Central Coast News

After years of political back and forth, it’s been confirmed the Old Sydney Town site at Somersby has been sold. It comes as a crushing blow for activists, fighting to see the theme park restored.

It’s a dubious honour, but Central Coast Council is officially the most complained about local council in the state. New government figures show 32 grievances were filed by residents between 2016 and 2017. The organisation, however, was quick to point out in a statement that many were filed during the turbulent amalgamation process, and per head, the percentage of complaints is quite low. (no audio)

While they’d rather leave it up to the koalas, staff at the Australian Reptile Park have had to intervene to save a badly emaciated koala joey. They were left with no other choice in what’s been record-breaking year for the sanctuary’s breeding program.

VIDEO: ANDREA PERET Vision has emerged of the moment a car, lost control and spun off the M1 on the Central Coast. The footage, shows the car travelling north near Tuggerah, when the driver loses control – sending the car spinning – and into the median strip. Amazingly no other cars were caught up in the incident. It’s not known whether the driver was injured.

The CEO of Coast Shelter says he’s noticed a dramatic uptick in the number of homeless people seeking help on the Central Coast. It comes after an independent report found Australia’s homelessness figures are going in the wrong direction.

A remarkable story of survival tonight, following a crash on the M1 at Lake Macquarie. A driver somehow managed to escape serious injury – despite being trapped in the wreck of his car – after one of the wheels came flying off.

Traffic is slowly returning to normal, after a single-vehicle crash southbound on the M1 at Wyee this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene, south of the Mandalong Road interchange at around 9 o’clock after reports a car had veered off the road. The 46-year-old driver, who was the only person in the car, was trapped for a short time. He was flown to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition with shoulder, arm and leg injuries. A driver, in his 40s, has been airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital this morning after his car veered off the road into bushland near Wyee @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/cIYAuO5A6w — Jacinta Lee (@jacinta_lee3) June 3, 2018 WYEE: All southbound lanes have reopened on the M1 approaching Hue Hue Rd after a single car crash. Continue to allow extra travel time until traffic returns …

Central Coast residents have been reaping the benefits from the state’s Return and Earn scheme. More than 16-million units have been recycled to date, helping out the environment as well as local charities.  

Attending court is never an easy task for victims and witnesses, but some comforting companions are hoping to ease the stress. New South Wales Attorney General, Mark Speakman, this afternoon announcing the Canine Court Companion service will be implemented at Gosford.

Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres, was on the Central Coast today announcing funding for local clubs. $50,000 from the state government’s Local Sport Grant Program is going to a number of organisations in the Terrigal electorate. Gosford City Basketball, Erina Rugby League, Terrigal Rugby and North Avoca Surf Lifesaving Club, among those set to benefit.