Is keeping your property and family protected on your new year’s resolution list? As we enter the new year and start fresh with a positive mindset for 2024, we wanted to provide you with some valuable insights to help safeguard your property and loved ones.Unexpected emergencies like storms, floods, and bush fires can occur at any time.

Did you score a new set of wheels for Christmas?

Summer is an enjoyable time to kick back and relax – it is also the time to remember key safety messages to help ensure that you, your loved ones, and the wider community remain safe while enjoying what the region has to offer.A hot dry summer has been predicted, and a key part of Coast Summer Safety is to share information on how to plan and prepare for emergencies such as bush fires, heatwaves and storms.Whether you’re a short-term visitor or a resident now is the time to understand your risk, create an up-to-date plan, prepare your property and know where to go to stay informed and look out for each other.With the heat, we are also expecting an increase in visitation to our many hidden water gems, but wherever there is water there is danger.

Tuggerawong Public School Children's Crossing has undergone significant improvements to ensure the safety of our young pedestrians.

Looking for a boat ramp, jetty, playspace, outdoor BBQ and picnic spot, skatepark, place to take a stroll or other place to get out-and-about in the fresh air?

With warmer weather and an influx of residents and visitors making use of our picturesque shared pathways, we want to share a friendly reminder about staying safe when out and about.When walking on our shared pathways, remember to keep to the left, listen for cyclists’ bells, and keep dogs on short leashes.If you’re a cyclist, sound your bell before passing and pass on the right with a one metre gap, if possible.

Central Coast Council has received state-wide recognition for two outstanding achievements in helping to manage and protect the environment at the LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards 2023.Council was awarded the top prize in the category of Innovation in Planning, Policies and Decision Making for its geospatially based Environment Assessment Traffic Light Tool.Council’s partnership with Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) in the Street Lighting Improvement Program was also named as a finalist in the category of Sustainable Infrastructure.These awards provide state-wide recognition for best practice in managing and protecting the environment. Council's Information Services and Environment sections worked together to develop the Environment Assessment Traffic Light Tool, which is a mapping platform that can be used in environmental assessments and field work to identify environmental risks where works are to be undertaken.This is a fantastic achievement for all staff involved on this project and highlights how we are shaping the future, rewriting the narrative and creating something bigger than each of us.Council has been working with SSROC and Ausgrid for several years in developing and implementing improved street lighting for the Central Coast region.

🚘 WEEKLY ROAD WORKS UPDATE We continue each week to roll out a sustained program of works to deliver road improvements and maintenance.

Central Coast Council is pleased to present a new exhibition Here and Now celebrating the talents of Central Coast artists who are living with disability.Presented by Studio Gossie, the Here and Now exhibition will be at the Gosford Regional Gallery until 7 January 2024. Studio Gossie is a disability-led inclusive studio at Gosford Regional Gallery that was established to involve a community of artists with a disability.The exhibition celebrates the work of nine Central Coast artists with disability that were selected in this year’s voluntary program to develop their creative practice by engaging in weekly workshops over eight months. The group of artists in the exhibition shining a light on artists with disability include Jacqueline Batty, Jane Forno, Casey Gray, Rachel Keith, Randa Magdi, Angel Muller, Genevieve Murphy, Benjamin Jade and Nerin Whitehouse.Guests should expect to see art that raises awareness of artists with a disability sharing diverse stories, experiences and connections of the community. The public will be able to see how bold, funny, creative, and provocative artists with disability are which we hope to see will open avenues to them to make a living from art practice.The Central Coast is continuously improving the opportunities for people living with a disability to help grow livable communities. Our venues are an important part of community life with buildings and activities everyone can access.The Gosford Regional Gallery is a much-loved destination from a range of accessible things to do on the Coast. Everyone is welcome for social engagement and entertainment through exhibitions, art classes and/or to simply admire the Japanese Edogawa Commemorative Garden.The Studio Gossie program has been supported by Museums &

Stay safe during this expected hot weather Coasties!