Coast Community News

04/10/2026

Radio in the News -

Your favourite radio station will be broadcasting live from its new premises, Tuesday 6th October, starting 6am.

A sleek, ultra-modern facility providing you with the music you know and love, the local information you need and your favourite presenters.

Coast FM 963 - for the community.

https://coastfm.org.au/listen

03/10/2026

CHEERS: Independent bottle shop Oldfield Cellars at West Gosford has been announced as a national finalist for the highly coveted Best B**r Retailer title at the 2026 B**r & Brewer Awards.

The nomination cements the single-site shop’s position as one of Australia’s premier craft beverage destinations.. Full story online and in print.

02/10/2026

KOREA v AUST : International football will make a surprise appearance in Gosford this Saturday, with the Olyroos taking on South Korea’s Under-23 side at polytec Stadium.

Australia’s national Under-23 men’s team will kick off against one of Asia’s football powerhouses at 3pm on Saturday, October 3, as the Olyroos begin their campaign towards qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Eighteen-year-old Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper Jai Ajanovic has been selected in the squad. Full story centralcoast.news - https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2026/10/surprise-international-football-clash-v-korea-in-gosford-on-saturday/

01/10/2026

SLOW FOOD: More and more cafes across the Coast are having our local weekly paper delivered. As experience shows readers of newspapers slow down and buy more :) DM us to get on the delivery list for just $2.50 per week :)

01/10/2026

NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Artist Alacoque Dash has won the $25,000 major award in the 2026 Gosford Art Prize, announced at a packed opening night at Gosford Regional Gallery on Friday, September 25.

The Gosford Art Prize began as a community initiative in 1970, when just 48 paintings were entered.

Sir Russell Drysdale, then a Central Coast resident, was the inaugural judge. The Gosford Art Prize 2026 exhibition is now open at Gosford Regional Gallery, 36 Webb St, East Gosford, and runs until November 22. https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2026/10/gosford-art-prize-celebrates-its-biggest-year-yet/

30/09/2026

BUSiNESS BEST: Berkeley Vale-based manufacturer TrendPac was the big winner at the 2026 Central Coast Business Awards, announced on Friday, September 25.

The company was crowned 2026 Business of the Year after also taking out the Employer of Choice (21 Employees and Over) and Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing categories. Full story centralcoast.news

29/09/2026

LIBERAL MAYORAL TEAM: A quick vote on September 29 saw Liberal councillor John McNamara become the fourth Mayor of Central Coast Council.

He was voted in 8-7 as councillors voted in their normal pattern to give him the gig ahead of Labor candidate Kyle MacGregor.

Fellow Liberal councillor Rachel Stanton was elected Deputy Mayor, defeating Labor’s Margot Castles, again by an 8-7 vote. Full details centralcoast.news

28/09/2026

F ARTISTS: A mysterious graffiti bandit has struck the Bouddi Peninsula Art Trail and Art Show for the second year running, once again adding a carefully placed “F” in front of “Art”.

Last year, about half a dozen promotional signs received the same schoolyard treatment.

This year, however, the culprit appears to have lifted the game, altering main signage. However a Mr Breeze has been caught, spray can in hand. Full story https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2026/09/who-put-the-f-in-art/

27/09/2026

NETWORKING: A locally based professor has shared in an $11M investment from the NSW Government to translate innovative cancer research into improved cancer prevention, detection and treatment in regional and rural communities across NSW.
Read this great local story and many more https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/

26/09/2026

FLAGS AND CLEAR WATER: All of the Central Coast’s 15 patrolled beaches have rated Good or Very Good in the recently-released 2025-26 State of the Beaches Report.

The annual report grades designated swimming sites from Very Good to Poor and provides an indication of their suitability for swimming. Just as the flags are raised at the region's surf life saving clubs. Full details centralcoast.news