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, July 13 A 34 year old man from Ettalong was charged with high range drink driving after recording a blood alcohol reading five times the legal limit following a minor collision in the car park of Ocean Beach Bottleshop on Sunday at 5.30pm.

Central Coast Extra

Thursday, July 15 Steps are being taken to lift a 30-year ban on boat moorings on St Hubert's Island famous canals. Council wants to reclassify the canals from "community" to "operational".

Central Coast Extra

Friday, July 16 The gastric bug known as Norovirus has already been responsible for the closure of some wards at Woy Woy hospital in the last month.

Express Advocate

Police officers will be cooking a series of monthly barbeques at Umina Beach funded by the Peninsula Community Drug Action Team.

Express Advocate

An engineer has been appointed to design specifications for a new boat ramp and pontoon at Pretty Beach. Diversion of stormwater will be included in the design and foreshore reclamation plans will also be submitted.

Express Advocate

Saturday, July 17 Pearl Beach residents are objecting to a plan put forward by the Hawkesbury Management Advisory Committee to extend the area available for commercial trawling to operate closer to Pearl Beach.

Central Coast Extra.

Wednesday, July 21 Police confiscated a motorcycle for three months at 6.40pm on Thursday at Umina Beach after the rider, 17 from Umina Beach was caught doing a burnout in Trafalgar Ave.

Express Advocate

The Royal Coast Volunteer Patrol rescued four vessels that had broken from their moorings on Brisbane Water on Monday. They included a 9m cruiser than ran aground near the Rip Bridge, a 7m cruiser that ran aground near Lions Park, Woy Woy and two yachts that were stranded on a sandbank near Anderson's marina, Booker Bay. The big swell also washed away the starboard marker at Box Head.

Express Advocate

Ocean Beach patroller Laura Daniel and Toni Gassman have been added to the Westfield Rookie Wall of fame after they rescued a young autistic boy in Wamberal Lagoon.

Express Advocate

Woy Woy Rugby Union team took a step closer to a semi-final appearance after a 25-11 win against Northlakes on Saturday.

Express Advocate

Umina Beach resident Dave Thompson has been appointed as National surf sports director for Surf Life Saving Australia. He is a life member Ocean Beach Surf Club and has been in surf lifesaving since age 13.

Express Advocate

Umina Surfer Dave Neilson yesterday scored a perfect barrel in the Quicksilver airshow series at Scarborough Beach, Perth, but it was enough to win the championship.

Central Coast Extra

Thursday, July 22 Woy Woy girl, Cassandra Kell will get to see the might of the US women's soccer team first hand today when the Matildas tackle the twice FIFA Women's World Cup Champions in Blaine, Minnesota.

Central Coast Extra

The Peninsula Highland Dancing Association has its 26th annual competition and championships on Saturday and Sunday from 9am each day at Henry Kendall High School. Dancers from all over Australia will compete in both traditional and modern dancers.

Express Advocate

Umina Beach sharpshooter and partner Shannon Dixon of Ettalong are hoping to make the quarterfinals at the world under-21 billiards championships in Ireland next week.

Express Advocate

Seven people were caught by a rising tide at Patonga last Thursday. A man, 45, and five children aged 6 to 11 had to be plucked from the rocks by water police and the seventh a child, 10, was rescued nearby after trying to find help.

Sun Weekly

Strong winds caused havoc at Woy Woy station when a sheet of roofing blew off and damaged the stations power supply last Saturday.

Sun Weekly

A team of volunteers from Conservation Volunteers Australia and Empire Bay bushcare group are working this week to restore the Cockle Bay Wetlands. The volunteers will remove the weeds to encourage natural regeneration.

Sun Weekly

Friday, July 23 Illegal bore drillers are targeting Peninsula residents due to water restrictions and leaving them with faulty spearpoints and pumps.

Central Coast Extra

Brisbane Water's Oyster Industry is thriving despite the drought conditions. Lack of rain has reduced silt and pollutants being washed into Brisbane Water and consequently stopped oyster crops from spawning and losing weight.

Central Coast Extra