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27 September 2021

Forever coal: self-serving entitlement

While the rest of the developed world has embraced the need for action on climate change, Australian’s have been reminded of the excuses and lack of action by the Morrison-Joyce Government.

27 September 2021

Plans to reduce fire services

The NSW Government are currently fighting to close our own Fire and Rescue NSW Station in Wyong and Budgewoi when short-staffed.

27 September 2021

Driver demerit double-whammy dumped

this October long weekend

Motorists across NSW will be given a reprieve with a hold on traditional double-demerits for driving infringements this October Long Weekend.

27 September 2021

Berejiklian Government can’t meet its own roadmap

Despite the Premier spruiking her ‘double dose’ roadmap to freedom will become a reality in October, the Minister for Customer Service has once again failed a simple task by digging a pothole in the road.

27 September 2021

90 positive Covid cases in past 72-hours

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 90 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 72 hours to 8pm last night.

24 September 2021

The execution of democracy

The truth about Central Coast Council's financial failure exposed. Despite the misinformation and the ardent blame-game by previous Council Administrator Dick Pesrsson to affix Central Coast Council’s financial woes to the elected councillors, a recent report paints a different story.

24 September 2021

Taff students provide support during vaccine rollout

TAFE NSW nursing and healthcare students across the State are rolling up their sleeves working on the COVID-19 vaccination frontlines.

24 September 2021

34 positive covid cases in past 24-hours

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 34 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

23 September 2021

Question marks over Long Jetty Hospital

The future of Long Jetty Hospital is now in doubt, after Central Coast Local Health District announced plans to turn it into a COVID response unit from mid-next month.

23 September 2021

Scrunchies for dementia

Scrunchies for Dementia a campaign launched by Hannah Higgins, creator of Scrunchies by Hann, is raising money for the Impossible Walk and Jog, which directs money to the Dementia Australia Research Foundation.

23 September 2021

Yet, another failure from the Morrison Government

With the ever increasing threat from cyber scammers and hackers we need a government to take ransomware attacks on Australian organisations far more seriously than they have. The Morrison Government has utterly failed to take meaningful action to prevent ransomware attacks from occurring.

23 September 2021

32 positive covid cases in past 24-hours

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 32 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

22 September 2021

Morrison abandons arts sector once again

While the Berijklian Government is leading the way with investment in creative arts in NSW, Scott Morrison has abandoned the arts sector once again. This time Scott Morrison is refusing to provide any leadership on audience vaccinations.

22 September 2021

$60 million to make NSW the creative capital

Communities across NSW will benefit from new and improved cultural infrastructure thanks to $60 million available through the NSW Government’s Creative Capital program.

22 September 2021

Moderna vaccine finally on the Coast

The Central Coast Local Health District has recently announced that those aged 12-59 years old on the Central Coast will have access to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week.

22 September 2021

Covid numbers jump

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 35 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

21 September 2021

Morrison fails Australian exporters

You have to hand it to Scotty - he graves the announcement and last weeks AUKUS announcement on the nuclear submarine was no exception. In true fashion Scott Morrison rambled for an inordinate amount of time before he got to the point.

21 September 2021

Friends bubble for children and teenagers

Just in time for the school holidays, children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home visits provided the adults in their homes are fully vaccinated, under an easing of restrictions for school holidays.

21 September 2021

Gosford Hospital Emergency Department waiting unacceptable

The latest Bureau of Health Information quarterly report has indicated a rise of 395.5% of people leaving the Emergency Department without or before treatment at Gosford Hospital.

21 September 2021

27 new covid cases

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 27 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

20 September 2021

Morrison downgrades threatened species recovery

The Morrison government has proposed scrapping recovery plans for almost 200 endangered species and habitats including the Tasmanian devil, the whale shark and the endangered glossy-black cockatoo populations on Kangaroo Island, one of the worst-affected areas in the 2019-20 bushfires.

20 September 2021

COSS must be expanded to cover the whole of the Coast

The Community Environment Network has called upon the Central Coast Council to finally expand the Coastal Open Space System to the whole Central Coast Local Government Area.

20 September 2021

Major milestone for NDIS in NSW

More than 150,000 people are benefiting from services and support under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) three years on from its full roll-out of in NSW.

20 September 2021

New family project website in time for school holidays

Families across NSW will be able to enjoy a new website – Family Project – that provides fun COVID safe ideas for families to connect during lockdown including rock art, backyard movies, building herb gardens, creating chalk art and meditation.

20 September 2021

Grant McBride memory walk and jog

The countdown is on for the 2021 Grant McBride Virtual Memory Walk and Jog, with just five more sleeps to go.

20 September 2021

Covid positive cases climbing

Central Coast Local Health District confirms 49 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 72 hours to 8pm last night.