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…
Out & About
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…
Prema D’Cruz wins speech contest
Wyong Toastmasters Club member, Ms Prema D’Cruz, won the Eastern Division International Speech Contest. Ms D’Cruz competed against five other speakers from the Central Coast and the Hunter, and now…
Local community groups receive council grants
Council has awarded more than $48,000 to 16 local community groups as part of the Community Support Grant Program. Council’s Community support Grant provides support for the community to deliver activities which require a small amount…
Tuggerah Lakes Showband to perform at Broken Hill
Tuggerah Lakes Showband will again be promoting the Central Coast when it travels to Broken Hill to present a series of modern and country music concerts. Musical Director, Mr Don…
Volunteers undertake front and back yard blitz
Meals on Wheels Central Coast, based in Chittaway Bay, recently organised a garden renovation for a client. “A blitz of the back and front yard kind was held at Bateau Bay…
New immersive theatre program
A new immersive theatre program, Le Freak, is coming to The Art House in May. With numbers strictly limited, 250 guests a night will enter The Art House and take…
Central Coast Chorale to present Poetica
Central Coast Chorale, with Music Director, Mr Christopher Bowen OAM, will present Poetica, from 2:30 pm at St Patricks Catholic Church, East Gosford, on April 22. “Poetica celebrates poetry and…
NSW Seniors’ Festival underway
The NSW Seniors’ Festival kicked off on April 1, and Central Coast Council has more than 80 events planned across the region. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the NSW Seniors’ Festival…