Food and wine donated for fundraising raffle
Producers who were to exhibit at a cancelled fundraising food and wine show in Pearl Beach have decided to donate a selection of their goods for a raffle instead.The annual Pearl Beach Food and Wine…
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Below average rainfall so far this month
The Peninsula has received just 24.2mm of rain for the month until September 18.This is 64.1 per cent less than the September average of 68mm, according figures provided by Mr Jim Morrison of Umina.The majority…
Raising money while walking the streets
Woy Woy resident Steven Reid has been walking the streets of the Peninsula raising money for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.He has been participating in “Steptember”, a charity event that challenges people to take 10,000 steps…
Support sought for funding application
Disabled Surfers Association which provides events at Umina Beach is seeking support for a funding application.It is seeking a share in $3000 of “community funding” being offered by a regional bank.Supporters are asked to vote…
Take your own trolley if you want to put your dog in it
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 a pollutant and health hazard
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…
Use of bikes in parks is not black and white
It is with increasing anxiety that I have been watching the developments between the mountain bike and national park community groups. (“Police investigate tyre spikes on national park trail, Peninsula News 500, 10 August 2020)I…
Spend taxpayer and ratepayer money for all
I would like to congratulate Bruce Hyland of Woy Woy (Peninsula News 502, 7 September 2020) in relation to questions asking about the finance from Central Coast Council and where it would be spent.As a…
Second aged care provider pays bonus shortfall
A second local aged care provider has decided to dip into its own reserves to ensure all staff received the equivalent of the Government’s aged care retention bonus. “The team at Peninsula Villages is dedicated…
Frustrated with trend to advertising litter?
Am I alone in my frustration at the latest trend for advertising material by supermarkets and other organisations to now appear on the ground at the foot of my letterbox which has a “No Junk…