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Forever chemicals have been found in Australians’ tap water, but the risks remain unclear.

Central Coast residents told to boil water after testing detected bacteria

An alert issued by Central Coast Council said samples from the drinking water supply contained E. coli bacteria.

  • Kate Aubusson

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Daniel English, pictured with his son, is selling an engagement ring on Facebook Marketplace.

Relics of broken hearts for sale on Facebook Marketplace

A $39,500 diamond ring is among the haphazard collection of things for sale on the social media site.

  • Frances Howe
Coastal erosion at Wamberal Beach is a significant environmental issue to be tackled by the new council.

These houses were sinking into the ocean. Now a council wants to fix it

After four years in administration, the Central Coast Council is prioritising the environment, infrastructure and housing.

  • Nick Newling
Animation of a high-speed train on Australia’s East Coast.

Revealed: Colossal cost of high-speed rail line from Sydney to Central Coast

Confidential modelling underscores the challenges facing the Albanese government if it presses ahead with building a high-speed line all the way to Newcastle.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Luca Bennett and his friends gathered at the site he went missing

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.

  • Clare Sibthorpe, Billie Eder and Riley Walter
NSW Police have released an image of a man they believe to be involved in several explosions and a fire at legal offices in Gosford.

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.

  • Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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A four-vehicle crash shut down the M1 in both directions near Wyong.

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.

  • Angus Dalton
Anthony Albanese and the house he has bought at Copacabana on the Central Coast.

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.

  • Olivia Ireland and James Massola
Gosford Hospital Central Coast gynaecology letter composite

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.

  • Angus Thomson
Central Coast council

Central Coast Council: What your candidates said

This is the first election since administrators were appointed.

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