Focus on domestic violence not terrorism
[Forum] Domestic violence is the real terrorism here in Australia. Politicians bay like werewolves about the risks and evils of terrorism and spend billions of dollars fighting terrorism and American wars….
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Crown Land acquisition request principles finalised
The principles that will be used by Central Coast Council to decide whether or not to claim interest in parcels of Crown Land included in the NSW Government’s Crown Land…
Hit and run driver faces court
Lisa Curtale, the woman charged over the fatal San Remo hit and run of Adam Beattie, faced Wyong Local Court for the first time on Monday, August 20. Curtale faced…
Amalgamation under review
The worthy efforts of staff in amalgamating the former Gosford and Wyong Councils were acknowledged when Council met on August 13, and Councillors called for community input into the future…
Praise all round as trees saved
Transport for NSW has announced that the section of road connecting Orchard Rd to its New Intercity Fleet rail maintenance facility site at Kangy Angy, is proposed to be re-classified…
Council to consider participating in Biodiversity Project
Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, has asked Central Coast Council to support and participate in a NSW Department of Planning Strategic Biodiversity Certification Project. Council staff have…
Country Music Festival draws over 7,000 people
Venues across The Entrance came alive as the Central Coast Country Music Festival returned to the region for three jammed packed days of live music and entertainment. Kicking off on…
Environmental Justice Australia concerned about 400 hectare ash dam
Delta Electricity Company Secretary, Steve Gurney, has labelled community concerns about the structural integrity of the ash dam at Vales Point Power Station as “mischievous”. The Vales Point Power Station…
Could Kangy Angy happen near you?
The residents of Kangy Angy saved a stand of trees on Orchard Road but Tony Caldersmith explains how a quiet semi-rural neighbourhood became the site for a major industrial facility….
Usain Bolt looking forward to bringing home trophy
Fresh from his first training session with the Central Coast Mariners, the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, addressed a media pack at Central Coast Leagues Club on Tuesday, August 21….
Parliament hears how truth, common sense & honour failed in Kangy Angy
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, read a statement from the Kangy Angy Residents Action Group (KARAG) in the NSW Legislative Assembly on August 7, which included damning information about…
Sleepout raised $57,000 for Coast Shelter
Over 50 executives, business owners and their staff, swapped their beds for sleeping bags on Friday, August 10, as part of Coast Shelter’s Million Star Executive Sleepout. Held at Glenworth…
Nurses urge Allity to address understaffing issues
Allity aged care nurses met on their own time outside the Henry Kendall Aged Care facility in Wyoming, on Friday, August 3, demanding that Allity end its 18 month delay…
Public interest journalism appreciated
The Progress Association would like to congratulate you on the community interest inclusions in the Coast Community Newspaper. Your focused reporting of issues throughout our community is sincerely appreciated by…
Development application covering the former Masters’ hardware site lodged
The Home Consortium Group has lodged a development application covering the former Masters’ hardware centre. The DA will not be able to be approved by Central Coast Council until the…
Are attacks on the ABC indefensible?
[Forum] On the evening of Friday, August 3, a public meeting was held at the Gosford Leagues Club by Friends of the ABC to discuss the apparent attack by the present…
Revitalisation of Gosford City Centre on exhibition
The revitalisation of Gosford City Centre as the vibrant, liveable capital of the Central Coast, reached another milestone on Thursday, August 16, with the release of the draft Development Control…
New mobile base station switched on
Residents of Calga will benefit from improved mobile coverage because a new mobile base station, funded under the Coalition’s $220m Mobile Black Spot Program, has been switched on. Minister for…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre owners seek amendments to approval
The owners of the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre have lodged an application with Central Coast Council to have their consent to redevelop the theatre modified. The Section 4.55 amendment (formerly…
Stand-up comedians at Davistown RSL
Stand-up comedians, Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs, are bringing their show, Women Like Us, to Davistown RSL in September. The dynamic duo have spent the last three years touring the…