Category: Central Coast News
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FILM FESTIVAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL TALENT
A cutting edge drone film festival to be held in Avoca is attracting widespread international interest. Today NBN Television was given a behind the scenes preview of what audiences can expect.
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MAN JAILED OVER ONE PUNCH DEATH OF RETIREE
A man has been sentenced to at least six years in prison for the one punch death of a man at Mannering Park in 2013. Graeme Wilton, a retiree, was on an afternoon walk in December that year, when he got into an altercation with 22-year-old Kaine Jones who was driving a modified car. Mr…
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HEALTH CAREER DREAMS A REALITY
For many young people, a head start in a health career is just a dream. But for a group of determined Indigenous students on the Central Coast, it’s now becoming a reality thanks to a new school-based program.
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PROJECTILE THROWN AT MOVING CAR
The victim of a terrifying attack has spoken of the moment a large metal projectile hit his ute and smashed the windscreen. It’s the latest in a string of similar incidents on the Central Coast.
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KRISTEN KEEGAN REMEMBERED AS DRIVEN SPOKESPERSON FOR NEWCASTLE
(PHOTO: Hunter Headline.) Newcastle small business advocate, Kristen Keegan, is being remembered as a driven spokesperson for the region, after she lost her fight to brain cancer. The former CEO of the Hunter Business Chamber (HBC) was also announced as CEO of Dantia, Lake Macquarie City Council’s economic development arm in the middle of last…
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REBELS MEMBER TO FACE COURT AFTER CENTRAL COAST RAID
A 24-year-old member of the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang has been charged with a string of offences, following a raid on the Central Coast. Police from Tuggerah Lakes and Strike Force Raptor searched a house on Sparks Road at Halloran, just before 3pm yesterday. During the search police allegedly found a range of items including…
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MEDICARE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
A new national task force looking into the future of medicare held its first hearing on the Central Coast today. The roundtable discussions follow mounting concerns about the impacts of planned changes to the scheme.
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CHAOS ON M1 AFTER FIERY CRASH
There’s mayhem on the M1, with major traffic diversions in place after a fiery crash between a truck and a crane at Brooklyn, north of Sydney. The accident happened early this morning, creating an entire day of chaos.
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WAMBERAL EROSION WOES IN SPOTLIGHT
Calls to build a sea wall to protect homes from beach erosion in Wamberal are gaining momentum. State Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has already presented the case to the new Planning Minister vowing it will be a priority.
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HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS DROP ON COAST
A drop in housing developments across the Central Coast is pushing demand sky high. With the region’s population projected to grow by 75,000 people over the next twenty years, things are expected to get worse.