25 MARCH 2021
ISSUE 010
REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS
News
Pensinsula’s women call for action
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, says the Federal Government has “let down” the people of the Peninsula... See page 8
Out&About
Pearl Beach Progress Association will host a range of events on April 3 to help celebrate over the Easter long weekend.
‘Watch us roar’ was the cry of Mingaletta community group representative, Aunty Robyn Reid, at last week’s March4Justice event on Gosford Waterfront.
See page 17
Education
See page 14 A crowd of over 400 attended the march at Gosford waterfront
Peninsula holds up well under deluge Despite Premier Gladys Berejiklian declaring a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast region, the Peninsula weathered almost a week of torrential rain which began on March 18 surprisingly well.
Rubbish washed up on Patonga Beach
Although some residents reported minor flooding incidents, no Peninsula roads were closed, with many crediting the area’s sandy land base for a lack of more serious incidents. The most significant effects on the Peninsula were severe build-ups of floodwaters on roadsides, highlighting the area’s ongoing drainage issues, the re-emergence of numerous potholes and debris being washed up on local beaches, with Patonga the
hardest hit. As Central Coast Council warned residents to secure loose items around their homes and move vehicles away from trees, the Peninsula remained comparatively unscathed, despite averaging over 60mm of rain each day from March 18-23. The highest daily rainfall was recorded at Woy Woy, which received 106mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on March 19. March 19 offered a slight reprieve from the rain, but it returned with a vengeance on March 20, with Woy Woy recording 105mm in the 24 hours to 9am March 21 and heavy rains continuing on the Peninsula until March 23.
Orange has been the theme for many schools around the Central Coast, with Harmony Week and the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence coinciding with each other. See page 34
Sport
Ten members of the Peninsula Ocean Swimmers Group dodged the recent wild weather to complete an 8.5-kilometre swim from Lion Island on Sunday, March 13. See page 39
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Puzzles page 22
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