workshop at Gosford
The I Got Rhythm II jazz workshop will take place on Sunday, May 12, at Robert Knox Hall, Gosford. Following 2017 I Got Rhythm I workshop, the Jazz Trio of…
Out & About
Mother’s Day flower sale
Broken Bay Scout Group will be holding its annual Mother’s Day flower sale on May 12, at the Ettalong Scout Hall in Picnic Pde. The group members hold this event…
Trivia night raises $8000
More than $8000 and a food chest have been donated to Coast Shelter as a result of a Charity Trivia Night at Everglades Country Club. “The Club donated the room…
Peninsula artists make Archibald submissions
Two Peninsula artists have submitted works to this year’s coveted Archibald Portrait Prize. A portrait of actor Mr David Wenham by Mr Jordan Richardson of Killcare Heights has made it…
Market run by children for children
Bouddi Kids Create Market, the first local market run by children for children, was held at Killcare Surf Life Saving Club on April 29. The market offered hand-made goods and…
Hot spot for roadside litter
Central Coast Council has been successful in securing $36,000 in the latest Round of NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Litter Grants, to help tackle the growing issue of roadside litter…
Chelsea-Anne Lewis wins Miss Australia Global Pageant
Jilliby resident, Ms Chelsea-Anne Lewis, has been crowned the winner of the Miss Australia Global Pageant. On April 20, after three days of pageant preparation, photoshoots, interviews, rehearsals, charity visits…
GOATS celebrates 20 years of community involvement
Central Coast Councillor, Epicentre member and ‘Mumma Goat’, Ms Jillian Hogan, has reflected on 20 years of the San Remo based, community music festival, GOATS. Over 150 young performers graced…
Voluntary surf life saving season comes to an end
The official 2017-18 surf life-saving season came to an end on Sunday, April 29. The Red and Yellow Flags were officially lowered by volunteer surf lifesavers across the Coast, at Forresters,…
Central Coast Comicon to return in May
Regional Youth Services most heroic fundraising event of the year, Central Coast Comicon, will return to Gosford Showground on May 5. A cast of characters will highlight and bring attention…
Taxation Office given an Aboriginal name
On April 26, the newly developed Australian Taxation Office and NSW Finance Building, on the Gosford waterfront, was honoured with a Darkinjung name at its official opening. Darkinjung is an…
Kincumber walk celebrates heritage
Kincumber Rotary Club’s 2018 4 Villages Walk will take place on May 6. The gentle 3.3km walk will celebrate the Coast’s shipbuilding history and maritime heritage, with visits to the…
Blues on the Mountain returns with The Detonators
Mangrove Mountain’s own Community Music event, Blues on the Mountain, returns to Mangrove Mountain Heritage Hall with one of its best lineups ever, on Saturday, May 12, featuring Australia’s kings…
War memorial and flagpole unveiled at Forresters Beach
A new war memorial and flagpole was unveiled at Forresters Beach Retirement Village as part of the Central Coast community’s annual ANZAC Day commemoration. The April 19 ceremony included a…
Vinyl records on sale
Vinyl records will be on sale at a “record fair” to be held at a local bowling club. The Peninsula Record Fair is to be held at Sporties Woy Woy…
Special fundraiser for family of swimmer
Members of Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club are conducting a special fundraising ocean swim for the family of late Woy Woy man, Mr David Isaacs. STOP PRESS: The Big Swim…
Little Theatre announces next production
The Woy Woy Little Theatre’s next production will be Sylvia. It opens at Peninsula Theatre on Friday, April 27, with performances at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2pm on…
Comprehensive Central Coast ANZAC day commemorations
Across the Central Coast, in dozens of locations, from The Entrance, Terrigal and Gosford to Woy Woy and beyond the community is preparing to honour the fallen as 2018 ANZAC Day…
Anzac Day service at retirement village
A local retirement village will commemorate Anzac Day with a special service, open to the public, on Wednesday 25 April 2018. Residents and friends at Peninsula Village will be commemorating…
ANZAC Day service arrangements Wyong region
Across the Central Coast, the community is preparing to honour the fallen as 2018 ANZAC Day approaches. For services happening in the former Gosford LGA consult Coast Community News edition…