The list of 77 candidates, listed as assigned by the Ballot draw from the NSW Electoral Commission.
The list is per ward with political parties or groups first and then ungrouped independents second.
CCN article links with details about parties and/or candidates are marked in blue. NB: Official parties IN CAPITALS, official Groups (In Brackets)
BUDGEWOI
Groups: Budgewoi Ward
1. Group A – THE GREENS
– Sue WYNN
– Chantelle BAISTOW
– Cath CONNOR
2. Group B (Independents)
– Douglas EATON
– Allan McDONALD
– Greg BEST
3. Group C – LABOR
– Helen CROWLEY
– Joy COOPER
– Sarah BURNS
4. Group D (Team Central Coast)
– John MOULAND
– Paul WADE
– Mitchell COWAN
5. Group E – CENTRAL COAST HEART
– Edna WACHER
– Diana LAZATIN
– Anabelle ALCANAR
Ungrouped candidates: Budgewoi Ward
1. Sandra HARRIS – Locality: WOONGARRAH – Affiliation: Independent
2. Kenneth KOZAK – Locality: HAMLYN TERRACE – Affiliation: Independent
GOSFORD EAST
Groups: Gosford East Ward
1. Group A (Team Central Coast)
– Lawrie MCKINNA
– Pat FARMER
– George PATTERSON
2. Group B – LABOR
– Sharon WALSH
– Trevor DRAKE
– Victoria COLLINS
3. Group C – LIBERAL
– Jared WRIGHT
– Dee BOCKING
– (Third candidate not accepted by Electoral Commission)
Ungrouped candidates: Gosford East Ward
1. Clive LAWTON – Locality: WYOMING – Affiliation: Independent
2. Sharon ANDREWS – Locality: ERINA – Affiliation: Independent
3. Rosemary DE LAMBERT – Locality: HARDYS BAY – Affiliation: Independent
4. David KINGS – Locality: BENSVILLE – Affiliation: Independent
GOSFORD WEST
Groups: Gosford West Ward
1. Group A – (Team Central Coast)
– Daniel ABOU-CHEDID – AKA Chef Daniel
– Paul CHAPMAN
– Neil FERGUSON
2. Group B – (Independents)
– Jane SMITH
– Alison WADE
– Lisa WRILEY
3. Group C – (Ratepayers Choice)
– Kevin BROOKS
– Stephen SIZER
– Lee ERLIN
4. Group D – LIBERAL
– Trent McWAIDE
– Alan PAPPAS
– Kylie LOWBRIDGE
5. Group E – LABOR
– Belinda NEAL
– Adam McARDLE
– Mark ELLIS
6. Group F (Coasties Who Care)
– Lisa BELLAMY
– Sarah BLAKEWAY
– Tegan MULQUEENEY
Ungrouped candidates: Gosford West Ward
1. Julian RICHARDS – Locality: KARIONG – Affiliation: Independent
2. Andrew BAKER – Locality: KARIONG – Affiliation: Independent
THE ENTRANCE
Groups: The Entrance Ward
1. Group A – LABOR
– Margot CASTLES
– Matthew JEFFREY
– Joan PAVITT
2. Group B – ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY
– Sarah RYAN
– Patrick MURPHY
– Fardin PELAREK
3. Group C – LIBERAL
– Rachel STANTON
– Stephen HOOD
– Tracey PERREM
4. Group D (Independents)
– Corinne LAMONT
– Sam CARTER
– Dale LONG
5. Group E – (Team Central Coast)
– Sharryn BROWNLEE
– Skaie HULL
– Kalvin SMITH
Ungrouped candidates: The Entrance Ward
1. Rebecca SMILEY – Locality: WAMBERAL – Affiliation: Independent
WYONG
Groups: Wyong Ward
1. Group A – LIBERAL
– John McNAMARA
– Wade RUSSELL
– Jennifer FERGUSON
2. Group B (Team Central Coast)
– Kyla DANIELS
– Natasha STONE
– Alexander BURGIN
3. Group C – LABOR
– Kyle MACGREGOR
– Evan SCHREI
– Melanie GOULD
Ungrouped candidates: Wyong Ward
1. Michael WHITTINGTON – Locality: LISAROW – Affiliation: Independent
2. Daniel CRAIG – Locality: NARARA – Affiliation: Independent
3. Jara MILLWARD – Locality: NORTH GOSFORD – Affiliation: Independent
An interesting set of candidates. Budgewoi Group B features those olden day Liberals/Save the Lakes who change their representative shirts all day long on election day. Somehow the Wyong ward Liberals were not slow off the mark with their candidacy like elsewhere.
