Winter doesn’t have to equal the blues on the Central Coast. There are loads of fun things happening indoors and outdoors so no matter what Mother Nature serves up these school holidays, the littlies will be happy and entertained. Here’s our July school holiday guide to ensure the winter break sizzles despite the chill (and best of

Daylight savings has ended, the leaves are falling (well, they’re supposed to be)  and school is nearly out: time to start planning for the April holidays. Central Coast families, are you ready to be thoroughly entertained? From fireworks to yoga and horse riding camps to robot workshops – Playing in Puddles, which brings you the best

The annual Mountains Sounds Festival held at Mt Penang Gardens in February attracts a mind blowing array of people and outfits. Combining culture, music, art and people, it’s a thriving Central Coast festival that unites high vibrations, free dance moves and all walks of life.  The high frequency vibes which settle in the Kariong parklands

To ensure coastal chicettes are having as much fun as chic adults, we’ve compiled the top ten things for families on the Central Coast these school holidays. From waterfront carnivals to cooking classes, Coastal Chic mum Zoe Thomson put some of the Coast’s star attractions to the test with one aim – to entertain Coastie

From 11am until 7pm on Sunday November 20, Long Jetty staked its claim as one of the most hip and happening suburbs on the Coast. Streams of boho chicks in billowing skirts, cut-off shorts and strappy sandals flowed along the lake’s shore as the second annual Long Jetty Street Festival swung into action. Punters paused here and there

We’re well and truly hooked on the Central Coast’s sustainable seafood festival – Cast Off. Blessed with summer-in-autumn weather, the festival sprung to life under a powder blue sky, the sun shining down on Woy Woy’s picturesque waterfront as revellers poured into the Boulevarde. The brainchild of the family behind Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf (WWFW), it was a

Ground Control to Major Tom, Mountain Sounds once again lifted off at Mt Penang Gardens with the boutique Central Coast festival of music, art and culture taking on a Bowie bent this year. In its third year at the picturesque Mt Penang Gardens at Kariong, the festival continues to grow and evolve into a must-attend event

They come in trays, one or two dozen a pop, freshly plucked from Brisbane Water and shucked for our eating pleasure. The oysters at the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival are mostly of the locally-grown Sydney Rock variety and so deliciously fresh and plentiful, we’re a bit “shellfish” and devour a whole dozen. The annual festival, now in its

We’ve been fishing just north of the Rip Bridge for about an hour and have only managed to hook baby snapper. The sun is beating down on our little tinny and I’m lost in a day dream, imagining myself living the high life in a waterfront mansion. All of a sudden I’m jerked back to reality