A new Empire Bay district playground has been officially opened after 12 months of design and construction. Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch said the $360,000 project was funded by the NSW Government and Central…
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has thanked the Woy Woy Seventh-Day Adventist Church food pantry for its service. The food pantry provides affordable groceries and resources to struggling families and members of the community,…
A total of 113.6mm of rain fell on the Peninsula in the last week of July.This brought the total for the month to 156.2mm, which was more than two and a half times the July…
The owner of a Umina Beach restaurant has opened a new cafe in the neighbourhood.Jasmine Greens restaurant owner Ms Gabby Greyem opened the Beach Kiosk within the Ocean Beach Caravan Park.The new 40-seat cafe next…
I was astonished to read the front page article (Peninsula News, 27 July 2020), regarding our wonderful Central Coast councillors awarding themselves a pay rise.This council, when elected, had a budget surplus of around $70…
When I heard on the news that our councillors had given themselves the maximum possible pay rise, I was disappointed, and said so in the last edition ( No. 499) of Peninsula News.I was really…
For many months, I have noticed the deterioration of the painted timber privacy screens outside the front of Gosford Council Chambers.It is estimated the refurbishment of the building to accommodate Council meetings was at least…
On top of everything else, we now have to cope with a Place Activation Framework for the Peninsula (“Activation framework and identity package for Peninsula”, PN 499).Since there seems to be no mention of this…
A Woy Woy aged care provider has decided to pay all its staff on the same basis, irrespective of their eligibility for the Aged Care Workforce Retention Bonus.BlueWave Living will pay laundry, cleaners, maintenance, reception…
Free group meditation sessions have resumed at Ocean Beach.The Making Meditation Mainstream sessions are to be held on Saturday mornings at 6:30 am at Ocean Beach, with a coronavirus management plan in place.The weekly program…