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Toddler drownings spark pool safety calls Photo

Posted December 1, 2008 06:16:00 | Updated December 1, 2008 08:31:00

Swimming pool owners are being reminded to be vigilant after the drownings of three toddlers within a week.

Tags: accidents, federal-state-issues, safety, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, newcastle-2300

Petrovski breaks Glory hearts Photo

Posted November 29, 2008 22:19:00 | Updated November 29, 2008 23:37:00

Sasho Petrovski cruelly denied victory for Perth Glory as 10-man Central Coast eked out a 2-2 draw in stoppage time.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, wa, perth-6000

Roar women continue winning ways

Posted November 29, 2008 21:16:00

Queensland extended its lead atop the W-League table to five points after comprehensively dismantling Sydney FC 3-0 in Brisbane on Saturday.

Tags: sport, football, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, melbourne-3000

Mitchell preparing for player exodus Photo

Posted November 28, 2008 17:13:00

Perth Glory coach David Mitchell says it will be difficult to keep players at the club beyond this A-League season.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, gosford-2250, wa, perth-6000

Second twin dies after pool accident Photo

Posted November 27, 2008 19:00:00

The second toddler involved in this week's backyard swimming pool drowning on the New South Wales central coast has died.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, home-accidents, gosford-2250, st-huberts-island-2257, sydney-2000

Households struggling as 'mortgage stress' spreads Audio Photo

Posted November 26, 2008 10:00:00 | Updated November 26, 2008 11:01:00

Mortgage defaults are getting worse and more widespread, a new report by ratings agency Fitch Ratings says.

Tags: economic-trends, housing, international-financial-crisis, australia, nsw, bronte-2024, gosford-2250, newcastle-2300, wollongong-2500, qld, helensvale-4212, wa, perth-6000

Toddler still critical after pool fall Photo

Posted November 25, 2008 18:13:00

One toddler is dead and another remains in a critical condition after they fell into a pool on Monday night.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, home-accidents, gosford-2250, st-huberts-island-2257, sydney-2000

Twins 'riding bikes before pool fall' Photo

Posted November 25, 2008 11:38:00 | Updated November 25, 2008 15:40:00

Police say twin boys had been playing on their pushbikes moments before falling into a backyard swimming pool on the New South Wales central coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, st-huberts-island-2257

Toddler dies, brother critical, after pool accident

Posted November 25, 2008 01:00:00

One boy has died and another is in a critical condition after an accident in a backyard pool on the central coast of New South Wales last night.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, nsw, gosford-2250

Victory take spoils against Mariners Photo

Posted November 21, 2008 22:17:00 | Updated November 21, 2008 23:12:00

A masterful performance from Archie Thompson inspired Melbourne's 2-1 win over Central Coast in Friday night's round 12 top-of-the-table A-League match-up at Docklands.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, vic, melbourne-3000

Mariners challenge table-topping Victory Photo

Posted November 21, 2008 09:37:00

The Central Coast travels to Melbourne tonight to take on the Victory in a top-of-the-table A-League clash.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, vic, melbourne-3000

Merrick to unleash star quartet

Posted November 20, 2008 14:38:00

Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick has named Carlos Hernandez along with Ney Fabiano, Archie Thompson and Danny Allsop in the side to play the Central Coast in the A-League match tomorrow night.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, vic, melbourne-3000

80yo 'shot twice at neighbour's door'

Posted November 20, 2008 10:01:00

Police have arrested an 80-year-old man for allegedly firing a gun during a neighbourhood dispute in the New South Wales Hunter region.

Tags: crime, police, caves-beach-2281, newcastle-2300

Student travel: O'Farrell targets Labor MPs

Posted November 19, 2008 12:35:00

The New South Wales Opposition is taking its campaign against the Government's plans to axe free student travel to Labor seats.

Tags: education, schools, government-and-politics, political-parties, labor-party, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, nsw, blacktown-2148, gosford-2250, penrith-2750, sydney-2000

Driver dies in single vehicle crash

Posted November 17, 2008 11:13:00

A 25-year-old man has died in a single vehicle crash on the New South Wales central coast.

Tags: road-accidents, doyalson-2262, newcastle-2300

Mariners pumped for Victory clash Photo

Posted November 16, 2008 14:08:00 | Updated November 16, 2008 14:17:00

Central Coast coach Lawrie McKinna says his side's 3-0 victory over Adelaide in Gosford has provided a great confidence-booster for next week's clash with Melbourne Victory.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250

Mariners compound Adelaide's woes Photo

Posted November 15, 2008 21:38:00 | Updated November 15, 2008 23:04:00

Adelaide United's horror fortnight continued on Saturday evening as the Central Coast scored a 3-0 win in Gosford.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, nsw, gosford-2250, sa, adelaide-5000

Roar women smash Mariners

Posted November 15, 2008 20:24:00

Queensland inflicted a W-League demolition on the Central Coast with a blinding 5-0 victory at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney on Saturday evening.

Tags: sport, football, australia, nsw, campbelltown-2560, gosford-2250, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, wa, perth-6000

Teen gets 17 years for schoolgirl's brutal murder Photo

Posted November 14, 2008 12:10:00 | Updated November 14, 2008 14:00:00

A teenager was 'normal and well-behaved' before he stabbed a school girl 48 times, a judge said today.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, casula-2170, forresters-beach-2260

Dredging dallying 'putting lives at risk'

Posted November 12, 2008 14:15:00

Gosford City Council is being accused of placing lives at risk by refusing to help pay for emergency dredging at the entrance to Brisbane Water on the central coast of New South Wales.

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, maritime-accidents, government-and-politics, local-government, states-and-territories, safety, nsw, ettalong-beach-2257, gosford-2250, palm-beach-2108

Fears 4,000 public service jobs axed Photo

Posted November 12, 2008 13:39:00 | Updated November 12, 2008 13:50:00

Union fears 4,000 jobs will be cut over the next year because of the NSW mini-Budget.

Tags: government-and-politics, the-budget, public-sector, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, alstonville-2477, berry-2535, condobolin-2877, glen-innes-2370, gosford-2250, griffith-2680, jindabyne-2627, temora-2666

Girl, 9, mauled by rottweiler

Posted November 11, 2008 14:37:00

A nine-year-old girl from the New South Wales central coast has been taken to Westmead Children's Hospital for facial reconstruction after being attacked by a dog last night.

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, law-crime-and-justice, crime, dog, nsw, sydney-2000, umina-beach-2257

NSW boxing authority probes brawl

Posted November 8, 2008 18:39:00

The Boxing Authority of New South Wales is set to conduct an investigation into a post-fight brawl which erupted at Central Coast Leagues Club on Friday night.

Tags: sport, boxing, australia, nsw, gosford-2250

Strong interest in Catherine Hill Bay housing plans

Posted November 6, 2008 08:25:00

Catherine Hill Bay residents say they are not surprised two big housing developments planned for the village have generated more public feedback than other projects in New South Wales.

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, catherine-hill-bay-2281, newcastle-2300

Scots win but Fiji progresses to play-off

Posted November 5, 2008 23:29:00

Fiji has secured a semi-final play-off spot despite going down 18-16 to spirited Scotland in a torrid Rugby League World Cup clash in Gosford.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, australia, nsw, gosford-2250