Residents who are unable to travel to Central Coast Council meetings held in Wyong will be able to continue to view those meetings using live webcasting.
The live webcasting of Central Coast Council meetings is set to continue following adoption of a recommendation by Council at its April meeting in Wyong.
One of the first decisions of the new Council was to trial live webcasting of Council meetings due to the need to service a large local government area and to ensure the decision-making processes of Council were accessible to as large an audience as possible.
Council Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, said Council had received a lot of constructive feedback over the past six months and was now taking the necessary steps to improve the service for the Central Coast community.
“I believe it is important the decisions of the Council are as open and accessible as possible and webcasting can help deliver that effectively,” Mr Reynolds said.
“Over the next few months there will be refurbishments made to both Chambers to accommodate the fifteen newly elected Councillors, and at this time, adjustments will be made to incorporate webcasting, including improving the sound quality.
“That was the feedback we got that sometimes the audio dropped out, so we are making appropriate steps to fix this issue.”
The webcast will be available for viewing until the next meeting of Council, meaning those who cannot view the meeting at the time it is broadcast will have an opportunity to do so at a time that suits them.
Live webcasting of Council meetings can be viewed via Council’s website and youtube channel.
Source:
Media release, Apr 26
Ian Reynolds, Central Coast Council