Grapevine News Online June2023

NEWS ARCHIVES

28 June 2023

A cover up by any name?

Whether its cloaking, suppressing, veiling, masking, concealing and disguising the truth, or just putting up a plain-old verbal bureaucratic smokescreen, it’s still a cover up to purposely withhold known information, and this what NSW Police have now been accused of in the tasering of 95-year-old great-grandmother, Clare Nowland.

28 June 2023

ChromeFest 2023 gets ready to roll

The Central Coast is once again putting the peddle to the metal to host one of Australia’s biggest cars shows ChromeFest at The Entrance, 27-29 October.

28 June 2023

Community consultation to honour contemporary veterans

The NSW Government has commenced consultation with contemporary veterans and their families to seek feedback on how their service can be further acknowledged.

28 June 2023

Donkeys prove capable guardians in wild dog protection trial

Trained donkeys have demonstrated their value in protecting sheep from wild dog attacks in an innovative trial in the Central Tablelands. According to Local Land Services officer Paul Gibb they would be equally effective on Central Coast rural properties to protect both sheep and goats.

28 June 2023

Minns Government determined to drive down homelessness

The number of people sleeping rough across the Central Coast and there state has increased in the past year, demonstrating that the deepening housing crisis is hurting our most vulnerable citizens. The NSW Government acknowledges this crisis and is determined to drive this figure down.

28 June 2023

Solar Panels for Davistown Hall

Davistown Progress Association (DPA) has been awarded $8,500 through the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme Round 8.

28 June 2023

Pushing back parrot’s extinction, one tree at a time

One of Australia’s most critically endangered birds has been offered a chance of survival with a habitat restoration program at the Central Coast Council and Hornsby Shire areas.

28 June 2023

Winter school holiday program to engage, inspire and entertain!

School holidays start next week, and once again Central Coast Council has lots of free and affordable activities and events.

21 June 2023

Solar and battery systems installed in local Rural Fire Stations

Solar and battery systems have been installed at 20 Rural Fire Stations across the Central Coast to ensure services can continue to operate independently should a grid power fail occur during natural disasters.

21 June 2023

Short-listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Awards

Five first-time nominees, including a debut author, are among the six talented writers shortlisted for the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

21 June 2023

Something for everyone these school holidays at YAAS!

Don’t get bored these July school holidays! YAAS! has three FREE events in Gosford, a short stroll from the train station.

21 June 2023

Bowel cancer screening push

The Government is investing $10.8 million to encourage eligible Australians to complete their potentially lifesaving bowel cancer screening as new data reveals screening rates dropped in 2020-2021 and natural disasters impacted screening rates. 

21 June 2023

A whale of a time

All is prepared at this years 5 Lands Walk, ensuring that everyone will have a whale of a time.

21 June 2023

Urgent Care Clinic to take pressure off EDs

Patients, families and carers on the Central Coast will be able to access faster medical care and avoid unnecessary trips to hospital with the construction of a new Urgent Care Clinic at Long Jetty.

21 June 2023

Tesch welcomes free shuttle bus

Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford, has welcomed the commencement of a free shuttle bus between Ettalong and Patonga Wharfs. From Monday 19 June 2023, while ferry diversion timetables are in place, the shuttle service will assist local ferry passengers reach their destination.

21 June 2023

Twenty students from NSW to travel to Singapore and Darwin

Twenty students hailing from Terranora in the state’s north to Finley in the south, have secured a Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship for a two-week historical study tour to Singapore and Darwin.

21 June 2023

Association receives volunteer funding

Davistown Progress Association (DPA) has been awarded $1000 through the Federal Government’s 2022-23 Volunteer Grants.

21 June 2023

Migratory bird webinars now online

Greater Sydney Local Land Services in collaboration with the Australasian Wader Study Group are making available two free webinars about migratory shorebirds and wetlands.

21 June 2023

Reid calls for share on new social housing funding

The NSW Government will receive $610 million from the Federal Government through the recently announced $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator Fund Payment.

