Catch Sleeping Beauty in January
There’s nothing like going to a panto during the January school holidays – and Wyong Drama Group is obliging, with an original version of Sleeping Beauty to be performed at…
Out & About
Gosford glyphs feature in sci-fi novel
The Gosford hieroglyphics feature heavily in a fantasy science fiction book by Newcastle author Nathan Bell. Bell, who has schizophrenia, wrote Kings of the New Age: The Quest of the…
Long Jetty author’s romance with Europe
Long Jetty author Avia has released her latest book – an exciting contemporary adventure through Europe. Long Jetty author Avia Make a coffee and enjoy a multi-cultural, adventurous journey with…
Broadway tunes at The Art House
The company that brought tick, tick… BOOM to life in The Art House studio this year will return to the theatre in January. Curtain Bounce and their best performers will…
Cinema under the stars returns to Gosford
Newcastle Permanent’s Cinema Under the Stars will return to Industree Group Stadium on Saturday, January 13, with the children’s film Minions: The Rise of Gru (PG, 2022). The popular community…
Public transport the best way to get to Sydney for NYE celebrations
Coasties intending to head for Sydney on New Year’s Eve are being urged to ditch their cars and take advantage of thousands of extra high-frequency public transport services to get…
Council’s fun school holiday program
With the excitement of Christmas now over, parents will be turning their thoughts to how to occupy the children for the school holidays – and Central Coast Council can help,…
Baby boom in alligator lagoon
Keepers at the Australian Reptile Park undertook a highly dangerous alligator nest raid in the alligator lagoon on Christmas Day. Home to over 40 adult American alligators, the process is…
Crystals & Mystics Fair at Gosford
The Summer edition of the Gosford Crystal, Creatives & Mystics Fair will provide a family friendly weekend at the Central Coast Leagues Club on January 6 and 7 from 10am-5pm….
Yuldea comes to Wyong
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Yuldea will play at The Art House at Wyong in March as part of a NSW regional tour following its record-breaking debut season. Australia’s leading Aboriginal and…
The Beautiful Girls to play Sunken Monkey
It might seem odd at first, but The Beautiful Girls, set to play the Sunken Monkey at Erina on January 26, is not a bevy of ladies – but rather…
Coast beaches accessible to all
A range of accessibility infrastructure improvements at Central Coast beaches is making it easier for locals and visitors with disability to take advantage of the region’s beachside hotspots over the…
Stay safe around our waterways
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging residents and visitors taking advantage of the Coast’s myriad beaches, waterways and estuaries this Summer to put water safety first. She said each…
Music to instil a love of veggies
Summer@ The Art House will bring a crop of huge artists to the Coast but none quite so fresh as The Vegetable Plot. Part of the ABC Kids music family,…
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
With Christmas approaching we have been asked what to recommend for reluctant readers and thinking back to when my own children were teenagers, there was one book that ignited that…
Dinosaurs return to Reptile Park
The dinosaurs will be back at the Australian Reptile Park from Boxing Day to January 28. Back by popular demand, the dinosaur stars of Jurassic Zoo, the Park’s beloved event,…
Keep young minds active over the holidays
Central Coast students are being encouraged to have fun with maths and literacy this Summer through Department of Education hubs. Holidays are for relaxing but can also include fun activities…
Gosford set for a Good Times Summer
It’s set to be a Good Times Summer in Gosford with a jam-packed schedule of community events continuing until Sunday, January 28. It all got underway on December 16 and…
Drag bingo comes to Gosford
Drag bingo will launch this Thursday, December 21, at the Fun Haus Factory in Gosford, with a side of delicious Mexican street food available. The night of cheeky innuendos, prizes,…
Santa pops in to Copacabana
Santa dropped in to Copacabana recently on his 18th annual visit to the beachside village. The elves from the Navy Veterans’ Welfare Association of NSW had been busily preparing his…