People power should demand demerger
FORUM – It’s rare for me to agree with anything Labor says but on the occasion of local Labor politicians calling on the new Minister for Local Government to sort…
Amalgamation
Breakers Country Club members vote in favour of Mounties merger
Members have voted in favour of the amalgamation of Breakers Country Club with the Mounties Group. The Mounties Group successfully joined forces earlier this year with both Club Wyong and…
Survey those who matter
Forum – I would like to put a call out to the Chief Executive Officer of Central Coast Council to do the right thing and survey the people who are…
Community shouldn’t pay for Council ‘car crash’
Forum – Everyone seems to be blaming the Councillors for the debacle that the Central Coast Council has become. I’m not saying they are blameless but how is it the…
Mounties and Breakers enter amalgamation talks
The Mounties Group is in discussions with Breakers Country Club at Wamberal regarding a potential amalgamation. The news follows an expression of interest released in late 2020, to engage clubs…
Friends of Democracy group launched
On the fifth anniversary of the amalgamation of Wyong and Gosford Councils, a new group is emerging to give the community a voice about whether or not the Central Coast…
NSW Government sleepwalking
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator, I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Halekulani Bowling Club has amalgamated with the Mounties Group
Halekulani Bowling Club is the second club in a week to amalgamate with the Mounties Group, following in the footsteps of Club Wyong, and Mounties CEO, Dale Hunt, has hinted…
We need more than a picayune tinkering with a system
Forum – Labor and The Greens need to get a life, instead of rabbitting on about the Council merger (Chronicle ps 3,4 5 Mar 3) which is a done deal…
Forensic audit into Council’s financial issues released
A summary of a forensic audit into Central Coast Council’s financial issues blames problems before amalgamation and general poor financial management practices. The report concludes that with the forensic audit…
Amalgamation costs
The cost of implementing an IT system for a proposed new Central Coast Council was $70M back in 2015. The former Wyong and Gosford councils prior to merger identified that…
Don’t be too hard on councillors
Forum – Amalgamation is seldom easy, just remember your family and your partner’s family when you got married and multiply that saga by at least 1,000. The amalgamation of councils…
All Labor politicians to oppose an “amalgamation tax”
Local Labor State and Federal MPs and Senators have vowed to oppose any attempt to introduce a 10 percent rate rise by Central Coast Council, calling it an “amalgamation tax”….
De-amalgamation referendum called for
Forum – We, Mannering Park Progress, wish to express our utter contempt and despair over the parlous state of Central Coast Council’s financial situation. Prior to our largely pressured amalgamation…
State Government needs to implement guidelines to help councils
Forum – I wrote to Central Coast Council on June 29 and Chronicle (Forum July 15), voicing my concern over the possible inequality of charges levies against the two former…
Didn’t hand councils Cartier watches but a poisoned chalice
Forum – It is quite obvious that councillors in the 16 out of 18 failing amalgamated councils are not to blame for this financial hornet’s nest, however much they might…
Halekulani Bowling Club votes to amalgamate with Mounties
Halekulani Bowling Club is the second club within weeks to vote in favour of amalgamating with Australia’s largest registered club, Mounties Group. It was only two weeks ago that Club…
Club Wyong RSL members voted unanimously in favour of amalgamation
Club Wyong RSL members have voted unanimously in favour of an amalgamation with Australia’s largest registered club, Mounties Group, a move which ensures its future and represents Mounties’ first venue…
Amalgamation has not been a good thing for residents
Forum – Three years of amalgamation (Chronicle Sept 16 “New amalgamated Council three years on) has led to less transparency, minimal contact with staff on issues that concern the ratepayers…
Amalgamation of Club Wyong RSL with Mounties Group to go to a vote
Club Wyong RSL Club and Mounties Group are proceeding with amalgamation discussions and the proposal will go to a members’ vote in October. Chief Executive Officer of Club Wyong RSL,…