No real advantage from selling reserve
Forum – The proposed rezone and sale of the public reserve greenspace at 1 Austin Butler Ave should not go ahead. If this reserve is sold for a carpark it…
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Gosford Regional Library remains on track
Plans for the Gosford Regional Library are forging ahead, with Central Coast Council resolving to combine the tender for demolition and the tender for construction into one. Council believes this…
Dog owners put on short leash
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…
Will keeping submissions private serve the public interest?
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, has written to the Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, questioning the decision to keep all submissions made to the Public Inquiry into…
Shark nets not favoured
Central Coast Council has shared its recommendations on shark attack mitigation measures, advocating for the removal of ocean shark nets across the Central Coast and NSW beaches in favour of…
Minimum rate hike hurts those with lowest land values
About 3,600 ratepayers in Wyong who live in villas and units are the unlucky ones who have seen their ordinary council rates rise by $265 this year. Despite the rates…
Council seeks feedback on second inclusion action plan
Universal design principles will be used where possible in the future when Central Coast Council designs places and activities. Universal design means planning built environments so they are usable by…
Sophistry of the highest order
Forum – I would like to respond to (Council Administrator) Rik Hart’s suggestion that the rate rise (of 15 per cent) is needed beyond three years (CCN301). He has accused…
Hart supports local government reform
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…
The not-so-public inquiry
Forum – Why is the so called “public” inquiry into Central Coast Council being conducted largely in secret (“Nine suspended Councillors make submissions”, CCN 6 August)? The only reason given…
Council staff to tender for stadium management rights
The Central Coast Stadium venue management team, a unit within Central Coast Council, will be given an opportunity to submit a tender for the management rights of the stadium. Currently…
Water outage maps, rates and referendums …Administrator’s wrap on recent work
Central Coast Council now has a map on its website which shows residents in real time what water outages are impacting suburbs. Administrator Rik Hart explained the new map was…
Next council may still have 15 councillors irrespective of Referendum outcome
If Central Coast Council elections are held in September 2022, as mooted by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock, residents will be voting for 15 councillors over four wards, regardless of…
Future Council projects to employ universal design principles
Universal design principles will be used where possible in the future when Central Coast Council designs places and activities. Universal design means planning the built environments so that they are…
Council invites community feedback on new-look Avoca playspace
The playspace at Ross Park, Avoca, is set for a major revamp and Central Coast Council is inviting community feedback on designs for the new-look facility. Council says the playspace…
Community say invited on five Wamberal seawall options
Residents have until September 10 to comment on five seawall concept designs under consideration as a permanent solution to ongoing erosion problems at Wamberal Beach, but the Wamberal Save Our…
Rates notices strengthen demerger calls
Forum – I found the article about the de-merger interesting but it was just a pity the poll wasn’t answered by more people. I wonder if the information on my…
Not happy Rik – Peninsula rate payers feel the sting
Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has attempted to explain why ratepayers within the former Gosford City Local Government Area have been burdened with rate increases significantly higher than the 15 per…
Villagers want road upgrades before lookout makeover
The allocation of Central Coast Council funds to upgrade Mount Ettalong lookout instead of prioritising road work has left some Pearl Beach and Patonga residents perplexed. Pearl Beach residents have…
Council inquiry to conduct virtual interviews
The first and last weeks of September are expected to be used by the Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council to conduct interviews and gather evidence. Central…