Railway crossings an anachronism
Regarding the incident at the Rawson Rd railway level crossing on Friday, April 19, I understand this is not the first time an incident has occurred at this location. Railway…
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Crossing safety demands investment
Editorial: Last Friday’s chilling incident at the Woy Woy railway level crossing, where a train collided with a car, starkly highlights the ongoing risks associated with railway level crossings on…
Woy Woy infrastructure must be addressed before more housing
Your front page story (CCN 434) reported that the State Government has targeted Woy Woy for housing density to be increased up to six storeys for residential apartment buildings within…
Call for action on Railway St crossing
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is calling on the State Government and Central Coast Council to collaborate on alternative solutions to the long running debate over the Rawson Rd rail…
Call for upgrade of dangerous rail crossing intersection
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is calling on the State Government and Central Coast Council to collaborate on alternative solutions to the long running debate over the Rawson Rd rail…
Any lasting solution to Woy Woy Rd alignment will be costly
Jeff Pages is quite right that the topography and distance make a connection to Woy Woy from the Mount White interchange economically impractical (“Topography against Mt White road link”, PP…
Community wants solutions for Rawson Rd level crossing
The community has renewed its calls to upgrade the Rawson Rd level crossing following an incident on the tracks in November last year but replacement with a tunnel or overpass…
A call to get the level crossing replacement done
Forum – I am saddened and upset to read of the shocking accident at the deadly Rawson Rd level crossing in Woy Woy, as reported in Pelican Post on November…
Car clipped on level crossing
About 9am on Wednesday, November 24, emergency services attended the train line on the Rawson Rd level crossing at Woy Woy after reports of a car on the train tracks….
Campaign to replace level crossing
Mayor Cr Jane Smith has joined the campaign to replace the level crossing at Rawson Rd and is proposing to ask the NSW Government to fund a business case for…
Labor commits to replace level crossing
A State Labor Government would replace the Rawson Rd level crossing if elected in March next year. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she did not need to be…
Boom gate failure adds to level crossing danger
The failure of boom gates at the Rawson Rd level crossing at Woy Woy and an inadequate response from NSW Trains has added to the danger of the level crossing,…
Holstein moves to revive Rawson Rd level crossing work
Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein is planning to have Central Coast Council support the resumption of work to replace the Rawson Rd level crossing. Cr Holstein said he had submitted…
Look at alternatives to rail crossing, says chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council to restart discussions about the rail level crossing in Woy Woy. “It is time to…
Holstein questions level crossing decision
The man responsible for securing Liberal Government funding for the Rawson Rd level crossing replacement project, former Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein, has called on the State Government to…
Where’s our precinct?
The $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina, which was promised in the 2019 Federal election campaign, has not commenced and community groups are beginning to ask why….
Tesch urges Premier to deliver underpass not insults
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has called on NSW Premier Ms Gladys Berejiklian to deliver funding for a rail underpass at Railway St, Woy Woy, instead of throwing insults…
Avoca Beach tops competition ladder
A resounding victory over The Lakes on June 24 has seen Avoca Beach rise to the top of the rugby union points table as the season enters its second half…
Important win for Avoca Beach
RUGBY Avoca Beach advanced to the second spot on the points score tally after an important 24-5 victory over Hornsby on July 16 in the Central Coast Rugby Union competition….
Nail-biter ends in 17 all draw for Terrigal and Kariong
A nail-biting match of the day in the Central Coast Rugby competition at The Haven Oval on June 18 saw Terrigal and Kariong play out a 17 all draw. The…