Peninsula in the news

Wednesday, July 28

Woy Woy rugby league team has ruled out a move from the Jim Beam Cup to Newcastle's Tooheys Cup.

Express Advocate

Thursday, July 29 John Archer of Pearl Beach, an Australian expert on water as a resource, has urged full public consultation with local residents over the water crisis.

Sun Weekly

Woy Woy girl Cassandra Kell will leave for her first Olympics on Sunday, confident Australia can create history against some of the strongest nations in the world.

Express Advocate

Friday, July 30 Darren Chislett, 29, of Woy Woy, has a huge collection of mint condition Star Wars toys which he collects for their resale value.

Express Advocate

With about seven months to go, planning for NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships has started, with Woy Woy Leagues Club entering as a sponsor.

Express Advocate

Woy Woy National Australia Bank donated part of $920 to the RSPCA animal shelter at Somersby to help keep the animals warm during winter.

Express Advocate

Free tax help is available at Ettalong for low income earners by volunteers trained by the ATO. With inquiries, phone 132 861.

Express Advocate

Tuesday, August 3 Central Coast residents can pay their respects to Vietnam War Veterans who will march through Ettalong Beach on Saturday, August 14, to commemorate the battle of Long Tan which cost 18 Australian lives and 24 wounded.

The march will start at 3.30pm in Beach St, proceed through the CBD and finish at the waterfront reserve.

Central Coast Extra

Wednesday, August 4 Spikefest is to be included under the three-month spring time festival being organised by Gosford Council.

Central Coast Extra

Police who ran a check on a man using his mobile phone while driving in Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, found the plates were cancelled and belonged to a different vehicle with expired registration.

Police then found the man's licence had been cancelled and he was carrying amphetamines.

He will appear in Woy Woy local court on August 31.

Central Coast Extra

The Bells on the Coast at Killcare was named most outstanding property at the 2004 Motel and Accommodation Association NSW Industry Awards for Excellence at Terrigal on Saturday.

Express Advocate

A cheque for $19,414 was presented to Central Coast Community Chest at McDonalds, Woy Woy, on Tuesday, August 3.

The money was raised during McHappy time at Central Coast McDonalds.

Express Advocate

Friday, August 6 Don and Diane Kell will be flying over to Athens to see Cassandra Kell, goalkeeper for the Australia women's soccer team, the Matildas in Athens.

Express Adovcate

Bev and Ted Watson from Horsefield Bay will be doping control volunteers for the swimming at the Athens Olympics.

Express Advocate

Everglades golf course superintendent recently took part in workshops designed to improve the way courses handle environmental issues.

Express Advocate

Quick action by an off-duty firefighter prevented a Wagstaffe home form going up in flames on Tuesday.

The man was at home when he smelt smoke coming from a house a street away.

He went to tell them not to burn off and found the house alight and called the fire brigade.

Sun Weekly

Robert Drewe, of Hardys Bay, is touring Australia this week as one of five national representatives for this year's Books Alive reading incentive program.

It is an annual two-week campaign which offers the choice of six books for $5 each with the purchase of any other book from a book store.

Sun Weekly