14 June 2023

Skyscrapers in the sea

Last week’s Grapevine reported on the proposed Hunter Central Coast Offshore Wind Project by Energy Estate and outlined the pros and cons of such a development. The Hunter Offshore Renewable Energy Area extends from Norah Head to Port Stephens is in a horseshoe shape, coming to within 10 kilometres offshore at Norah Head and Port Stephens, which has local residents concerned.

14 June 2023

A right to farm shouldn’t mean a right to harm

The current opposition to the proposed Mangrove Mountain cattle feedlot development is being boosted by the involvement of Animal Liberation, Australia’s longest running animal rights organisation.

14 June 2023

Welcome to all new Australian citizens

This week, many new Central Coast residents became Australian Citizens at the Central Coast Council Citizenship Ceremony, held at the Arthouse Theatre, Wyong.

14 June 2023

Hospitals showing signs of recovery

NSW public hospitals remain under sustained pressure, with a record number of ambulance responses and critically ill patients presenting to emergency departments - according to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report (January – March 2023) released last week.

14 June 2023

Live music session hits the right notes

Last week, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, hosted local industry representatives at a session to discuss the NSW Government’s agenda to support the night-time economy and the extension of the 24-hour Commissioner to the Central Coast.

14 June 2023

Local sporting champions program open

The next round of the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions (LSC) and Local Para Champions (LPC) programs have opened for applications.

14 June 2023

It’s time to remove the eye blinkers

Our big backyard in Australia is incredible but we're destroying the forests, wetlands and reefs we love and depend on at a dangerous rate. And despite what many people think, or because they’re just oblivious to what is going on around them, our natural resources are not limitless – they’re on the brink of being lost forever.

14 June 2023

Hands off Memorial Avenue Reserve petition started

Peninsula residents concerned the green space off Memorial Avenue, Blackwall, will be sold by Central Coast Council have launched a petition requesting Lots 21 and 23 Memorial Avenue Blackwall be re-classified as Community Land.

14 June 2023

Apprentice scholarships up for grabs

The NSW Government has announced that applications are open for the 2023 Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships program.

14 June 2023

Big boost for volunteer groups

Projects encouraging volunteers from diverse communities across the state will receive a boost thanks to $500,000 in grants announced by the NSW Government today.

7 June 2023

A stiff offshore breeze

Developers behind an offshore wind farm proposed for waters off the Central Coast have embarked on the process of seeking environmental approvals for the massive project, despite still awaiting formal declaration of that region as Australia’s second official development zone – but not all residents are happy about a wind farm ten kilometres offshore from Norah Head.

7 June 2023

Writer's festival did not disappoint

Now in its third year, the Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival welcomed Australia’s best authors and journalists to the Central Coast to host talks, literary workshops, and other events and was hailed as a great success.

7 June 2023

Don’t miss out on Harvest Festival fun

Don't forget - the June long weekend (10 & 11) is Harvest Festival time in the Central Coast’s spectacular hinterland communities.

7 June 2023

UN to discuss Central Coast health

The United Nations is examining toxins and their effect on the health of communities and the environment and recently called for submissions from Australia, which has prompted a submission from Future Sooner on the Central Coast.

7 June 2023

Have your say about your water and sewer services

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer is seeking feedback from Central Coast residents and businesses about Council’s water and sewer services.

7 June 2023

CEN wins regional landcare and bushcare awards

The Community Environment Network’s (CEN’s) Land for Wildlife (LFW) program and its Wildplant Nursery have both won major Greater Sydney Region Bushcare and Landcare Awards.

7 June 2023

Boost to Dobell volunteering

Local community groups on the Central Coast will receive a boost thanks to $66,225 in funding through the Australian Government’s Volunteer Grants.

7 June 2023

Weekday walkers trek onwards

The weekday Walkers have welcomed several new members during May and happily there were no weather related interruptions to the program.