Mega pound plans push out Rotary
Northlakes Toukley Rotary Club has been served an eviction notice by Central Coast Council removing them from their shed in Charmhaven to make room for an upgraded animal care facility….
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Fallen trees may have had help?
One Wamberal resident suspects that large trees which fell onto his driveway and smashed his fence overnight on August 24 might have had a little help. The resident, who did…
Director explains why developments get approved
A five-storey motel and function centre in Ettalong has been used as an example of when it is appropriate to approve a development that doesn’t comply with planning instruments by…
Spike in complaints about illegal bike trails
Council has received an increase in the number of reports from the community about unauthorised mountain bike and BMX tracks and structures across the Central Coast. There are concerns the…
All about the birds, the bats and the trees
When Jane Hendy says she does her bushcare and community campaigning for the birds, the bats and the trees she means it. Hendy has lived most of her adult life…
Wasted chance to learn from mistakes
Forum – Congratulations to the Pelican Post on running the story “Will keeping submissions private serve the public interest” on its front page regarding the current Central Coast Council Public…
Draft water security plan ready for public comment
The community will have 28 days to comment on a draft Central Coast Water Security Plan which will determine the region’s water supply through to 2051. The draft plan was…
Deficit $28M less than last financial year
The 2020-2021 financial year was much less catastrophic for Central Coast Council than anticipated when Councillors were suspended last October, according to the draft financial report presented at the August…
Bays ask for help with rates and roads
The Bays community has been told by Central Coast Council that sought-after traffic safety measures are in the hands of Transport for NSW and they will need to apply for…
Hart backs backlash over draft developer funding Bill
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has come out strongly in favour of local government reform. “The framework local government operates under is archaic, restrictive and conflicting,” Hart said. Particularly…
New pet policies to train owners
Members of a Central Coast Council committee believe more dog attacks happen on the Coast than are reported to Council. “Council is often blamed for dog attacks, and there is…
Government should pay for council failure
Forum – In his haste to get the government’s mandate (for a rate rise), the Administrator is now telling us a different story. The 13 per cent increase is now…
Public Inquiry submission from suspended Cr MacGregor tracked down
The total number of submissions sent into the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council has risen by five to 102 after the Commission asked for people to check they were…
People can’t afford to pay higher rates
Forum – Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, wants to increase our rates for at least three years at 15 per cent each year and obviously David Farmer, the new…
Hart must clarify ‘unlawful’ matters
Forum – I received my rate notice and with anticipation I opened it and saw that the proposed increase had started, however it was the glossy brochure enclosed that caught…
One happy rate payer
Forum – I have some good news for Wyong ratepayers. I have just received my latest annual rate notice with a total cost of $1856, a saving of $163. Note…
Off-leash dog areas worthy of discussion
Forum – Council’s dog ownership policy and companion animal working group are, once again, examples of councils undemocratic attitude to ratepayers. Who makes up this group or committee? Are they…
Hyland Bytes: Omelette or scrambled eggs?
Forum – It is astonishing that people you would expect to think in better than one-issue terms, apparently, imagine that demerging Gosford and Wyong is the most important problem we…
Council recommends rejection of Erina DA
Central Coast Council has recommended that a proposal for 131 units opposite Erina Fair carpark be rejected when it comes up for consideration at the next meeting of the Central…
“Tarting up” a few parks is not real inclusion
Long-time advocate for the disabled and founder of Disabled Surfers Association Australia, Gary Blaschke of Lake Munmorah, says he doesn’t see anything new in the Central Coast Draft Disability Inclusion…