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Latest ABS figures on new home approvals show that total home approvals grew by 16% on the Central Coast in 2025 compared with the 2024 calendar year and 2% in..

Central Coast News ● Denice Barnes, Sat 7 Mar '26

Residents have the chance to give input into updates and changes to the draft Open Coast Coastal Management Program (CMP) until the end of the month. The community now has..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Sat 7 Mar '26

A significant scholarship valued at $40,000 has been announced to promote female participation in aviation on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie. The Central Coast Aero Club has announced the..

Central Coast News ● Denice Barnes, Sat 7 Mar '26

Hotel Gosford is set to mark its 100th birthday this year with a celebration of family, food and community. Established in 1926, the hotel is honouring its past while confidently..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Fri 6 Mar '26

Central Coast Council has completed the remediation works at The Entrance Boardwalk, located north of the Azzurro Blu complex, with the walkway now reopened. The necessary works were to address..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Thu 5 Mar '26

As our housing crisis deepens, and our high-rise apartment buildings keep falling down, I wonder if there is a better solution than what we've chosen. The 2021 Census found that..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Thu 5 Mar '26

The two areas to be studied first are Toukley and The Entrance with potential to expand.

Central Coast News ● Merilyn Vale, Thu 5 Mar '26

Urgent action is needed to reactivate The Entrance township as commercial premises are left to “rot”. Member for The Entrance David Mehan said he was “sick” of the rot and..

Central Coast News ● Denice Barnes, Thu 5 Mar '26

Central Coast Council will again give $45,000 to the Central Coast Academy of Sport – this time for the 2025/2026 financial year. The academy (CCAS) is a non-profit organisation that..

Central Coast News ● Merilyn Vale, Thu 5 Mar '26

Wyong Drama Group will bring a gripping piece of fiction based on a true story to Tuggerah's Red Tree Theatre from March 20-28. Radium Girls tells the story of women..

Central Coast News ● Denice Barnes, Thu 5 Mar '26

Central Coast Family History Society will welcome Lilian Magill to its meeting at 1pm on Saturday, March 7, in the Lions Community Hall at East Gosford.  Blogging for Genealogy will..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Thu 5 Mar '26

The Central Coast's creative community is set to welcome a new addition with vocal coach and performer Elizabeth Bowie relocating her boutique music studio, Voicehaven Studio, from the Blue Mountains..

Central Coast News ● Denice Barnes, Thu 5 Mar '26

I was bemused to read the story of the VFT (“High-speed rail cost estimated at $90B”, CCN 525). This appears to be deja-vu all over again.

Call me a curmudgeonly..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Thu 5 Mar '26

Skaters, scooter riders and community members have the chance to help shape the future of two new skateparks at Budgewoi and East Gosford. Community feedback is now open on the..

Central Coast News ● Terry Collins, Thu 5 Mar '26