Gosford East – third Liberal Candidate not accepted by Electoral Commission. Why?
The NSW Electoral Commissin did not give us an answwer on that. We beleive it was an administrative error.
There are no resumes, either short or long, of any would be Councellers. Where do we go to find them?
We are currently compiling them and will publish shortly – CLICK HERE for articles on the election
Why can’t I find any information about each of the nominated persons ? How do we decide how to vote ?
Michael, we are compiling a list and policy descriptions from as many candidates as we can contact, there are 77 of them. In the mean time CLICK HERE for full access to council election stories
For people voting early the policy description etc should have been already done!
Goes to show nothing has changed , so slow in doing anything … So who do I vote for be forming going on holidays 🤷♀️
Please see links in that article in blue and for a access to all council election related stories CLICK HERE
How can anyone make a decision on the councillors if we have no information on them?
Lynne, we hvae written numerous stories on many candidates, groups and parties – see our council election section for full and free access
We are currently compiling them and will publish shortly – CLICK HERE for articles on the election
I believe Douglas Eaton has a conflict of interest
how do I vote i am interstate during the election
Hi Frank, good question. You can apply for a postal vote at the NSW Electoral Commission – https://elections.nsw.gov.au/voters/voting-options/postal-voting
Typo on The Entrance Ward Group D “Independents”
thank you
Can you please give a list of the previous Central Coast Counsellors? They shouldn’t be allowed to run.
I would encourage Kariong and Somersby voters to seriously consider voting for their local candidates as nothing gets done by this poor excuse for a current council unless you live in Terrigal, Avoca or the Gosford waterfront. Our roads are a complete disgrace. Please leave the political party candidates completely out of the running.
Why would anyone vote for Jane Smith, with her dismal performance as Mayor on the worst council in the State’s history. What a hide.
I don’t think it is the sole responsibility of CCN to publish the resumes of the candidates. Surely this should be on the Council’s website in the first place.
We have to be thankful that CCN go to the trouble, and it is incumbent on the candidates to get their resumes complete well before the week before elections.
Let it not be forgotten why an administrator was required to fix the mess the last council left behind some 4 years ago.
I’d rather put up with an unpopular administrator than an incompetent democratically elected council.
I wish the successful candidates well and look forward to driving on pot hole free roads amongst all the other benefits we will no doubt be promised by a newly elected council.
Party politics has no place in local Council! Council’s job is roads, water, footpaths, parks, sewer etc in the interests of local residents. That’s it! They should not serve any other agenda, nor should they treat Council as a stepping stone to a career in politics. I refuse to vote for anybody who represents any political party!
Sandra,
I so agree with you.
That would be right, sounds like our council !
We are not even on the map at Mooney Mooney !
we do we have to this for? We have been going good without councillors especially Eaton & Best. You failed once you should not be allowed another go at it!
How dare the previous Councillors be allowed to run again, as they were part of the reason why we ended up with an Administrator. As for many of the others don’t actually live in the ward and in many cases don’t know what is happening in the ward, as those in the southern wards most probably don’t know where Budgewoi is or ever visited the region and visa versa. Vote ungrouped independents as they don’t have hidden agendas.
For those asking – the NSW Electoral Commission website contains some info on candidates. https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/local-government-elections/2024-nsw-local-government-elections/candidates?area=Central%20Coast&contest=gosford%20east%20ward
Thanks for at least posting a readable current ward map. Council posted unreadable miniature ones at. Not sure if intentional obfuscation or just standard council competence.
Why is the suburb of Narara in the Ward of Wyong when it takes me 25 minutes to drive to Wyong as opposed to 5 minutes to drive to West Gosford.
Why would Councillors’ who are elected to represent Wyong help me at Narara?
Will the elected Councillors’ even care about anyone who lives in Narara as opposed to those who live in Wyong?
Do those who nominate themselves for election even know that Narara is part of the Wyong Ward?
To the NSW Electoral Commission, you can’t be serious (or have any idea) if you put the suburb of Narara in the Ward of Wyoung when the suburb of Narara is next to the suburb of West Gosford.
You wonder why people lose faith in Local Government; and like me, have a preference to remain under “administration”.