THURSDAY, 6 MARCH 2025
ISSUE #477
YOUR WEEKLY INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSPAPER
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Almost one in nine people on the Central Coast lives with arthritis.* *11.5% of people on the Central Coast live with arthritis. ABS 2022.
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Meditation to start International Women’s Day
SEE PAGE 20
News
P9 Female lifeguards help keep us safe Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is inviting Coasties to start off International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, with a meditation at Ocean Beach. See page 7
Out&About Last year’s event
Up in arms over proposed Kincumber development Residents are already galvanised in opposition to a development proposed by the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) in Carrak Rd, Kincumber, before a development application has even been lodged with Central Coast Council.
The proposed development site adjoins Kincumber Broadwater
Many have expressed “shock” and disbelief” at the proposal to potentially lease a parcel of land adjacent Kincumber Hotel in the heart of the suburb to Woolworths for a supermarket. The idea isn’t new. The project was listed as a one-tofive year priority in DLALC’s Development Delivery Plan of 2022.
But a recent post on the Land Council’s Facebook page confirming that planning is proceeding has provoked hundreds of comments slamming the proposal. Spokesperson for community group Coasties Who Care, Lisa Bellamy, said that if the community “doesn’t get on the front foot”, the proposal could see extremely sensitive bushland area lost to the bulldozers. “Politicians and bureaucrats have expressed that DLALC’s development applications are subject to the same processes as any other development, but we passionately disagree,” she said.
P17 Tribute show is simply the best
Sport
P40 National tai chi championships at Niagara Park
Continued page 9
Central Coast Italian Weekend 22 & 23 MARCH
Gelato licking & pasta eating competition Authentic cuisine • Italian car show Classic movies @ Cinema Paradiso Market stalls
189 Ocean View Road, Corner Schnapper Road - Ettalong Beach
PUZZLES PAGE 24