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Peninsula Ducks seek softball players

The Peninsula Ducks Softball Club is looking for players, coaches, managers and scorers for the start of the season on November 7.Registration is now open for age groups 4 to 6 years, sub-juniors 7 to…


Soccer results

Result of round 13 soccer games played by Peninsula clubs in the week to September 29 were:BPL/First: Southern Ettalong v The Entrance, 6-4. Terrigal v Umina, 6-2. Umina v Avoca, 0-2. Woongarrah v Woy Woy,…


Umina bowls results

Part of round three of the Umina Beach men’s and women’s bowling clubs Mixed Pairs competition was played on September 27.The results were as follows:Yvonne Gordon and Shane Waddell 16 defeated Terry Causby and Lee…


Netball results

Results of netball games played in the Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association competition on September 19 were:SENIOR 1: EE Spirit v UB Rosellas, 0-0. BOF v PL Lions, 52-20.SENIOR 2: BW Dolphins v EE Aquila,…


Wicks called to intervene in bridge dispute

A new community action group on St Huberts Island, the Bridge Warriors, is calling on Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks to intervene in a dispute over an upgrade to the St Huberts Island bridge.The…


Policy changed to allow burning at Patonga properties

Central Coast Council has modified its “open pile burning” policy to allow burning of “vegetative waste” on 58 properties at Patonga.These properties are only assessible by boat and are without a Council green waste bin…


Online and on-site voting for Diggers’ board

The Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club, trading as Ettalong Diggers, will hold its annual meeting both on-site and online at 4pm on October 24 this year.“Members may attend the annual general meeting either in person…


Chickens hatch at Woy Woy

Woy Woy Public School Kindergarten students have participated in a chicken hatching program during Term 3.“Students are learning about lifecycles for our science unit Staying Alive,” said teacher Ms Michelle Young. SOURCE:Newsletter, 10 Sep 2020?Michelle…


Woy Woy bingo resumes in Ettalong

Woy Woy Bingo has resumed, temporarily operating from the Ettalong Diggers Club on Wednesday nights, while coronavirus restrictions continue.Previously held at the Peninsula Community Centre on Saturday nights, government restrictions imposing a limit at the…


He can remember the Harbour Bridge being built

Mr Harry May of Daleys Point can remember watching the Sydney Harbour Bridge being built – and when the train fare from his home at Punchbowl to Wynyard was sixpence.Mr May turned 100 on September…