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EDITION #528 THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2026
Womens Health Centre turns 50
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P9 Join in Carp to Croc to protect waterways
Out&About
Members of the CCCWHC team at the International Women’s Day event (Photo: Lisa Haymes)
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Gosford library to host council meeting – at long last
Residents crowded the meeting at Gosford chambers on February 12, 2020
The first Central Coast Council meeting to be held south of Wyong since early 2021 will take place at Gosford’s new Regional Library on Tuesday, March 24 – and the public is invited to attend. The chambers should be able to hold about 200 members of the public but because this is the first Council meeting to be held in the former Gosford council area for more than five years, it’s advisable to register your proposed attendance just in case it’s over-subscribed. Go to the Council website and find
P13 Wrestling comes to the Fun Haus
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‘Council meetings‘ where there is a tab to register. Council meetings are open to the public to watch, but the only time you get to say anything is if you register to speak at the Public Forum held at 6pm – half an hour before the meeting starts at 6.30pm. And speakers can only talk about an item on the Council agenda. Despite those caveats, attending a Council meeting is on everyone’s bucket list – isn’t it?
P30 Final disabled surf event for the year PUZZLES PAGE 18
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