A range of positive outcomes on affordable housing achieved
Two years on from the adoption of the Central Coast Affordable and Alternate Housing Strategy, Council has achieved a range of positive outcomes to help address the broad spectrum of…
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Council’s plan to meet housing needs
Two years on from the adoption of the Central Coast Affordable and Alternate Housing Strategy, Central Coast Council says it has achieved ‘a range of positive outcomes to help address…
15% rise in Ettalong Beach house prices adds to housing squeeze
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is ramping up calls for more affordable housing on the Peninsula, with latest figures from Domain revealing median house prices at Ettalong Beach have risen…
Milestone passed for West Gosford social housing project
A new development to provide 56 affordable units at West Gosford has reached an important construction milestone with the pouring of the roof slab, known as the project’s “topping out”….
Suitable sites for affordable housing will be the focus
Suitable sites for affordable housing will be the focus of the new Council Affordable Housing Land (CAHL) Proposal. It was decided at Central Coast Council’s meeting on October 26 to…
Council sites to be identified for affordable housing
Central Coast Council will develop a Council Affordable Housing Land (CAHL) Proposal to help address the growing demand for affordable housing in the region. The CAHL Proposal will identify suitable…
Gosford affordable housing project set to begin
Construction is set to begin next month on a 41-unit affordable housing development in Gosford, which received final approval this week after being fast tracked through the State Government’s Planning…
16 affordable housing unit development approved
[West Gosford] A multi dwelling development comprising 16 affordable housing units has been approved by Central Coast Council for a block in Henry Kendall St, West Gosford, adjacent to Henry…
JRPP calls for revised plans for Toukley development
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has deferred its decision on an affordable housing development project at 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. The proposal is for a $9.1m residential flat building, consisting…
Housing problem lies outside the boundaries of local government
[Forum] Margaret Johnson is incorrect in saying that “affordable homes are needed” (Wyong Regional Chronicle 152) to deal with the shelter problems of low-income households. Focusing on “affordable homes” misses…
We need to support Affordable Housing Strategy
[Forum] Thank you for the excellent coverage that you have given the Public Exhibition of the Council’s Draft Strategy on Affordable and Alternative Housing. Council is providing many ways that local…
Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy
Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the…
Affordable Housing Report criticised unfairly
[Forum] Councillor Bruce McLachlan’s comments about the Affordable Housing Report (edition 150) sell Central Coast residents short. Overall, the comments reflect a lack of understanding of the strategies, present points out…
JRPP to decide on two Affordable Housing projects
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will determine applications for a 29- room boarding house at Canton Beach, and a 29-unit Affordable Housing flat building at The Entrance, when it…
Councillor calls for extension of Affordable Housing Strategy exhibition
Clr Bruce McLachlan is calling for Central Coast Council’s draft Affordable Housing Strategy to be extended for 90 days. McLachlan intends to move a motion calling for the extension when…
Issue remains as housing project succeeds, says Tesch
A Woy Woy project provides 30 of only 47 units of social housing provided on the Central Coast under the NSW Government’s new funding model for social and affordable housing,…
Review of affordable housing policy sought
The NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure will receive a letter from Central Coast Council seeking a review of the affordable housing State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP), as a result…
Social and affordable housing seed money available
The NSW Government has officially opened Expressions of Interest for the second phase of its Social and Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF), and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald…
Peninsula housing affordability problem won’t go away
Housing affordability is a hot topic. It is a massive problem in Australia, particularly in Sydney which now ranks number two in the world for unaffordability with average house prices…
Government has committed to a target for social and affordable dwellings
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, have welcomed the announcement by NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, that the Government has…