Central Coast News

There was a delicate rescue on the Central Coast this morning, with an injured bushwalker winched from the Bouddi National Park. The woman was walking along the Bouddi Coastal Walk when she hurt her ankle at around 8 o’clock on Friday morning. It triggered a large emergency response, with paramedics, Fire & Rescue, Rural Fire Service and Central Coast Lifeguards all involved in the rescue The woman was eventually airlifted from the scene by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. She was taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition. Video via Fire and Rescue NSW Station 353 Kincumber (VISION ONLY)

A 27-year-old man has been charged, following a crash which killed a pedestrian on the Central Coast last year. A 47-year-old man was struck by a vehicle, while crossing Marks Road at Gorokan on November 22. He was found with severe injuries to his head, arm and leg, and died at the scene. Following inquiries, the driver of a Ford Falcon was issued a Future Court Attendance Notice for dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death. The 27-year-old’s licence was also suspended. He’s due in Wyong Local Court in March.

Two men have been charged with drug supply on the Central Coast after the death of Lisarow teenager Alex Ross-King at a Sydney music festival. The men were charged on information police received as they investigate the young girl’s death.

A local man has taken his love of backyard cricket to a whole new level, building and maintaining his own full-sized cricket ground. For the moment, it remains something of a hidden gem…but the word’s slowly getting out.  

Terrigal’s own Chelsea Berman will represent the Central Coast at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. The singer-songwriter is one of ten grand finalists from across Australia competing in the 40th Toyota Star Maker on Sunday night.  

Since it began in 2004, the Australian Seabird Rescue service has saved thousands of birds in trouble on the Central Coast. Its latest patient…a feisty male pelican, who’s once again flying free at The Entrance.  

A new de-cluttering craze inspired by a Netflix program has seen Central Coast residents sweep their homes of unloved clothes and goods. But as we clear up like Marie Kondo, charities are warning their bins are already full up and they might not be able to take our donations.

A 37-year-old woman will face Gosford Local Court today, accused of supplying drugs in the Gosford area. Strike Force Plower was established in October 2018 to investigate the supply of drugs, namely methylamphetamine, in the Gosford area. Around midday yesterday, police arrested a woman after a vehicle stop on the Pacific Highway at Lisarow. The vehicle was searched, and officers allegedly located and seized an amount of drugs, believed to be methylamphetamine. Later in the day, police searched a home on Hills Street, North Gosford, where they seized mobile phones, cannabis and a weapon. The woman was charged with several drug supply offences.

Three teenagers have been charged, following an alleged armed robbery in Woy Woy. Around 3.30am on January 14, police allege three boys, all aged 16, entered a service station on Memorial Avenue, Blackwell, and threatened the attendant with a gun while demanding cash. The teens fled on foot with a sum of cash. Officers attended the scene, where they located and seized two replica firearms nearby. Following inquiries, later that day, one teen was arrested and charged with robbery in company, while armed with dangerous weapon. He was refused bail to reappear in a Children’s Court on March 12. Yesterday, another two teens were arrested at a Woy Woy home and charged. Both were refused bail to appear in a Children’s Court today.

A coronial inquest will be held into a recent spate of suspected drug-related deaths at music festivals across New South Wales. Among the cases to be examined by the Acting State Coroner – 19-year-old Central Coast woman Alexandra Ross-King, who died after taking an unknown substance at Sydney’s FOMO festival on January 12. While no dates have been set for the inquest, a directions hearing has been scheduled for next Tuesday. (AUDIO IN PARTS)