Longest outrigger race in NSW went off without a hitch
OUTRIGGER RACING If you were nearby a beach on Saturday, January 29, you may have been rewarded with the sight of outrigger canoes battling the waves from Patonga to Terrigal….
Out & About
Great Southern Nights comes to the Coast
Great Southern Nights is headed for the Central Coast again this year, with gigs confirmed for six of the region’s venues. The NSW Government’s live music initiative has added more…
Uni ties up with Ourimbah TAFE to provide building elective to students
Architecture and Construction Management students from the University of Newcastle at Ourimbah spent their summers taking part in a pilot elective to bring together several components of building and construction that saw them create a pair of mini dwellings
Anonymous exhibition attracts local artists
Several Peninsula locals are taking part in a regional art exhibition to help raise funds for the Gosford Hospital Art Program. The 20×20 Art Exhibition, which runs until February 13,…
Coast student features in ARTEXPRESS exhibition
When Lexi Nojin set about creating her HSC major artwork last year at Terrigal High School, she wanted to reflect her mixed heritage. Her piece – One quarter, three quarters,…
A travel memoir with a difference
Central Coast author, Laura Maya, has spent 20 years wandering slowly through almost 60 countries after setting off from her Wyoming home at the age of 21. She has just…
True sports to talk and play at Hardys Bay
A sports show to be held at Hardys Bay Club on Saturday, February 12, will donate 10 per cent of its profits in support of mental health. The ‘True Sports’…
Love Lanes Festival to return in April
Wyong’s Love Lanes festival is back on the calendar after a rise in Covid cases postponed February’s scheduled event.
Isuzu D-MAX LS-U+ Crew Cab 4×4, 2022
There was a plan. Load up the 2022 Isuzu D-MAX LS-U+ 4×4 with bags, food, the small human’s new surfboard, and the rest of the family, and head to Forster…
The Rock Show Oz Edition comes to Wyong Art House
Raucous Aussie Rock is set to lift the roof from Wyong Art House on February 11 when The Rock Show brings its more two-and-a-half hour show to the stage.
Home Markets flourish across the north
A home markets initiative set up by locals in Gwandalan and Summerland Point is hoping to become bigger and better after tapping into a similar Coast-wide network.
Killcare Wagstaffe Trust asks Federal Government to step up on biodiversity
Local community environment group, The Killcare Wagstaffe Trust, have sought clarification from the Federal Government over its environmental reforms, sharing their concerns about a loss of biodiversity and the impact…
What’s SUP ‘n Guide Dogs
It was boards up at Ettalong on Monday when a group of young people, who are living with low vision or blindness, and their families participated in a ‘What’s SUP’…
Phoenix Collective to play at Green Point
The Phoenix Collective will present a concert exploring contrasts in the works of some of classical music’s best known composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven – at Green…
Community unites to improve beach safety
A group of residents has created a beach safety brochure for swimmers at Pearl Beach, after the unpatrolled area was declared a ‘black spot’ due to drownings and surging waves….
Annual Magenta Shores Women’s Day lunch
Retired detective Debra Wallace, known as the ‘Gangbuster’ will be the guest speaker at Magenta’s Annual International Women’s Day Luncheon on March 8. She will talk about her work bringing down Cabramatta’s heroin trade, bikie gangs and organised crime.
Boost for junior training band
Tuggerah Lakes Junior Training Band is the recipient of the monthly funding grant from Greater Bank and will receive $2000 to help cover costs of a program faciliatated by the Conservatorium of Music.
An artistic adventure in ‘Dunderland’
The Red Tree Gallery in Tuggerah is to host Alice In Dunderland, an exhibition that tackles mental health, suicide prevention and the journey to overcome trauma. Featuring 30 Central Coast artists, it opens for a month in February.
Beach Clean Up at Ettalong
Locals are being encouraged to help an ‘end of school holiday beach clean’ at Ettalong on Thursday, January 27. The event is being organised by local eco-friendly business #untrashy and…
COVID stops Pearl Beach Australia Day celebrations
The annual Australia Day beachside celebrations at Pearl Beach have been cancelled due to the current COVID outbreak, according to the Pearl Beach Progress Association. The Association said the decision…