Charged over illegal tobacco sales
Raptor Squad police have charged a man following the discovery of more than $800,000 in cash believed to be proceeds of illegal tobacco sales on the Central Coast. Police executed…
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House prices set to rise at Booker Bay
Booker Bay has topped a list of the 10 suburbs in NSW most likely to experience a rise in housing prices in coming months. Median prices in the suburb are…
Mobile coverage at Booker Bay abysmal
Residents and visitors to Booker Bay and surrounding Ettalong and Orange Grove are experiencing little or no mobile phone and mobile internet coverage in a situation locals say has lasted…
Controversial Booker Bay development approved by Local Planning Panel
The construction of a two-storey dual occupancy development and subsequent demolition of an existing dwelling in Booker Bay was approved unanimously by the Local Planning Panel (LPP) on March 24….
Man charged with theft and refused bail
A man was arrested from a Booker Bay address last week after a series of property-related offences occurred across the Central Coast. Last month, officers from Brisbane Water Police District’s…
Booker Bay residents oppose residential flats
A development application to construct a two-storey residential flat building in Booker Bay has recently finished its exhibition and residents are not happy. The applicant seeks to construct the building…
Booker Bay multi dwelling proposal on exhibition
Plans for the construction of an attached dual occupancy in Booker Bay have gone on public exhibition. The site, which is located at 24 Telopea St, currently contains a timber…
Excellent ratings for Woy Woy Bay, Booker Bay and Patonga Creek waterways
The Peninsula was the big winner in the Central Coast 2019-20 Waterways report card, released last week, with excellent ratings awarded to Woy Woy Bay, Booker Bay and Patonga Creek….
Application to renovate Booker Bay marina
A development application has been lodged with Central Coast Council on October 13 for renovations to a Booker Bay marina. The proposed development is for the existing Machans Marina at…
Water and sewerage maintenance projects announced
Central Coast Council has announced a number of water and sewerage maintenance projects to take place around the Peninsula. These include a water pump station refurbishment at The Rampart, Umina…
Seven-unit proposal approved despite non-compliance
A $1.6 million, seven unit multi-housing development at 62 to 64 Webb Rd, Booker Bay, was approved by Central Coast Council’s development manager on Monday, October 22, despite substantial non-compliance…
Council approves non-complying development
Central Coast Council has allowed another development that does not comply with planning guidelines on the basis that nearby buildings do not comply either. The block of four flats in…
Objectors believe they will be disadvantaged
A group of Booker Bay residents believe they will be significantly disadvantaged by a council policy that is likely to prevent them having a planning proposal dealt with at a…