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I have just received notification that the Woy Woy branch of the ANZ bank will close permanently on November 11. What a disaster. The nearest alternative branches are in Gosford or Erina.The Central Coast is…

While at the Peninsula Leisure Centre yesterday (September 30), I saw that the official opening of the $1 million splash park was taking place.It was disappointing to see that only mayor Cr Lisa Mathews was…

I would like to draw your attention to the condition of the men’s toilets-changing rooms in Umina Beach.For years, there has been no rack on the wall so the clothes have to be put on…

It is with sadness and anger that I read of Adam Crouch congratulating himself and the council to the upgrade to the 1.7km stretch of Empire Bay Dr at Bensville.The long-suffering residents of Bensville have…

Over the past few months I have been planning a getaway to Queensland, as I expect many other Peninsula people have been doing.With border closures, it is a nightmare to determine where, how and when…

Am I the only one having problems in gaining a response from Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks to snail or e-mail correspondence?In my last email, I specified the three dates that I had written to…

In your story on Council spending (Peninsula News, September 21), you fail to mention that Central Coast Council charges rates even when they’re not delivering services.In Ettalong and Umina, there are very few streetlights in…

A few years ago the Friends of the ABC had a market stall at the Avoca markets and Lucy Wicks, her husband and friends visited us. She had a chat and shook hands with us….

I was amazed the other morning to see a gentleman with his small dog in a shopping trolley walking around the store in Umina doing his shopping.It was just after 7am and the dog was…

Dog poo is an environmental pollutant and a human health hazard with bacteria and parasites harmful to humans and spreads disease.It is estimated that a single gram of dog waste can contain 23 million faecal…