Central Coast
Friends gather to honour Luca Bennett, lost at North Avoca Beach
A sombre message has been etched onto a rock face near where Scots student Luca Bennett, was swept away on Christmas Eve.
- by Clare Sibthorpe, Billie Eder and Riley Walter
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Crime
Police release CCTV image of man they believe can assist investigators following Gosford legal office attacks
The Legal Aid office and a law firm in Gosford are believed to have been targeted in the attacks.
- by Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
Significant delays on M1 north of Sydney after woman killed on motorway
Emergency services responded to reports a woman had been struck shortly after a crash between three cars and truck near Wyong.
- by Angus Dalton
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Political leadership
Labor MPs baffled by PM’s $4.3 million ‘clifftop perfection’ home buy
The purchase has opened the prime minister to criticism from colleagues that he has misjudged the optics as voters battle high interest rates, rents and property prices.
- by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
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Women's health
Doctors cancel gynaecology appointments, surgeries over safety fears
Obstetricians and gynaecologists at two NSW hospitals said they would only treat urgent cases until more doctors were hired to ease pressure on burnt-out staff.
- by Angus Thomson
Central Coast Council: What your candidates said
This is the first election since administrators were appointed.
Where there’s smoke there’s ire: Central Coast’s highest-rated restaurant forced to close
Italian wood-fire restaurant Osteria il Coccia in Ettalong will close after failing to rectify smoke complaints.
- by Bianca Hrovat
Revealed: How many new homes are planned at a train station near you
Some suburbs are set for four times as many new dwellings as others.
- by Michael Koziol
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Hotel reviews
Central Coast’s new luxury lodges raise the bar
With five-star resort facilities, concierge service and a lauded eatery on-site, you’ll want for nothing.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
Man charged with 20 offences after alleged Central Coast rampage
Police officers, dogs, a helicopter and the tactical operations unit were mobilised to find and arrest the man.
- by Angus Dalton
Sea-change dreams: How far does a Sydney budget stretch along the coast?
For about the median house price in Sydney, many buyers in popular regional towns can get closer to the sand.
- by Carmen Forward
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