Exploratory underwater seismic blasts approved
Asset Energy has been given permission to use underwater seismic blasts to search for coal and gas off the Central Coast, according to the Central Coast Greens. The National Offshore…
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University and businesses join together to support Wyong students
Business leaders, Mars Food Australia, Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, and the University of Newcastle, are joining together to support Year 10 students at Wyong High School in a mentoring program…
Coding controls NASA robots inside the International Space Station
Students from Gosford High School and four other NSW high schools gathered with family and friends to watch as computer coding they had written was used to control NASA robots…
Local tertiary student figures are unacceptable
These are figures from the ABS 2016 Census QuickStats. In the Central Coast, 10,275 people are undertaking studies at a University or tertiary institution. Statistically, this represents 10.9 per cent…
Council offers university scholarships
Local students entering their first or second year of university are invited to apply for Central Coast Council’s 2018 scholarship program. The annual program provides an opportunity to combine study…
EPA to advise on PFAS pollution in water
Local politicians and Central Coast Council both say that they are waiting for more information from the EPA about the presence of PFAS fire-fighting chemicals in surface water, ground water,…
New climate change predictions have dire consequences
New mapping of updated data on predicted sea level rise shows how vulnerable the Central Coast is to climate change and how poorly local, state and federal governments have prepared…
Budget confirms election promise of $12.5m additional funding for medical school
The Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute is well underway and ready for completion by 2019. Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, joined Federal Member for…
Woy Woy photographer helps discover new spiders
A Woy Woy amateur photographer who has been taking pictures of spiders over the last five years has played a part in discovering at least four new species. Posting pictures…
Science experiments for Umina students
Students at Umina Beach Public School have been undertaking experiments during their classes recently. All classes have been watching crystals grow during their library time. Meanwhile students in 3A have…
Marine Discover Centre celebrates World Oceans Day
The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre (CCMDC) celebrated its partnership with the University of Newcastle on World Oceans Day, Monday, June 8. “The University of Newcastle had been a long-time…
Eco-scientists have mathematics issues
Where have the eco-scientists of the world, and those who are swayed by their climate-warming nonsense, learned their arithmetic? And how can 400 parts per million of any invisible gas…
Projected sea level rise reduced by 50%
Gosford Council has adopted a new sea level rise planning level that will provide it with a flexible strategic position to guide the region’s future planning. The decision, which was…
Climate change issues not to be forgotten
On Saturday, August 30, hundreds of local people of all ages braved the pouring rain to support their causes at the March in August at Gosford Waterfront. Among the many…
Abbot Government is honouring its commitment
Students and schools on the Central Coast will benefit from the Abbott Government’s record recurrent funding investment of $64.5 billion in schools over the next four years. “This government has matched funding…