Heavy rain and rough seas have seen the badly eroded Ocean Beach take a turn for the worse. The head of the local business chamber says he’s concerned it’s no longer a safe place for beachgoers.

Security systems on the Peninsula will be reviewed after a cafe was burgled twice in two days. Owner Gabby Greyem says for the sake of the community, change needs to come sooner rather than later.

The owner of Jasmine Greens Kiosk at Umina is devastated, after her business was broken into twice in two days. Meanwhile, a football club in Tacoma is recovering from multiple burglaries this week.

Hundreds of high school students got their hands dirty today at a TAFE expo on the Central Coast. ‘Try a Skill’ Day, now in its fifth year, encourages kids to think outside the box when it comes to their future career.

The Central Coast has received a smaller slice of this year’s state budget than local MP’s expected. An additional $165-million will go towards upgrading local roads, but there were no new infrastructure projects on offer.

A little boy from Lake Munmorah is determined to prove one person can make a difference. As the Central Coast shivers through a cold and wet winter, Aiden Rice has been quietly collecting hundreds of blankets for the homeless.

The three o’clock pelican feed has long been drawing crowds at The Entrance, but a recent submission to Central Coast Council would see it stepped up. A local animal wrangler is pushing to combine the pelican feeding with a reptile show.

In the midst of an increasing housing affordability crisis, a Hamlyn Terrace couple has become the first in Australia to sell their home under a new model. The pair received a flat fee upfront, had their home renovated and sold at no expense to them – all within four weeks.

Two Central Coast football clubs have responded, following a brawl during a third-grade match yesterday afternoon, which saw a referee hospitalised. The 56-year-old man is stable and recovering from a coward punch attack at Pat Morley Oval. Kanwal Football Club has wished the match official a speedy recovery at Gosford Hospital…. …while in a statement to NBN News, the head of The Entrance Bateau Bay says he’s disgusted by the behaviour on display and the club is cooperating with an ongoing police investigation. (no audio)

No doubt about it, it’s officially whale-watching season on the Central Coast. Yesterday, a local drone photographer captured a pod of humpbacks coming up for air, not too far from Copacabana Beach. The creatures are beginning their annual northern migration in search of warmer waters. (no audio)