Peninsula in the news

Wednesday August 24

West St is already home to four bakeries and looks set to see two more open.

The rival owners say the competition is great and could establish Umina Beach as the pie capital of Australia.

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Becoming Bond's in house underwear model has set Nikkita Dries, 19, of Umina Beach on the path to a successful modelling career.

She has also won acclaim in modelling competition including top six in Miss V8 Supercar, second overall in the Queensland finals of Miss Australia and top 10 in the Ralph Swimwear model-of-the-year.

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Thursday September 1

Cr Chris Holstein has lashed out at critics of Woy Woy's $25 million Peninsula Leisure Centre, saying their complaints were out of date and out of context.

He said that complaints about delays and budget overruns were based on old estimates and were now being used in a manner that was out of context and out of date.

Sun Weekly

Friday September 2

The long running saga over the Pretty Beach bot ramp continues.

It is two and a half years since the State Government granted $200,000 for a new ramp but work has not started.

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Wednesday August 31

A Woy Woy trail bike rider, 18, was flown to a Sydney hospital with head and spinal injuries after he hit a tree while riding on a Somersby property on Saturday.

The property owner called Brisbane Water Police and Point Clare ambulance officers to the Reeves St house about 2.50pm to find the rider unconscious.

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Fast Ships chairman Alf Salter has hit out at Gosford Cr Chris Holstein for resorting to "scaremongering" over the Ettalong Beach to Circular Quay fast ferry project.

"His assertion that the fast ferry project was being hijacked by the Ettalong Beach promenade concept underlines his lack of understanding of the issues," Mr Salter said.

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