Category: Central Coast News
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A WARNING FOR BOATIES ON THE LONG WEEKEND
As many people venture onto the waterways this long weekend, Marine Rescue volunteers are pleading with skippers to follow the water rules.
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BYSTANDERS PRAISED IN HAWKESBURY NEAR DROWNING
Bystanders have helped prevent the drowning of a 23-month-old boy in the Hawkesbury region earlier today. Around 11am, emergency services responded to reports that a child had been pulled from a lake at Webbs Creek, near Wisemans Ferry. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being airlifted to hospital. He is reported to…
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POLICE CRACK DOWN ON ALCOHOL FOR NYE CELEBRATIONS
Central Coast police say they’re determined to keep The Entrance an alcohol-free zone this New Year’s Eve… Insisting anyone caught misbehaving will quickly be shown the door.
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DOZENS OF PELICANS KILLED BY UNATTENDED DOGS
Authorities are asking for public help to identify two dogs which were involved in a brutal attack on a number of pelicans at Woy Woy. Dozens of animals were mauled to death over the course of several hours.
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CCTV IMAGES RELEASED OVER GOSFORD BREAK AND ENTER
Police are appealing to the public for information following a break and enter on the Central Coast earlier this month. Around 1am on Monday the 12th of December, police responded to reports of a break and enter at a business on Manns Street, Gosford. Police allege a safe and some property was damaged, although the…
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TOURISM CASH TO TOAST THE COAST
The region’s newest food and wine festival has been handed a hefty end-of-year bonus from the state government. Toast the Coast has been awarded $20,000 under a new tourism initiative.
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KICK YOUR BAD HABITS THIS NEW YEAR’S
With 2017 fast approaching, it’s a time many start to consider resolutions for the New Year. And for some, that includes kicking bad health habits, so experts are issuing some timely tips.
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BROKEN BOTTLE BREAK-IN
A man and woman will front court tomorrow, accused of breaking into a home at Woy Woy. It’s alleged the pair – aged 48 and 47 – forced entry into a unit on Railway Street at about 8.30 last night. Armed with a broken bottle, they are accused of assaulting a 65-year-old male resident before…
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SWIMMERS PRAISED FOR CPR
Police have praised the quick-thinking swimmers who pulled an elderly man from the ocean baths at The Entrance. The 83-year-old was spotted face down in the water around 3PM yesterday. Several people dragged the man out and begun CPR, but sadly, he died at the scene. “I applaud those strangers, I applaud the lifeguard who…
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HOT END TO 2016
The heat wave is going to continue until New Year’s Day. The cloud will then roll in, bringing with it widespread rain which will make for a wet start to 2017.