Council apprenticeships on offer
Central Coast Council’s Trainee and Apprentice Program (TrApp) is looking for eligible students to build their careers with a range of roles on offer in a variety of fields. The…
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Terrigal Boardwalk reopens
The Terrigal Boardwalk and the small carpark above it, adjacent Terrigal Esplanade, have been re-opened for public use seven days a week, following the completion of cliff stability works. The…
Furore over junior sports subsidy reduction
Central Coast Sports Council is pushing for Central Coast Council to reintroduce a 50 per cent subsidy for junior sports after it was cut to 25 per cent at the…
Community events to celebrate National Tree Day
Central Coast Council will celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, July 30, with community planting events at Killcare Beach and Porters Creek Wetland, Wyong. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest…
Don’t put batteries in your bin
Central Coast Council is appealing to residents to be careful with what they put in their bins and bulk kerbside clean-ups, following several recent incidents where collected household waste has…
Calling all creatives
Central Coast Council is once again inviting emerging and established makers and creators to join Creative Spaces with the opportunity to occupy the program’s container activations. The new location for…
Verde Terra appeals to High Court over landfill ruling
Verde Terra has filed an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia on a ruling relating to the Mangrove Mountain landfill. The move follows a…
Design changes for waterfront redevelopment
With strong community and business support to “just get on with it”, and a confirmed commitment from the NSW Government of $8.5M in initial funding, Central Coast Council is set…
Hart defends public forum trial
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart has hit back at criticisms of the now-abandoned public forum trial, which saw the forum moved from immediately before each Tuesday evening Council general…
Council under fire over Niagara Park DA
When Central Coast Council is not selling conservation land for less than its market value, it is supporting development applications that would result in the mass clearing of vegetation and…
Council adopts flood plan for Peninsula
Central Coast Council has adopted the Woy Woy Peninsula Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (FRMSP), setting out measures to prepare for future flooding events. The plan will serve as…
Wages set for our next Central Coast councillors
When new councillors are finally elected for the Central Coast in September next year, they will each be looking at an annual salary of $34,330. The new salaries were approved…
Vandalism spree sees public toilets closed
A vandalism spree involving everything from deliberately lit fires to smears of faeces has forced the closure of several public toilets, with Central Coast Council calling for witnesses from the…
Public forum trial a “costly flop”
Community activist Kevin Brooks has labelled the now-cancelled public forum trial by Central Coast Council a “costly flop”. The three-month trial, which saw the public forum traditionally help immediately prior…
Flag raising ceremony marks NAIDOC Week
Central Coast Council held a community flag-raising ceremony and morning tea on Monday, July 3, to mark NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week is an important annual event held across Australia from…
Time to get rid of unwanted chemicals
It’s time once again to get rid of those unwanted tins of paint and chemicals with Central Coast Council hosting a Chemical CleanOut event in August. This is a chance…
Council has lots on offer during holidays
School holidays start next week and once again Central Coast Council has lots of free and affordable activities and events on offer. Council Director of Community and Recreation Services, Melanie…
Regional library a step closer
The Regional Library to be based in Donnison St, Gosford, is a step closer, with Central Coast Council accepting a tender from North Construction and Building for an upper limit…
Tenders for Niagara Park Stadium revamp too high
It’s back to square one for Central Coast Council in facilitating upgrades for the Niagara Park Stadium. Council decided at its June 27 meeting to decline tenders for the work…
Council’s 2023-24 Plan commits $58M for roads
Three priorities of Central Coast Council’s 2023-24 Operational Plan are maintaining road networks, caring for community open space and improving response time for development applications. The Plan was approved at…