Council’s corruption control framework out of date
An internal audit completed in August last year found that Central Coast Council’s Fraud and Corruption Control Framework was out of date. It also found that: Council had not performed…
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Audits highlight high-risk management issues
A Central Coast Council staff member manually adjusted a rate payment by $22,000 without appropriate authority, which was identified by the NSW Audit Office in the final audit for the…
Audit office uncovers missing contracts and unauthorised payments
A Central Coast Council staff member manually adjusted a rate payment by $22,000 without appropriate authority, which was identified by the NSW audit office in the final audit for the…
Firearms audit on the Coast
The NSW Firearms Registry was in the Brisbane Water and Tuggerah Lakes Police Districts between June 7 and July 11 in support of Operation Exert. Operation Exert commenced in September…
No Council corruption found based on forensic audit of only one sample fund
The outcome of the forensic audit into Central Coast Council’s financial troubles was presented in a report to Central Coast Council at its March 9 meeting, and Administrator, Dick Persson,…
Concerns over Council’s temporary labour hire policy
Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way the Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted non-compliance with the framework for temporary…
Coming soon: a policy for staff expenses
Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office, external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor…
Council auditors to change emphasis
Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office; external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor…
Council acknowledges financial problem followed advice from external auditors
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, has confirmed that LG Solutions provided an article which analysed Council’s public financial records and the information contributed to the…
Council’s financial situation explained
Central Coast Council is looking for a response from their auditors about the advice that they provided when reporting on restricted funds. It appears this might have led Council to…
Council’s total operational income tops $723m
The auditor’s report for the first consolidated Central Coast Council financial statements will be presented at the next meeting on Monday, March 26. The report and financial statements for the…
Council presents its annual report without audited financial statements
The naming of Gosford’s Leagues Club field as Council’s preferred site for the Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre, has been listed as an economic achievement in Central Coast Council’s…
Shadow Minister calls on Audit Office to look into Central Coast Group Training Ltd
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has been asked to undertake an independent assessment of the funding of the Central Coast Youth Skills and Employment Centres, provided to Central Coast…
Great interest shown in membership of the new Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee
An expression of interest (EOI) process has resulted in Central Coast Council receiving 51 applications from business and community members for three membership positions on its new Audit, Risk and…
Gosford accounts referred for external audit
The financial reports for the former Gosford Council, for the period from July 1, 2015, to May 12, 2016, have been referred for an external audit following an Extraordinary Central…
New Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee to be appointed
A new Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee will be appointed by the Central Coast Council following a resolution by Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds. Mr Reynolds said the committee’s function would…