Wyong

Central Coast Council invites the community to celebrate Heritage Month from 18 April to 18 May as part of the Australian Heritage Festival, with this year’s theme being ‘Change’.The theme encourages communities across Australia to reflect on how our history has shaped the places we live today, and how we continue to contribute to the stories that will shape our future.Council’s Heritage Month program builds on this theme by exploring how people, places and moments across the Central Coast have evolved over time, through a series of activities taking place in Gosford and Wyong.Council Mayor, Lawrie McKinna said Central Coast Heritage Month is a wonderful reminder of what makes the region such a special place to call home.“By bringing heritage stories to life in our town centres, we’re celebrating our past and recognising how change continues to shape our region,” Mayor McKinna said.One of the highlights of Heritage Month is a ticketed guided walking tour of Wyong town centre, led by the Wyong Family History Group.

Parking restrictions along Rankens Court have been increased from two hours to four hours.

Neon lights have been installed on stairs in Wyong Town Park, The Village Green, Toukley, Parkhouse Kibble Park Gosford and in the windows of The Entrance Library.

We introduced a new reIMAGINE Festival into our Town Centres over Christmas and the summer school holidays designed to support local businesses and creatives based on the NSW Central Coast. Two jam-packed months of festive events and creative activities helped to breathe excitement back into our valuable town centres and gave us all the chance to celebrate iconic events like Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Australia Day, which we missed last year due to COVID.From 1 December 2021 to 30 January 2022, a range of exciting community events, workshops, exhibitions, performances and classes were held across Gosford, Wyong, Toukley, Terrigal, Woy Woy and The Entrance.The event attracted approximately 1,000 people to the workshops and added a total economic value of nearly $50,000.We are delighted that this exciting new program brought the community back together and provided an economic boost for local businesses and talent.

The town centres of Gosford, Terrigal, Toukley, The Entrance, Wyong and Budgewoi received a much-needed pressure clean over the last three months.