Tag: erina
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THOUSANDS OF CENTRAL COAST COFFEE CUPS SPARED FROM LANDFILL
With keep-cups sidelined to keep us safe during the pandemic, more coffee cups are winding up in landfill. Recycling bins, like this one at Erina Fair, are thankfully making a difference – sparing 200,000 cups from the tip in the past 12 months. Instead, they’re turned into a variety of new products. “The products that…
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ERINA COVID CLINIC TO RUN UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER
Coronavirus testing services have been bolstered on the Central Coast with the federal government guaranteeing the Erina clinic will operate until September. Central Coast Primary Care has been testing around 300 people per day, and has upped staff with the assurance of continued funding. 14,000 tests have been carried out at the Erina clinic since…
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CENTRAL COAST COVID-19 CLINIC EXPANDS TESTING
An Erina coronavirus testing facility has hit capacity, days after opening. The clinic at EV Church opened on Friday and has averaged 100 patients per day over the weekend. It has now tweaked its operations, to ensure an extra 30 people can be screened each day. No GP referral is necessary for those with symptoms,…
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CENTRAL COAST COUPLE CHARGED OVER STEROID IMPORTS
A Central Coast couple has been charged over importing steroids, after packages were intercepted by Australian Border Force. The duo has been separated – the man behind bars, the woman bailed, after fronting court today.
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CENTRAL COAST DANCERS HOPE FOR STINT ON DANCE MOMS AU
The search was on for the Central Coast’s best young dancers today, for a TV series putting their skills – and passion – to the test. Hundreds of children seeking a coveted spot on the Australian version of ‘Dance Moms’.
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POLICE SHOOT MAN ARMED WITH AN AXE DEAD IN HIS CENTRAL COAST HOME
The use of lethal force by police is being investigated following the fatal shooting of a man by officers on the Central Coast last night. It’s alleged a constable and a sergeant were confronted by an axe wielding man before shooting the 45-year-old dead inside his home.
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MAN CUFFED OVER 2001 CENTRAL COAST ROBBERY
He’s avoided police for nearly two decades, but police have finally caught up with a man they believe is responsible for two robberies – including one on the Central Coast. A 47-year-old man was cuffed in Sydney’s inner west, and charged with shooting at an officer during a jewellery heist at Erina in 2001. He…
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CENTRAL COAST DETECTIVES REOPEN ARMED ROBBERY CASE
Detectives have renewed an investigation into an armed robbery, where a shot was fired, on the Central Coast nearly 20 years ago. At around 2:50pm on Thursday 25 October 2001, two men, armed with a gun, entered a jewellery store on Karalta Road, Erina. The men threatened staff before stealing cash and jewellery. They were…
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MAN CHARGED OVER TEEN TOILET STALL PEEPING
A Central Coast man has been accused of peering at a boy in a public toilet stall. The 61-year-old was allegedly caught looking at the teenager at Erina Fair early yesterday morning. The 14-year-old managed to video the accused, before alerting teachers at his school. Police tracked him down using the footage. He’s been refused…
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION PLAYS DOWN ERINA OFFICE THEFT
The New South Wales Electoral Commission says there are no concerns the election has been compromised after computers were stolen from its Erina office recently. In a statement, a spokesperson said “there was no electoral roll material on the computers” and the matter was reported to police. It’s understood this is the second break in…