Tag: central coast
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LEGO ROBOT COMP SKILLS UP COAST’S FUTURE ENGINEERS
The region’s budding young scientists descended on Gosford High School today, battling for points using programmable robots. The FIRST Lego League Challenge aims to expand the horizons of dozens of school children and get them interested in engineering.
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PLANS UNDERWAY TO HELP DARKINJUNG DEVELOP LAND
Work is underway to remove some of the legal obstacles preventing indigenous communities from developing land. The state government has unveiled a draft framework to assist Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council in growing its residential projects.
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PROGRAM TEACHING FUTURE GENERATION OF COAST SURF LIFE SAVERS
The next generation of Central Coast surf life savers have kicked off their training season. Four-hundred rookies have been welcomed into a new program looking to equip them with the skills to keep us safe on the beach well into their bronze medallion years.
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COUNCIL SUSPENDS TRAPPING PROGRAM AMID PET CONCERNS
Central Coast Council has suspended a feral animal control program in Wadalba. Residents say there’s been no consultation in the lead up to a cat being trapped and found injured.
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COASTIES REFLECT ONE YEAR ON FROM “YES” VOTE IN MARRIAGE SURVEY
It’s been one year since Australia voted in favour of marriage equality. NBN News caught up with the Central Coast’s ‘yes’ campaigners to reflect on how life has changed under the new law.
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SURF LIFE SAVERS WELCOME CHANGES FOR COAST ROCK FISHERS
Central Coast rock fishers could face hefty fines, if they’re caught without a life jacket in the near future. Surf Life Savers have welcomed news council will opt into a scheme, making it mandatory for anglers to wear the life-saving devices.
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FIRIES RESCUE MAGPIE TANGLED UP ON POWER LINE
Avoca Beach firefighters were tasked with an out of the ordinary job, rescuing a magpie tangled in fishing wire and dangling from a power line. An RFS crew assessed it was safe to cut ‘Spot’ free, with a device fashioned from long poles, duck tape and a sharp knife. It took about 20 minutes to…
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MAN CUFFED IN ALLEGED COAST DRUG BUST BEHIND BARS TIL JANUARY
A man will remain behind bars until at least January, after police allegedly uncovered enough chemicals to make $225 million worth of the drug ice on the Central Coast. Daniel Patrick Fenton was refused bail today, charged with 14 drug offences, participating in a criminal group and driving while suspended. The 32-year-old was arrested in…
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MOBILE BAR BOOST AT CENTRAL COAST BLACKSPOT
One of the Central Coast’s worst mobile blackspots has become a thing of the past. A new mobile phone tower has been switched on at Mangrove Mountain, and it could save lives.
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FIRE RIPS THROUGH ABANDONED BUILDING ON CENTRAL COAST
Central Coast firefighters have battled to contain another blaze, which has since been linked to squatters, in Gosford. Two crews were called to Keevers Lane just after 11:30 this morning, after smoke was seen coming out of an abandoned building. They managed to keep the damage to one room. It follows a string of fires…