Over 200 performers on 3 stages at 20th GOATS festival
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of GOATS, an event that has made its mark as the Coast’s largest annual music event featuring young people from across the Central Coast. Attracting…
Out & About
Harmony Day at The Entrance
The Coast’s first Harmony Day, Flavours by the Sea, will take place on March 24 at Memorial Park, The Entrance. From 3:30pm, Memorial Park will come alive with a myriad…
Fifty years of saving children celebrated
The Gosford Branch of Save the Children is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Over the years, the group has been involved in many charitable pursuits to raise aid funds…
$36,000 grant to target litter hotspots
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC, and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, have announced that Central Coast Council had been awarded a $36,000 grant from…
Dolly Woods is very happy to be 100
Integrated Living Gosford has helped a very special friend celebrate her 100th birthday. Ms Heather ‘Dolly’ Woods celebrated the milestone birthday on March 6, at Integrated Living’s Gosford Activity Centre….
Peruvian tribal folk rock group to perform at Rhythm Hut
Award-winning Peruvian tribal folk-rock outfit, Amaru Pumac Kuntur (APK), will hit Australian shores for the first time, in 2018, with their Rainbow Snake Tour. Based in the Andean capital of…
NAISDA artists performed at Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
NAISDA Dance College developing artists (DAs) performed at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on March 3. “With this year marking the 40th anniversary of the Mardi Gras Parade,…
Opera proceeds to Rotary projects
Proceeds from the annual open-air charity event, Opera in the Arboretum, to be held at Pearl Beach on March 24, will go this year to Rotarians Against Malaria, Australian Rotary…
Pearl Beach artist presents wildlife exhibition
Wildlife, the exhibition, will be presented by Pearl Beach artist Ms Marijke Greenway at The Palm House, Sydney Botanic Garden from 10am to 4pm from April 2-20. Ms Greenway said…
ANZAC commemorative ceremony at Dooralong
The Dooralong Community Reserve Trust will hold an ANZAC commemorative ceremony at Dooralong Hall on March 18. 2018 marks the year of the Centenary of the end of the First…
Free Arts and Craft Expo at The Entrance
Diggers at The Entrance will host its inaugural free Arts and Craft Expo on March 11. A lot of interest has been shown from both stall holders and members of…
The Entrance Camera Club ranks highly in World Cup
The Entrance Camera Club Inc. ranked first in Australia and 13th in the world, in the recent Photography World Cup Competition. The Entrance Camera Club Inc. (TECC) is celebrating its…
Councillor McLachlan wants serious anti-littering campaign
Central Coast Council has adopted a motion to review its Litter Policy and to lobby the NSW State Government to increase fines for littering. “As a newly-formed region, we now…
Bush dance to take a Klezmer theme
The London Klezmer Quartet will perform at the East Gosford Progress Hall on March 10, as part of their national album tour, for the Central Coast Bush Dance and Music…
Coal Alliance fundraiser well attended
Almost 200 people turned out in wet weather to attend an Australian Coal Alliance fundraising film night at Avoca Theatre on February 26. Five locally made independent films, covering various…
First Central Coast Festival of Women being held
The first Central Coast Festival of Women will be held from March 3 to 11 and aims to unite many different events celebrating women’s contributions to the community. The Festival…
Cartoon ‘Lost’ while driving by Kynan Hughes
It’s easy to get lost on the Central Coast, particularly when you and your partner have very different memories of the destination. Our new cartoonist Kynan Hughes tackles the age-old dilemma of…
Sale donations wanted at Wagstaffe
The Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association’s Trash ‘N’ Treasure sale will be held on March 31. The association is seeking donations of unwanted items, to be delivered to the Association on Thursday,…
Bridge club introduces new activities
The Brisbane Water Bridge Club has announced it will continue to hold its regular sessions from Monday to Saturday at the Ettalong Club. However, this year it also intends to…
Scottish folk singer performs at Woy Woy
The Troubadour will present Scotland’s Alistair Brown in a performance on Sunday, March 11, at the CWA Hall, Woy Woy. Brown has been singing the old songs and new songs…