Meetings, briefings, emails, phonecalls, issues, debates, decisions: Councillors reflect on their first 12 months in office.

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A new Draft Conservation Management Plan for Gosford Memorial Park and Rotary Park is open for public exhibition until Tuesday, November 4. It provides a comprehensive framework to guide the...

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The Central Coast has secured a place in the Green Destinations Top 100 Stories for the fifth consecutive year, gaining international recognition. This year’s finalist story, The Green Dream: Conscious...

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Central Coast Council is encouraging the community to take part in National Water Week 2025, running from October 20-26 with the theme From Habit to Hero. The playful, hopeful and...

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Artists, art groups and art organisations are invited to apply for commissioning opportunities through Creative Art Central – a signature program that celebrates and invests in the region’s creative industries....

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A proliferation of electric bikes and scooters being ridden illegally in public spaces has residents throughout the region fearing for their safety. Residents are calling for police to be more...

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The community was the big winner on the October long weekend as the much-loved Coastal Twist Festival Fair Day went ahead — overcoming unprecedented Council red tape to join the...

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He is the youngest of the 15 councillors and says he has loved his first year.

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Winners of the Central Coast Council’s flagship youth music competitions, Discovered and Battle of the Bands, have been announced. Part of the 2025 Creative Engineers program, the award-winning initiative continues...

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Central Coast Council is developing a new Youth Strategy for 2026–2030, and wants to hear directly from young people aged 12–24 who live, study or work in the region. A...

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Central Coast Council is inviting the community to have their say on the future of four local lagoons (Avoca, Cockrone, Terrigal and Wamberal) until Wednesday, October 29. The draft Coastal...

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Central Coast Council recently partnered with The University of Newcastle, GHD, Rumbalara and the Central Coast Academy of STEM Excellence to deliver an engaging and educational event for high school...

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What a waste: Central Coast paid $36M to the State Government in waste levies last year.

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Ourimbah Creek Catchment is a vital source of drinking water for the region and you could help manage it.

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See all the latest stories from the September Council meeting.

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Spring is well and truly in the air and with school holidays coming next week, Central Coast Council has released its much-anticipated program of activities for a fun-filled break for...

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EDITORIAL Central Coast residents are once again being asked to dig deeper into their pockets, with councillors this week approving a foreshadowed water rate increase of around 8 per cent....

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CEO gets a pay rise while he is away on holidays.

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Central Coast Council keeps treating transparency as optional. Residents open agendas stacked with hundreds of pages, motions buried in jargon, and no plain English explanation of what’s really at stake....

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It's a library, not a council chamber, and it's not ready to hold council meetings.

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