More social housing for Coast
A new affordable housing complex at East Gosford will be one of three Central Coast projects to benefit from a partnership between the NSW government and Pacific Link Housing. Two…
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Three Coast businesses shine at awards ceremony
Three Central Coast businesses have taken out gongs at the 2021 Australian Small Business Champion Awards, announced on March 19 at Star Casino. The Australian Small Business Champion Awards support…
Reprieve for Tigers
The Gosford Tigers AFL Club has been given a last-minute reprieve after being under threat of closing down due to lack of players. With a 51-year history, the club held…
Freemasons support Volunteer Rescue Squad
Freemasons on the Central Coast have donated more than five thousand dollars to the Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad (CCVRS) for equipment in their operational vehicles.
New bus for special assistance school at Kariong
NG Central School at Kariong will soon have a new bus to transport students to the school from all over the Coast, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the State…
Statue commemorates efforts of animals in war
A bronze statue of a German Shepherd, honoring the contribution of animals that have served the armed forces of Australia, will be unveiled at The Entrance Cenotaph thanks to work by the Entrance Long Jetty RSL sub-Branch.
Coles’ staff, shoppers raise money for paediatric services
Coles staff on the Central Coast have embraced a fundraising appeal by the retail giant to support paediatric programs at NSW hospitals through the Curing Homesickness initiative. Funds raised in…
Wet weather puts sports on hold
The start of the winter sports season has been delayed for yet another week with the weather forecast suggesting that it could be a long stretch before anyone gets on the grounds.
Terrigal Sailing Club venue tender extended
Central Coast Council has extended the tender deadline for a new business opportunity at Terrigal Haven. The Council is looking for a new hospitality business to take over the old…
National triumphs for Central Coast cycling trio
CYCLING TRACK – The Central Coast Cycling Club’s junior trio of Liliya Tatarinoff, Nicole Duncan and Maya Dillon have returned from the 2022 National Track Championships weighed down in gold,…
Unvaxxed Council employees face the sack
A number of Central Coast Council staff who remain unvaccinated are facing the sack as they come to the end of extended leave while others have already been terminated. Central…
Labor MPs push for release of Council public inquiry findings
The Coast’s Labor MPs are ramping up the pressure on Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, and the NSW Government to release the findings of the public inquiry into Central…
Administrator to attend conference
Off to the conference at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney
Promising start for Picklum at Pipeline
SURFING Shelly Beach’s Molly Picklum has claimed her own small piece of history as the first woman Championship Tour (CT) competitor to win a heat at Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii,…
Sydney Restaurant Group acquires Budgewoi’s Coast Hotel for $15M
Daniel and Perry Drakopoulos, whose family owns 15 high-end restaurants in Sydney, have acquired the Coast Hotel Budgewoi for $15m and plan to give it a new lease of life.
Five public schools wait three years for promised air conditioning
Five local schools given priority in a “Cooler Classrooms” program three years ago are yet to receive their air-conditioning and ventilation systems, despite COVID concerns and a hot, humid start…
No local vaccine appointments available for school children
Medical centres in the northern suburbs are recommending parents seek vaccination appointments out of the Central Coast for primary school children who return to school this week.
New members for Health District Board
Central Coast Local Health District has strengthened its Board with three key appointments. Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, Dr Brent Jenkins and Timothy Ebbeck join a now 10-strong Board which has the…