The Central Coast is a beautiful area and you've made the best decision to move here. Here are a few things you should do now that you have moved to make you feel more at home. These are things that are heaviliy subsidised by Central Coast Council or that you can do for free. Have fun!
- Get a subsidised compost or wormfarm:
How to get a $20 worm farm with worms?
Central Coast Council subsidises Compost Revolution so you can get good quality worm farms and composts really cheaply. This is real, I have ordered and recieved a $20 worm farm - kids love it, its like another pet. The prices might be higher or lower depending on when you apply, I used a code wormfarm20 to get the discount. Have a look, well worth getting.
Here is a link to sign up for soft plastic recycling on the Central Coast
How to opt into soft plastic recycling?
Sign up to curby and they'll send you curby bags that you can fill up with soft plastics, you then scan them for rewards and put them in your yellow bin. Simple.
3. Join Central Coast Library:
Click here to join Central Coast Library, the ability to borrow 20 library books, digital books, audio books and even pickleball kits
How to join Central Coast Library?
Just click the link above to self register for 20 books each per familiy member as well as access to borrowbox, indyreads and other library apps.
There is also a program in some libraries where you can access them from 6am to 9pm - haven't quite figured out how to do this yet, will put instructions up when I figure it out.
Here is a guide to finding dog areas on the Central Coast
The Central Coast has many beautiful beaches and outdoor areas, about every second beach on the coast is a dog beach, its a great place to have a dog as part of the family. The only thing is that dogs are not permitted in many reserve areas on the Central Coast so its good to know that too. Here is how to access and read the Central Coast Council Online mapping that shows all these areas.
If you’re moving with a dog, dog friendly suburbs on the Central Coast will matter. While half the coastline welcomes dogs, many nature reserves and national parks strictly prohibit them, find out which ones.
Find out if there are any bushwalks where you are
Green space and bushwalks are so beneficial to your physical and mental health. The Central Coast has so many wonderful council reserves, State Forests and National Parks. See how close your new home is to a bushwalk.
Where are the best thrift stores on the Central Coast?
Op shops are great - here is a guide to some of the best ones on the Central Coast
Where are the best cafes for bubs on the Central Coast?
Here is a guide to some of the best cafe's for bub's on the Central Coast
Alternatively you can talk to us here and we'll look up all these details for you.