$700,000 on offer for community projects
Not-for-profit and community groups delivering important projects and initiatives to assist those most in need in our communities are being encouraged to apply for a share in the $700,000 kitty…
Out & About
9,000 flock to Coastal Twist Fair Day
More than 9,000 people flocked to Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina Beach on October 3 as the Coastal Twist Festival culminated in Coastie Carnie Fair Day. Featuring a huge line-up…
Register now for Colour our Coast
Colour Our Coast returns this November, with registrations for the Coast’s favourite 5km fun run/walk and festival now open. Forming part of The Lakes Festival, Colour Our Coast is open…
Relive the 1920s and help local youth
RENOWNED Central Coast pianist Rodric White will be banging out jazz tunes to get people in the swing of the 1920s at a Rotary Brisbane Water shindig on October 29,…
Exchange of ideas to revitalise Toukley
Business and community representatives will be meeting with Central Coast Council officers for an exchange of information and ideas about improving Toukley Town Centre. Council will present its planned and…
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert pulls into Laycock St
First adapted for the stage in the late 1990s from the hit 1994 movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical is as relevant today as when it was first…
Plans to expand Flavours by the Sea
Central Coast Council is hoping to expand the annual Flavours by the Sea event at Terrigal thanks to grant funding being made available by the State Government to councils across…
Meditating for the sake of mental health
With Mental Health Awareness Month continuing throughout October, co-founders of The Sit, Mike Britton and Jason Partington, are encouraging Coasties to join in a month of daily meditations to help…
Calling all creatives
Central Coast Council is putting out the call to all creatives in the region, with registration now open for Creative Art Central 2022/23. The program has been designed to inspire…
Young talent to shine in Discovered grand final
Twelve of the Central Coast’s best young singers will take the stage in the Discovered Grand Final on Friday, October 14, with locals invited to come down and support the…
Pearl Beach Food and Wine Fare returns on October 8
After a two-year hiatus courtesy of the COVID pandemic, the Pearl Beach Food and Wine Fare will return on October 8. Hosted by the Pearl Beach Progress Association, the event…
Big month ahead for book lovers
Central Coast book lovers are in for a treat with three author book events set to take place in the region during October. Local author, Andrew Kwong, will visit Kincumber…
All ages music event at Kincumber
Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre’s Youth Space will hold its third MAKE WAY all ages music event on Friday, October 7, from 6-10.30pm. Joining resident band Big Foot and The Falcons, which…
Scottish fun for Blue Wave residents
Residents at Blue Wave Living Aged Care, Woy Woy, were treated to a Scottish themed morning on September 22, with a special demonstration by the Gosford Scottish Country Dancers. The…
Empire Bay Food and Fun Fair set to return
CANCELLATION NOTE: This event has been postponed by the organisers The Empire Bay Food and Fun Fair returns to Empire Bay after a two-year hiatus on Saturday, October 15, bigger,…
Creative Spaces to continue into next year
The Creative Spaces initiative will continue to run through to early next year, with pop-up retail and workshop spaces in Gosford, Woy Woy, and The Entrance where you can meet…
From a Marvel film to a new stage show
It’s not many people who can say they have shared screen time with Chris Hemsworth, but Umina Beach actor Samson Alston is one of them. The young actor, who is…
James Brothers named Coast’s top buskers
The James Brothers have taken out top honours at the Central Coast heat of the Australian Nation Busking Championships, held on Sunday, September 25, at The Entrance, and will progress…
Coastal Twist Festival opens
The long awaited Coastal Twist Festival was launched to much fanfare on Tuesday night, 27 September, at an all inclusive art exhibition at Umina’s The Public Gallery. The eight day…
Bouddi peninsula artists to bloom this long weekend
Just like the local wildflowers after all the rain, the local artists across the Bouddi peninsula will be blossoming with creativity over the October long weekend. Art shows of various…