Community based financial oversight group to be formed
Stephen Werner of Gorokan is appealing to other like minded and concerned community ratepayers to join him in establishing a small community Financial Oversight Group (FOG) to watch over the…
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All financials from financial years 2017 to 2020 should be corrected and reissued
Central Coast Council’s plan for a 15 percent rate rise is the most sustainable solution available to the Council, says a local resident who is a Governance Risk and Compliance…
Suspended councillors to be invited to briefings
Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, has organised two briefings for suspended councillors. He says it is appropriate that steps be taken to transition back to an elected Council as…
Council had no vision for the future
Forum – Further to the recent articles posted in CCN283, by Council Administrator, Dick Persson and (sacked CEO) Gary Murphy, it would appear to me that Mr. Persson acted in…
Greens call for a Boundary Commission Inquiry
The Central Coast Greens have criticised Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, for ruling out a popular vote on de-amalgamation at the September Council elections and declining to withdraw the…
New campaign to speak up against domestic violence
A call to speak up against domestic abuse is the focus of a campaign developed by Central Coast Council, local police, the Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane Waters Liquor Accords and…
Cutting the number of councillors won’t stop political game playing
Central Coast Greens say that they are in favour of abolishing the ward system in Central Coast Council, but their Budgewoi Ward candidate in September’s Council election, Sue Wynn, says…
No Council corruption found based on forensic audit of only one sample fund
The outcome of the forensic audit into Central Coast Council’s financial troubles was presented in a report to Central Coast Council at its March 9 meeting, and Administrator, Dick Persson,…
New Plan of Management to come following repeal of Airport Restrictions Act
A new Plan of Management is the next step for the future of Warnervale airport, following the successful passage of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act Repeal Bill in the NSW…
Minimum standards for keeping animals in residential areas set
Central Coast Council has adopted a policy that sets minimum standards for keeping animals in residential areas. Administrator, Dick Persson, said the policy allowed people in residential areas to keep…
Tree and Vegetation Vandalism Management Policy adopted
Vandalism of trees and vegetation is now being managed in a consistent approach across the region following the adoption of a Central Coast policy at Council’s meeting on February 23….
Lifting the veil of obfuscation
Forum – So, Gary Murphy wasn’t even there when it happened or, if he was there, nobody told him what was going on or, if anybody mentioned it to him,…
Council meetings in Ourimbah?
Forum – If this is to remain the Central Coast Council and Gosford is considered to be the capital of the Central Coast by many (Work Cover and taxation buildings,…
Why should we pay for the misdeeds of others?
Forum – Despite a whopping 75 per cent of Central Coast ratepayers responding to a Council survey declaring they want no rate rise to pay for catastrophic Council debts not…
Residents urged to report tree vandalism
The Grow Urban Shade Trees (GUST) group is urging residents to report tree vandalism, including historic cases. The call comes after Central Coast Council adopted its Tree and Vegetation Vandalism…
Video takes viewers through the financial situation
The story behind Central Coast Council’s financial crisis is “quite simple”, according to Acting CEO, Rik Hart. In his second exclusive video interview with Coast Community News, Hart outlined the…
Forensic audit into Council’s financial issues released
A summary of a forensic audit into Central Coast Council’s financial issues blames problems before amalgamation and general poor financial management practices. The report concludes that with the forensic audit…
Five tonnes of soft plastics diverted from landfill
The Curby soft plastics recycling trial program run by Central Coast Council has seen close to five tonnes of soft plastics diverted from landfill since the trial started in November…
Community opposes library closure
Scores of people were at a community rally in The Entrance on Tuesday, March 9, to voice their anger about the loss of essential services in the township and plans…
Former Mayor Jane Smith opens up on Council woes
The first Mayor of the amalgamated Central Coast Council, Clr Jane Smith talks to Central Coast Newspapers about the amalgamation, the Administrator’s reporting, the council’s financial collapse and the Local…