Central Coast Home & Lifestyle Magazine Autumn 2022

C entral Coast Libraries boast an excellent collection of historical and current resources that relate specifically to the Central Coast area. Our Library Service's online resources, Central Coast Memories and Gostalgia, provide a wonderful record of the history of our region containing a comprehensive collection of photos, postcards, documents and other memorabilia. These fantastic resources delve into our region’s rich history showing how the area transformed through pictures and helping provide insight of how families helped develop this beautiful place we call home. Love to knowmore about your family's past? The Gosford Family History Collection is located on the Mezzanine Level of Gosford Branch Library and is currently accessible only to library staff. Our history team are happy to facilitate access to this collection. Please email history@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au for assistance. What does the library hold? Ancestry.com and Find My Past are temporarily available from home for Library members. Please email library@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au for log in details. The main emphasis of our collection is on New South Wales, with some Queensland and Victorian Immigration records. Please note that we do not hold overseas records, as other groups on the Central Coast specialise in these. A large selection of family history books and guides are available for loan or reference use within the library. How do I access the collection? Gosford Library - To access the collection, please phone 4304 7500 1 hour before attending to advise us on the resource you require for microfilm and microfiche machines.. Tuggerah Library - The family history computers, microfiche and microfilm readers can be reserved for up Use of the collection is conducted on a learn-it-yourself basis, however, if you require assistance starting your research, or you have hit a brick wall, please contact us on 4350 1560 or email history@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Our website includes some great overview information. Beginner’s sessions are held on a regular basis. Gosford Library offers limited support and guidance for family history research. Please check the Libraries What's On page for details of upcoming sessions. Gosford Library has a large and ever-growing collection of local history photographs, dating from the 1880s onwards. It also has a growing collection of sound recordings from the 1980’s and 1990’s. Visit www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries for more historic photographs, heritage inventory, historic newspapers, history books and research resources or if you have any items to donate email history@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Central Coast Local History to two hours, by telephoning 4350 1560. What if I need assistance or guidance?

Pictured: Wray family members on holiday at Daley's Point, 1911. Images Courtesy of Central Coast Council Library Service.

Mangrove Creek, early 1900. Images Courtesy of Central Coast Council Library Service.

Recovering from breast cancer? Come join us for strength, fun and exercise! Dragons Abreast Central Cotast – DACC

D ragons Abreast is the name of a group of women and men who have survived breast cancer, or supporters of the survivors, who participate in dragon boat paddling! In Peel St, Toukley we have a local Dragons Abreast group, a subgroup of Central Coast Dragon boat Club, and we train twice a week on Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Many of the girls train just once a week but still enjoy the fun of dragonboating. There is an international regatta next year in New Zealand and we hope members can attend this regatta. We can join in general regattas or just come to training to keep up our fitness level, everyone's choice. We have a meeting every 2 months so we're not bogged

down in meetings! After the shock, surgery and treatment of breast cancer, dragon boating offers fun, camaraderie, support and understanding and an increase in total body strength. We have a Facebook Page under Dragons Breast Central Coast (Coastbusters) where we can keep everyone up to date with happenings. We have a mix of ages within the group and everyone is welcome!! We try to have a coffee after training and it's good to relax and chat. You can come for a tryout for up to 5 times and then join our group, we do get a little wet as it's a water sport so come with exercise /casual clothes, water type shoes and a bottle of water and be prepared to

get great instruction and support for this energetic sport. Please phone Pam on 0414 863 106 if you want more information or to make a time to come and try, or email us on centralcoastda@outlook.com