15 JULY 2021
ISSUE 018
REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL WEEKLY NEWS
The Pelican goes weekly
News
With Wednesday’s announcement of a two-week extension to the COVID lockdown, Adam Crouch, said he would call on NSW Health to consider the Coast’s exclusions. See page 3
Out&About
Central Coast Newspapers is delighted to announce we are now publishing the Pelican Post weekly, following a major lift in readership this year. The paper will continue to feature real, independent news from local journalists Maisy Rae, Terry Collins and Merilyn Vale and we are also excited to announce the return of Jackie Pearson as Editor.
At the forefront of Umina’s Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation stands Aunty Dianne O’Briene. See page 17
Education
On behalf of all the team here at CCN, we would like to thank all our readers, contributors, partners and subscribers for your continued support.
Long-awaited Woy Woy commuter carpark may soon be a reality Local commuters may soon hear news of the location of a new commuter carpark at Woy Woy Station after a two-year wait for plans to be confirmed. The long-awaited $5 million project is expected to create 140 carparking spaces for Woy Woy commuters following bipartisan calls for more commuter carparks on the Coast. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, first announced the ‘hard fought’ project on March 27, 2019, just 15 days prior to the Federal Election being called on April 11. But Wicks said the carpark was only funded in the 2019-
The existing carpark at Deepwater Plaza is one of the sites being considered
20 Federal Budget and not through the election commitment process. “The commuter car parks for Gosford and Woy Woy stations
were funded in the 2019-20 Budget, as clearly stated on page 132 of 2019-20 Budget Paper No.2,” Wicks said. “The concept design for the
commuter car park at Woy Woy is expected to be finalised by early July 2021, after which we will have a more realistic idea of construction timeframes.
“I will continue to press for the urgent construction of these commuter carparks.” Reports suggest the decision over the chosen site will be either an existing carpark located next to Deepwater Plaza, or a piece of vacant land owned by Transport for NSW on Railway St. Transport for NSW are said to be considering a number of factors such as the distance of the site from the railway station, the impact on nearby properties and rail assets, the exact number of car spaces possible and social and environmental impacts of the project.
Students at Woy Woy Public School celebrated NAIDOC Week 2021 with a day of ‘fun and engaging learning experiences’ in a ‘wonderful celebration’ of Aboriginal Culture on June 24. See page 34
Sport
Students at Umina Beach Public School have enjoyed a number of sporting successes in recent weeks. See page 39
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Puzzles page 26
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