Terrigal Bowling Club looks to give back to the community that saved it
In April, Terrigal Bowling Club called upon its local community for support in its time of need. And now the club has decided to give back to the tightknit community…
Central Coast Council
Survey suggests majority favour a de-merger
More than 80 per cent of responses to the recent Coast Community Newspapers poll were in favour of reverting to separate Gosford and Wyong councils. Almost 300 responses were received,…
Referendum an affront to democracy
Forum – On December 4, people across NSW will be voting for their representatives in Local Government. But NOT on the Central Coast. Here, unlike other citizens across the state,…
No prices made public from Council property sales
As the revised Tranche 3 land sale list went to Central Coast Council’s July 27 meeting for approval, work continues selling land in Tranche 1 and Tranche 2. Council has…
Audit office uncovers missing contracts and unauthorised payments
A Central Coast Council staff member manually adjusted a rate payment by $22,000 without appropriate authority, which was identified by the NSW audit office in the final audit for the…
New spaces for Peninsula kids to play
Families across the Peninsula now have access to more playspaces with Central Coast Council recently completing construction on playspace projects at Umina Beach and Woy Woy. Construction has been completed…
Strategy will tackle dog attacks
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…
Intersection design coming in March 2022
The upgrade of the roundabout at the intersection of Ocean Beach Road and Rawson Road, Woy Woy is a step closer according to Central Coast Council. In a statement responding…
Greening strategy may take 30 years to work
The Woy Woy Peninsula takes centre stage in the Central Coast Council’s Greener Places Strategy, adopted by Administrator Rik Hart on Tuesday, July 27. The strategy aims to address the…
Inquiry moves ahead but referendum stalls
A public hearing to be held as part of the Inquiry into Central Coast Council may be held at the end of September but the referendum on the number of…
Future of Austin Butler trees still in community hands says Hart
A recommendation to reclassify Lot 1, 9 Austin Butler Acc, Woy Woy, as a precursor to its sale, was adopted by Administrator Rik Hart on July 27 even though he…
Love Local keeping us connected
The extended COVID-19 lockdown currently in place for the Central Coast is the perfect time to take advantage of the latest round of Love Local online guides. The Love Local…
Toxic legacy needs a population rethink
Forum – Residents from the northern end of the Coast have had rates redirected to the southern suburbs for infrastructure and then been classified as the lower socio-economic region. This…
A playspace at the heart of every community
Families across the Coast now have access to even more exciting playspaces with Central Coast Council recently completing construction on playspace projects at Budgewoi, Gwandalan and San Remo. Over recent…
Big breeding season for Little Tern at North Entrance
Central Coast Council’s work to protect the Little Tern has seen record numbers of the endangered coastal bird at Karagi Point, North Entrance, officially marking the site as crucial for…
Community shouldn’t pay for Council ‘car crash’
Forum – Everyone seems to be blaming the Councillors for the debacle that the Central Coast Council has become. I’m not saying they are blameless but how is it the…
Community saves 19 properties from Council sell off
A revised list of tranche three land sales by Central Coast Council was made public in the lead up to last night’s (July 27) Council meeting where it was expected…
Council compliments grow but complaints grow too
Central Coast Council received almost the same number of compliments as complaints in the first three months of this year – from January 1 to March 31 – quarter three…
Don’t vote for politically aligned councillors
Forum – I have been following the disaster ridden findings about the amalgamated Central Coast Council with interest. I have only been a resident on the Central Coast for a…
Community voices reshape council land sales
Land behind the senior citizens Centre in Gosford is off Central Coast Council’s list of Tranche 3 land sales.As have many other land assets across the Central Coast. The land…