4 October 2023
Fire season officially commences as weather heats up
With hot weather predicted across NSW, fire agencies have signalled the start of the fire danger period across most of the state with a call to households to prepare.
4 October 2023
Providers selected for Medicare urgent care clinics
The Federal Government is making it easier for residents of the Central Coast to get the urgent care they need with providers selected for their two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
4 October 2023
Support for small farm owners
Small farm owners are being urged to take advantage of a free hands-on property planning workshop series with special guest, Kim Deans from Reinventing Agriculture along with other guest presenters.
4 October 2023
The Sustainable Future Festival is back
The Sustainable Future Festival will return to the Central Coast on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October, taking over the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus to celebrate all things sustainable.
4 October 2023
Up, up and away
People with mobility access requirements can now enjoy the freedom of flight with NSW’s first wheelchair accessible hot air balloon experience in the Hunter Valley.
4 October 2023
Mangrove Creek Dam Visitor Centre now open!
Central Coast Council is excited to announce that the new Mangrove Creek Dam Visitor Centre will be open to the public from tomorrow Saturday 30 September 2023.
4 October 2023
All hands on deck for a safer boating season
Water rescue first responders are preparing for a hot and busy summer ahead, as they marked the commencement of the 2023/24 boating season last weekend.
4 October 2023
Community infrastructure project grants for the Central Coast
$1.5 million in Community Building Partnership Grants are now open to for applications to make the Central Coast a better place to live, work, learn and play.
27 September 2023
Beach season begins with raising of the flags!
Have your swimmers and beach towels ready, as 15 Central Coast beaches and The Grant McBride Baths began their 2023/24 Beach Patrol Season from last Saturday.
27 September 2023
Wrong recipe for the future
The exhibition of the Central Coast Council’s Draft Section 7.12 Local Infrastructure Contribution Plan, which closed on September 20, is the latest example of this region’s residents and ratepayers being kept in the dark and fed peanuts, according to the Central Coast Community Better Planning Group.
27 September 2023
Saving the School holidays: free kids activities
The NSW Government is supporting families with free activities, workshops, and exhibitions to engage and inspire children during the school holidays starting next week.
27 September 2023
It's time to end coal pollution
A petition calling for Coal Power stations to be retired on time and coal ash dams to be cleaned up is on the NSW Parliamentary web site and open for signatures now - there is a deadline of 12th October to get 500 signatures!
27 September 2023
New eco-friendly pelican experience
Visitors to Central Coast are being offered a new perspective on pelican encounters, with a brand-new education programme taking them behind the scenes of marine wildlife care.
27 September 2023
Community consultation commences
for future use of old Nissen Hut site
Community input in now being sought for the future use of 1A Jaques Street Ourimbah, following the site being transferred to Central Coast Council from the University of Newcastle in August this year.
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