Category: Central Coast News
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SCOUTS FALL VICTIM TO VANDALS
Ettalong Scout Hall is expected to be out of action for the next few weeks after a vandal attack decimated the community space. With a mounting damage bill, today the group was given a helping hand.
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PARKLANDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL BECOMES POLITICAL FOOTBALL
The future of the Parklands Community Preschool is on shaky ground after the organisation was told they would have to pay an extra $65,000 a year in rent. Today Labor used the issue to leverage its by-election campaign.
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MAN WANTED OVER ‘UPSKIRTING’ INCIDENT
Police are on the hunt for a man accused of ‘upskirting’ females on the Central Coast. Police say that a man was seen in the female toilets at a Lake Munmorah shopping centre between 9.30am and 10am last Sunday. The man is reported to have filmed a number of women with his mobile phone at…
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DRUG STRIKE FORCE DESCENDS ON CENTRAL COAST
Six search warrants have been carried out across Sydney and the Central Coast targeting the supply of drugs coming from the internet and post. Last Thursday, police executed three search warrants in addresses in Penrith, North Parramatta and Caddens. Police allegedly located 730 grams of MDMA, 860 grams of cocaine, 83 grams of amphetamine, 24…
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WAR WAGED OVER STATE SEAT GOSFORD
The New South Wales Liberal party has announced it will return a government service centre to the Peninsula- as it ramps up its campaign to secure the State Seat of Gosford. Meantime the Opposition was out in force too, promoting its plan to transform the waterfront.
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JAIL FOR MAN WHO STOLE DYING WOMAN’S HANDBAG
A man who stole a dying woman’s handbag on the Central Coast has been jailed for at least seven months. Jason Hall robbed nurse Kay Shaylor after she was involved in a crash at North Gosford – he then went on a shopping spree with her credit cards. His co-accused, Sylvia Schreuder, last month walked…
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SPIDERS CREEP INTO COASTIES’ HEARTS
Spiders aren’t usually known for their beauty and dance moves, but two Central Coast photographers are hoping to change that. The colourful Peacock Spider has become the focus of a new project and it’s now helping scientists.
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MILLIONS PROMISED FOR ROADS AS BY-ELECTION RACE HEATS UP
The conga-line of political heavyweights continued on the Central Coast, today as the race for the Gosford state by-election draws closer. Today the Liberal Party promised millions for the region’s roads- but locals aren’t happy about one omission.
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BATTLE LINES DRAWN AT TAFE
Central Coast TAFE has become a major battleground in the fight for the State Seat of Gosford. Today the Liberal Party confirming it’s a priority.
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PRIVACY WOES AT CENTRAL COAST HEALTH
Central Coast Health has hit back at claims it isn’t doing enough to protect the privacy of patients. It comes after a report showed there have been more than 30 breaches in the past two years.