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Win a double pass to see the Mariners Gosford Central News and the Central Coast Mariners are offering readers the chance to win one of five general admission double passes to the Mariners final round home match against the Newcastle Jets on Sunday, February 13. This match will decide the Mariners’ position on the table as they strive for a top two finish. Newcastle will also be aiming to make the top six and this may be their last chance to do so. To enter, write your name, address and phone number on the back of an envelope and send to: Gosford News Mariners’ Competition, PO Box 1056, Gosford NSW, 2250 by the close of business Monday, February 7. Last month’s winners of the Pepper Gets Lost competition were S. Hanzikourti from Lisarow, Janice Proctor from Wyoming, Trinity Elke Ffitch from Kariong, Tyne Spencer from Bensville and S. Hamill from Lisarow. Kaitlin Watts, 14 Jan 2011
Emergency Numbers Ambulance, Police, Fire 000 Ambulance Text Mobile 106 GSM 112 Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 Busways 4362 1030 City Rail 131 500 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Gosford City Council 4325 8222 Gosford Hospital 4320 2111 Gosford Police Station 4323 5599 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 Lifeline 13 11 14 Marine Rescue NSW 4325 7929 Mensline Australia 1300 78 9978 Poisons Information 131 126 Police Assistance Line 131 444 RFS Fire Control Centre 4340 2911 Salvo Care Line 1300 36 3622 Sane Australia 1800 18 7263 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500 Suicide Prevention Line 1800 191 919 Taxi 131 008 Wildlife ARC 4325 0666 Wires 8977 3333 Vietnam Vets 1800 011 046
Car crash closes freeway wo lanes of the F3 freeway, near Calga, were closed on Friday, January 7, after a man and woman were trapped in a dual cab utility.
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The utility was travelling north on the freeway, just south of the Calga Interchange, when it crashed into a side barrier at around 12:15pm and flipped onto its roof. The occupants of the vehicle, a middle-aged man and woman, were trapped inside the vehicle. Emergency services including the head injury
retrieval team helicopter were on the scene and were able to free the man from the utility, however, the woman remained trapped for some time before crews were able to free her. Both were taken to hospital immediately. Media Release, 7 Jan 2011 Police NSW
Phone delays for waste contractor
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esidents in the Gosford area who need to make contact with Council’s garbage collection contractor, Theiss Services, may experience lengthy delays when phoning the centre.
The call centre, located in Brisbane, Queensland, has been affected by the recent flooding in the area and all lines are currently down. The centre is still managing to operate on a remote mobile network,
however customers may experience lengthy delays when phoning the centre on the 1300 126 278 number. Gosford Council has reminded residents that waste services requests including making a booking
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