Life Saving Club prepares for 100th birthday

Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is celebrating its 100th birthday in January 2022. The club’s Centenary Celebrations Committee has already begun preparations.The surf club has called on past and present members, as well as local…


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Woy Woy Lions resume training

Woy Woy Lions Rugby Union club has resumed training for the new 2020 Central Coast Rugby Union season. Non-contact training began on Thursday, June 25, including passing and kicking drills.Training which will include scrums, line-outs,…


Bowling greens re-open for normal use this week

Everglades Country Club in Woy Woy will re-open its bowling greens for normal use this week, after almost two months of reduced hours. Organiser Mr John Orme said: “After a six week hiatus, Everglades country…



Netball association frustrated by lack of clear guidelines

Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association, which covers six club netball teams on the Peninsula, is frustrated by lack of Government guidelines for netball games.Association president Ms Lisa Coakley said the State Government had announced that…


Leisure Centre re-opens for exercise

The Peninsula Leisure Centre on Blackwall Road re-opened for exercise on June 13.Central Coast Council announced the centre would be one of its facilities to reopen as part of the lifting of restrictions put in…


Charity bowls expected to resume soon

Charity bowls at the Everglades Country Club has been in recess but is expected to resume soon.In the meantime, the group has donated more than $18,500 to Central Coast Kids in Need.“Even though our charity…


Council resists campaign for soap in public toilets

Despite advocating hand-washing to help minimise the spread of coronavirus, Central Coast Council has decided not to provide soap in many of its public toilets, according to community group Operation Soap in Public Toilets.The group,…


Boat ramp closed

The Central Coast Council has announced through social media that it has temporarily closed the Correa Bay boat ramp.The ramp and part of the car park will be closed while the council upgrades the facility.Weather…


Tesch calls for bee industry recovery plan

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch used World Bee Day on May 20 to call for a recovery plan for the beekeeping industry to maintain the state’s production of honey.“Apiarists across the state have been…