British singer to perform at folk club
The Troubadour Folk Club’s next concert will feature British folk singer Bob Fox. “For more than 40 years Bob Fox has been regarded as one of the iconic voices of British folk song,” said Troubadour…
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Sculptor opens her home studio and garden
A Pearl Beach sculptor will open up her home studio and garden on the weekend of March 23 and 24 for a garden exhibition entitled The Unreal Garden. After 20 years of creating and maintaining…
Blues and Roots competition to be held in Umina
Blues and Roots musicians and fans are expected to descend on Umina in April to attend the Central Coast Jazz, Blues and Roots Competition. The competition will be held on Friday, April 5, and Saturday,…
Exchange students visit the Peninsula
Rotary exchange students from across the world came to the Peninsula for the Rotary Club of Umina Beach’s annual Youth Exchange Weekend between February 22 and 24. “This year we had 14 youth exchange students…
Freelancers to meet in Woy Woy
A national organisation that specialises in connecting freelancing creatives and the self-employed is holding a luncheon in Woy Woy this March. Freelance Jungle was founded by Ms Rebekah Lambert in 2010 as a means to…
Uniting Church to hold garage sale
Uniting Church Ettalong members will hold a garage sale at the church from 8am to 1pm on March 23. “A lot of interesting stalls will have a huge variety of items for sale at the…
Sausage sizzle for International Women’s Day
The Umina branch of the Country Women’s Association of Australia celebrated the beginning of International Women’s Day week by holding a sausage sizzle fundraiser at Umina on March 2. “We were incredibly busy and sold…
Bikes, shopping trolleys and phones found under wharf
Bikes, shopping trolleys, camping chairs and an assortment of mobile phones were just some of the items removed from under the Woy Woy Wharf in a clean-up on March 3. The day was coordinated by…
History group to release book
The Ocean Beach-Umina History and Research Group will release a new book chronicling the history of Umina next month. Principal author Ms Julie Atchison and principal editor Mr Stephen Cummings will launch their new book,…
Pearl Beach resident wins short film competition
Pearl Beach resident 15-year-old Kat Alexander has won the 2019 Trop Junior short film competition. Trop Junior is a short film festival for aspiring film makers. Alexander took out the 2019 festival with her short…