Central Coast Council are providing the opportunity for local makers and creators to submit their interest in hosting exhibitions, workshop and installations at the Gallery container in Toukley over the coming financial year - 2025-26.Selected artists will be able to set up residence over a number of weeks and connect with the community through creative workshops, talks, and collaborations with other artists and installations throughout the year.Designed to foster innovation and creativity, the gallery container at Toukley Village Green provides an exciting space for selected artists to exhibit and connect with the community.There have been some great artists and activations to date, and Council looks forward to seeing the creative ways the next group will use the space and engage with each other through art.The Creative Spaces Program enables local creatives to develop their art practice, collaborate, meet peers, and share skills and resources in a dedicated space.The Central Coast community and visitors to the region are really embracing of this innovative program - meeting our local creative community, appreciating local culture, and supporting the local businesses in the process.The Gallery Container will be available for use in four blocks of time during 2025-26: •        1 July to 12 September 2025•        

Central Coast Council’s draft Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, Operational Plan and resourcing strategies are now on exhibition for community feedback until 2 June 2025.The plans respond to the community’s vision to “strengthen and support our community, protect our environment and create an inclusive, prosperous and accessible place to live, work and thrive, for today and for future generations".The draft Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035, ‘This is Our Future, Our Central Coast’, is a 10-year road map representing over two years of consultation and engagement and outlines community priorities under the themes of ‘Our People, Our Environment, Our Place, Our Economy and Our Leadership’.The accompanying draft four-year Delivery Program, one-year Operational Plan and resourcing strategies have been developed to enable the delivery of the community vision.

Drivers across the Central Coast are being reminded to slow down this May, as Central Coast Council and NSW Police step up efforts to tackle speeding on local roads and increase safety in residential areas.The focus is on improving safety in 50km/h and 60km/h zones – areas where children, older adults, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are often present.Unfortunately, speeding continues to be the primary contributing factor in fatal crashes across the Central Coast.Our goal is to reduce the risk and severity of speed-related crashes and protect the most vulnerable members of the community. NSW Police Acting Inspector, Brendan Gregory said that while local streets may feel safer and familiar, they are no place for complacency behind the wheel."We want to remind the Central Coast community and visitors to slow down and take care on local roads,” Inspector Gregory said.“Even a few kilometres over the limit can be the difference between a near miss and a serious crash.“Police will be out in full force across the Central Coast throughout May, targeting speeding motorists and encouraging safer driving behaviour – especially in areas where people walk, ride and live.”‘Every K Counts’ and ‘Stop it… or cop it!’ – that’s the clear message from Police and Council, reminding drivers that slowing down can save lives. Council is working in partnership with NSW Police and Transport for NSW, under the Local Government Road Safety Program, to improve safety on Central Coast roads.Every kilometre over the limit increases both your stopping distance and your risk of a crash.

Updated 1:40pm, Friday May 2 2025The Bureau of Meteorology issued an update on the MINOR FLOOD WARNING for TUGGERAH LAKE at LONG JETTY, with it likely to persist until Saturday (flood warning number 5, 2 May, 9.29am).