Expert says seawall will destroy beach
The Wamberal Beach Save Our Sand (SOS) group has welcomed opposition to a seawall as a solution to the beach’s ongoing erosion issues by University of Sydney Professor Andrew S….
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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…
Tribunal wants to hear from residents about water rates
Peninsula residents still reeling from rates rises of up to 42 per cent which came into effect on July 1 could also face a 34 per cent hike in their…
The wonders of democracy
Forum – I’d be surprised if one per cent of readers understood the Administrator’s “explanation” of the Council’s $175 million deficit (“Solving restricted funds mystery a challenge for inquiry”, PP…
Three sites to be focus of sandplain woodlands works
Money recommended for release by the Protection of the Environment Trust (POET) committee for the management and rehabilitation of the Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland (UCSW) will focus on three sites…
Mayor says no team work between Councillors and executive
Suspended Mayor Lisa Matthews covered a lot of territory when she was the first witness to be questioned at the not-so-public hearings which started this week as part of the…
Getting ready for return of the Little Tern
Excavators have been out on Karagi Point moving sand to create a haven in preparation for the Little Tern breeding season. Workers from Central Coast Council were moving sand from…
Council Inquiry – Last Wyong Mayor asks to cross examine first Coast Mayor
The last Mayor of Wyong, Doug Eaton, was lined up to cross examine the first Mayor of Central Coast, Jane Smith, when the first day of hearings of the Public…
IPART promises ‘thorough review’ of request for 34 per cent water rates hike
Ratepayers could face a hike of 34 per cent in their water rates from July 1 next year if a proposal from Central Coast Council is accepted by the Independent…
Preparing for a COVID-safe summer
A reminder for residents to maintain COVID safety outdoors has been issued by Central Coast Council as restrictions ease slightly with outdoor gatherings of up to five doubly-vaccinated people from…
Internally restricted funds still keeping Council afloat
On the eve of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart has acknowledged internally restricted funds still need to be used to keep the Council afloat. Hart…
Soft plastics recycling scheme open for sign ups
More than 7,100 Central Coast households have opted into the Curby soft plastics program since it was made available in the region on August 9, following a successful trial last…
Councillors and staff summonsed to appear at Inquiry
Some current and former senior staff of Central Coast Council and its predecessor councils, Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Council, have been summonsed to appear at the Public Inquiry…
Private hospital to add second storey
The Brisbane Waters Private Hospital in Vidler St, Woy Woy, has applied to Central Coast Council to add a new storey to its northern ward and expand at ground level…
Minister to decide future of caravan park
A flood-prone short-stay caravan park at Wards Hill Road, Empire Bay, will be given legitimacy by Central Coast Council for long-term residents and ongoing land use having operated on the…
Sanctuary renovation in character with area
An application has been lodged with Central Coast Council for renovations to an existing home and construction of a new garage at The Sanctuary, Umina Beach. Architectural plans and a…
Time to level application playing field
Central Coast is notorious for its slowness in dealing with development applications (“Developer lobby critical of council delays”, PP 027). This slowness can’t have anything to do with aiming at…
Solving restricted funds mystery a challenge for Inquiry
The use – perhaps unlawful – of internal and external restricted funds is expected to be one of the issues examined by the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial…
Podcast to aid community recovery
Central Coast Council has launched a new podcast series, Emergency Ready Now, to provide community members with the tools and knowledge to better cope when faced with adverse challenges, such…
Hely Street to be Council Headquarters
Wyong is set to become the headquarters for Central Coast Council with staff based at the Gosford administration building being put on notice that their jobs are to be relocated…