We continue our series of month-by-month reviews of the major regional news of 2024 as reported in Coast Community News.
September
As the September 14 local government election loomed the State Government announced new councillors would have strict conditions imposed on them for the first 12 months.
Toowoon Bay SLSC celebrated its 70th anniversary and the Australian Reptile Park said unseasonally high temperatures were seeing venomous snakes out and about early.
Following a series of short rallies in previous months, nurses and midwives carried out their first 12 hour strike in a bid for a 15 per cent pay rise.
Coasties were warned to prepare for bushfire and storm season and Chamberlain group, the parent company of Grifco, relocated to a new manufacturing facility at Somersby.
First preference voting counts in the September 14 Central Coast Council election saw the two major parties dominating.
Ten men were arrested in multiple raids across the Central Coast for drug and firearm supply offences.
Heatherbrae Pies at Ourimbah took out the award for the best gluten-free pie in the Great Aussie Pie competition.
The Central Coast rugby league season ended with Erina taking out the men’s first grade competition for the first time in 33 years.
The sudden closure of Community Transport Central Coast Limited saw local politicians scrambling for a solution for clients and staff.
The referendum held in conjunction with the local government election saw residents vote in favour of reducing councillor numbers from 15 to nine from the 2028 Council elections.
Development applications for all three sections of a proposed seawall at Wamberal Beach were before Council.
Central Coast Football’s men’s and women’s grand finals saw Terrigal win the women’s premiership and Berkeley Vale secure their first ever men’s premiership.
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