Halloween night disco
A Halloween Night Disco will be held at Woy Woy Public School on Wednesday, October 30, with a theme of witches, vampires and ghosts. The disco is being run by the parents and citizens association,…
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Hundreds follow Bouddi art trail
Several hundred people followed the Bouddi Peninsula Art Trail over the October long weekend. Tourists and residents were invited to view a range of visual arts in the workshops, studios and gardens of 13 local…
Free family movie night
A free family movie night will be held “in the park” at the Umina recreation precinct from 5:30pm on Saturday, November 2. The film will be Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of Were-Rabbit. A gift…
Coast Twist festival exceeds expectations
The three day and night Coastal Twist festival over the October long weekend saw three times the numbers that organisers had hoped to attend. Spokesperson Ms Glitta Supernova said about 6000 people attended with an…
Jocelyn Maughan wins Gosford Art Prize
Patonga artist Ms Jocelyn Maughan has won this year’s Gosford Art Prize. The Gosford Art Prize is the Central Coast’s most prestigious art award and is coordinated by Central Coast Council through Gosford Regional Gallery….
Free screening of horror film
A local registered club will host a free outdoor screening of the adult horror movie, Scream, for Halloween at 7:30pm on October 31. Everglades Country Club will screen the Wes Craven film in recognition of…
Ettalong painter wins Grandma Moses packers’ award
Ettalong resident Mrs Yin Gillis won the Packers Award in this year’s Grandma Moses Art Competition, coordinated by Central Coast Council. Mrs Gillis has been an avid hobbyist painter for the past 11 years, but…
Ukelele group raises money for Rotary club
Peninsula ukulele group The Buskuleles played at the Red Carpet Day in Ettalong on September 15. The group donated more than $80 earnt from busking to the Rotary Club of Brisbane Water. Buskuleles spokeswoman Ms…
British singer calls in as she cycles to Hobart
A British singer-songwriter will call in on the Peninsula as part of a combined bicycle and singing tour of Australia that will see her ride from Brisbane to Hobart. In 2016, Joanne Wallfisch cycled from…
Umina resident helps organise women’s jazz festival
A Umina resident will help organise this year’s Sydney Women’s International Jazz Festival. Umina’s Ms Zoe Hauptmann has been named a co-artistic director of the festival that will bring several of the world’s best female…