With our beautiful natural environments and traditionally relaxed lifestyle, the Central Coast is home to many older residents who are vibrant, active and valued members of our local community. This has contributed positively to our identity and is something to be celebrated and appreciated.

Our older residents make a significant contribution to our community as Elders, workers, volunteers, neighbours, friends, parents and grandparents. They are a rich resource of knowledge, ideas and wisdom providing the advice, experience and support to our daily lives. They are valued as important community and cultural leaders.

Our Positive Ageing Strategy aims to create an age-friendly community on the Central Coast which values, supports, and empowers older people to live active and fulfilling lives. The strategy is made up of four key themes:

Theme 1: Social Connections and Participation - Our older residents are connected and have opportunities to participate in, contribute to and be included in community life.

Theme 2: Being Better Informed and Tech Savvy - Our older residents are well informed and well-resourced as they age.

Theme 3: Staying Healthy and Active - Our older residents are encouraged to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle and can access health services.

Theme 4: Age-Friendly Places and Spaces - Our older residents feel welcome and can access public places and spaces, they can move easily and safely around the community and are supported to age in place.

GOALL – Growing Older And Loving Life!

GOALL magazine celebrates the contribution and experience our seniors bring to the Central Coast community, their friends and extended families.

Every issue features entertaining stories written by seniors for seniors, plus helpful information about positive ageing along with upcoming events and activities for over 50s. 

Produced by Central Coast Council in partnership with local community organisations, GOALL is published in an easily accessible digital format each season. It’s the best way for seniors on the Coast to stay connected, engaged and informed!

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Contribute to GOALL Magazine

We would love to hear what you’re interested in and what you would like to share with our vibrant seniors’ community.

Contributions and editorial enquiries are always welcome. Please contact GOALL at goall@centralcoast.gov.au or submit your article here! 

GOALL Article submission dates:

Winter Edition - 31 March - (for events/activities held in Jun, Jul, Aug)

Spring Edition - 30 June - (for events/activities held in Sep, Oct, Nov)

Summer Edition - 31 September - (for events/activities held in Dec, Jan, Feb)

Autumn Edition - 31 December - (for events/activities held in Mar, Apr, May)

Seniors Festival

The Central Coast is home to a remarkable Seniors community of 89,000 individuals who achieve amazing things and generously donate their time to community organisations and charities across the region.

Every March, our Council proudly commemorates the NSW Seniors Festival by offering opportunities for our seniors to come together, celebrating the rich diversity of our older residents.

By delivering an annual Seniors Event Calendar and Seniors Festival Expo, we ensure that our senior community remains well-informed and equipped with resources as they embrace ageing gracefully.

Interested in featuring your event on the Seniors Festival Calendar or hosting a stall at the Seniors Festival Expo? Join our database to stay updated!

Grandma Moses Art Competition and Exhibition

Each year, budding artist aged 50 and over pick up their paintbrushes and enter the prestigious Grandma Moses Art Competition and Exhibition. This long-standing fixture on the cultural calendar takes inspiration from the life and work of Anna Mary Robertson Moses. Better known as 'Grandma Moses', she became famous for her evocative artworks that depicted American rural life, after taking up painting in her 70s.

Wita a legacy rooted in her late-blooming artistic journey, the competition embraces a diverse array of creative expressions, offering over $3,000 in prize money across various categories such as Open, Watercolour, Novice, 50+ Centre members' group, and Central Coast themed artworks.

This year, the delivery of this esteemed competition is shifting. Moving forward, entries will be photographed and submitted online for public voting to nominate the top 20 selected pieces which will be exhibited in the Erina Centre exhibition space, amplifying the reach and impact of this cherished event within the community across a four-week period.

Every year, artists eagerly await the opportunity to showcase their work, reinforcing the timeless message that age is no obstacle to artistic achievement.

Competition entry forms and details about the competition will be available in October 2024.

Register for the mailing list here to keep up to date.

50+ Leisure and Learning Centres and Senior Centres 

The Central Coast has a number of 50+ Leisure and Learning Centres and Senior Centres which provide opportunities for social, educational, cultural and physical development.

Please contact the individual centres for more information about ongoing programs and events.

Ettalong 50+ Leisure & Learning Centre

Address: Cnr Broken Bay Rd & Karingi St, Ettalong Beach, NSW 2257
Phone: (02) 4342 1034

Gosford 50+ Leisure & Learning Centre

Address: Cnr Albany Street North & Henry Wheeler Place, Gosford, NSW 2250
Phone: (02) 4324 2287

Lake Munmorah 50+ Leisure & Learning Centre

Address: 1 Acacia Avenue, Lake Munmorah, NSW 2259
Phone: (02) 4358 8390

Long Jetty Over 50s Centre

Address: 6 Thompson Street, Long Jetty, NSW 2261
Phone: (02) 4332 5522

Terrigal 50+ Leisure & Learning Centre

Address: Cnr Duffys Rd & Terrigal Dr, Terrigal, NSW 2260
Phone: (02) 4384 5152

Toukley 50Plus Leisure & Learning Centre

Address: Hargraves Street, Toukley, NSW 2263
Phone: (02) 4396 5075

Wyong Senior Citizens Centre

Address: Cnr Alison Road and Rankens Court, Wyong, NSW 2259
Phone: (02) 4352 1553