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Cuts to palliative care heartless

“Mingy Minns” has done it yet again. It seems like taking taxpayers’ money, and therefore support, for the older generation and those who are dying makes for easy pickings. I…


No thanks to nuclear

The Opposition has identified two locations on  the Central Coast for its nuclear power plant proposal, Eraring and Bayswater. An excellent way to ensure that Labor is returned at the…


We need to keep 15 councillors

This year we have the council election in September. In conjunction with this, we also have the local referendum about reducing the number of councillors from 15 to nine and…


Toukley McDonald’s a bad idea

The Council should not allow a McDonald’s restaurant at Toukley. The traffic is already congested with the school, Aldi, Service NSW and the coffee shop right near the traffic lights….



Good Samaritans save the day

Even before the NRMA had a chance to intervene, the local community raced to our rescue recently. We were out for a drive in our newly-acquired MX5, coasting down Empire…


We must keep 15 councillors

Federal and State parliamentarians state consistently they cannot be removed from their elected positions because in a democracy they are elected by their constituents. Fifteen democratically elected Central Coast councillors…


Where are the trees?

Good news: Council is upgrading 11 play areas around the Central Coast. Yay. Bad news: Council is NOT providing any shade at any of these areas. Boo. Email, Feb 26Phil…



Action on e-scooters needed

When is security at Bateau Bay shopping centre and the Police going to actually do something about the teenage delinquents riding e-scooters up and down the bus service area? Will…


Interesting rainfall analysis

Is Terrigal the wettest place on the Central Coast? As an old Bureau weatherman I’m always interested in the rainfall differences we experience across the Central Coast and on occasion…