Election









New Mayor Matthews

[New Mayor] The Central Coast Council last night elected Lisa Matthews as the new Mayor for the next 12 months. In what appeared to be a predetermined outcome, the ALP-backed…


Sitting Federal Members Returned

A region-wide swing of more than 3% to the Liberal Party the May 18 Federal Election has seen, Lucy Wicks, returned for a third term as Member Labor’s, Emma McBride, holding onto…






Tesch on fines & election

Flushed with success after having hundreds of parking fines issued to residents parked on the grass verge at the front of their homes waived last week, Gosford MP Liesl Tesch…


Dave Abrahams to run for Robertson

Hardys Bay resident Mr David Abrahams has announced he will run as an independent candidate in the 2019 federal election in the seat of Robertson. Mr Abrahams announced his candidacy…


Shock preselection loss to Scot MacDonald

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, has lost preselection to recontest his Legislative Council seat in the March, 2019, NSW State Government election. Fellow Member of the Legislative…




MP or councillor, but not both

[Forum]  I write in response to the article in Coast Community News (Edition 187) that Cr Jeff Sundstrom will stand for the seat of Terrigal at the next State Election. Cr…