Peninsula in the news

Here is a summary of news items about the Peninsula appearing in other news media over the last two weeks.

Tuesday, June 15 Legal graffiti artist Tony Garland has added another piece to his body of works on railway infrastructure, painting a mural of a train with a sunset in the background at Woy Woy station.

Central Coast Extra

Police are investigating a fire that destroyed a house at Woy Woy in Grafton Ave at 10:15am yesterday.

It was an unoccupied single storey firbro house.

Central Coast Extra

Wednesday, June 16 Work has started on the Woy Woy Regional Leisure Centre, with Multiplex construction workers converging on the site.

Central Coast Extra

Fire crews were called to a house fire Fleet St, Umina, at 12.20am yesterday.

The fire was blamed on faulty electrical cord.

Central Coast Extra

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Matthew Wales said the Peninsula population cap was not compatible with the newly adopted Peninsula open space contributions plan and actual contributions would be able to fully fund the plan.

Express Advocate

The future of the Ettalong Fast ferry project is expected to be announced by the end of July.

Fast ships chairman Mr Alf Salter said American investors were continuing their due diligence checks on the $50 million project's viability.

Express Advocate

State Government funding has led to another extension of the Night Owl bus program.

Now the buses which have been operating on two separate routes on the Woy Woy Peninsula and between Gosford and The Entrance are to be replaced by a continuous interlinking service between Woy Woy and The Entrance.

Express Advocate

Thursday, June 17 St Luke's Anglican Church was overflowing with mourners last Tuesday for the funeral of former Anglican Minister, charity and community worker and cricket administrator, Mr Warren Arkell. He died at the age of 73 after along illness.

Express Advocate

The highest breath test reading over the long weekend was from an Erina man of 0.195 who was involved in a crash on the Peninsula in the early hours of Monday morning.

Sun weekly

John Wasson, formerly of Umina passed away on Tuesday.

He was awarded public service medal in the Queens Birthday honours for his contributions to the electoral system.

Sun Weekly

Friday, June 18 Cr Craig Doyle has said that $5 million to buy land on the Hillview St and Veron Rd corner in Woy Woy cannot be justified "for a few trees in isolation".

Express Advocate

The Rip Bridge turned 30 on Monday.

The bridge, which links the Peninsula to the eastern shore of Brisbane Water, was a modern-day engineering marvel when constructed.

It had to be constructed in one span because the depth and fast tidal currents made it impossible to secure a pylon in Brisbane water.

Express Advocate

A business forum is to be established in the Wagstaffe-Killcare area to look at raising its tourism profile.

The decision was made to form an informal group after a successful meeting of 25 business owners on Tuesday night.

They want to increase mid-week and winter business.

Express Advocate

Woy Woy Rotary Club and the Wheelchair Foundation Australia have joined forces in a bid to give Papua New Guineans the gift of mobility.

They are sending 10 wheelchairs after Rotary president John Greenway was touched by the plight of the country's disabled residents.

Express Advocate

Local band Fyna will play Brisbane Water Secondary College on July 4.

Express Advocate

Wednesday, June 23 A Woy Woy resident won $100 000 in the $2 jackpot lottery from a ticket purchased at Deepwater Plaza newsagency.

The registered player will receive official notice of the win in the post.

Express Advocate

The birth of Tahlia Blair-Farrugia has created six generations of one family, with them all meeting at Woy Woy on Monday to celebrate the rare milestone.

Express Advocate

A former cleaner, James Doyle, 16, won his first cooking competition in Port Macquarie last month after learning to cook from local pastry chef Mr Ron Bruns.

Express Advocate

Thursday, June 24 Woy Woy's Jim Beam Cup campaign suffered another blow when the club was forced to terminate coach Shane Wilson's contract.

He suffered a neck injury, which now requires surgery, after returning to the game earlier in the season.

Express Advocate

Friday, June 25 Two nurses and five doctors are available to work in the Web Youth Centre in Woy Woy on Friday nights to treat young people.

Up to 20 teenagers aged 14 to 18 seek treatment at the clinic each week.

Central Coast Extra

A 31-year-old man appeared in Gosford Local Court yesterday on two charges of stealing a motor vehicle from Ettalong Beach.

He was helped by a 38-year-old woman who is due to appear in Woy Woy local court on July 13.

Central Coast Extra

Woy Woy P&C president Marie Pilon said a Federal Government plan to link school funding to flying the flag showed the government was out of touch with the real problems facing public schools.

She said the school needed a new electrical system and air conditioners.

Express Advocate

Funding for the Walking School Bus project, which began in Umina last month, runs out in October with organisers unable to find appropriate sponsorship.

Express Advocate