Funding Rush
Local sculptor, Pete Rush, has been awarded a funded residency deal by Central Coast Council to continue creating sculptures on Central Coast beaches. His many works of art, erected during…
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Council auditors to change emphasis
Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office; external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor…
Local Government NSW adopts three Central Coast resolutions
Despite Central Coast Councillors being suspended from office on October 30 last year, they had a number of their resolutions adopted by the local government peak body at its annual…
Auditors find problems with Council’s procedures
Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way that Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted non-compliance with the framework for temporary…
Artspace Pop Up Gallery launches at The Entrance
A new creative hub and gallery space is set to bring a new wave of creative culture to The Entrance. Artspace Pop Up Gallery opened in the vacant shop next…
Wyong ratepayers cannot continue to be flogged
Forum – Some time prior to our Council amalgamation, Wyong ratepayers were required to pay a 7.6 percent Special Rate Variation (SRV), inclusive of an ordinary rate increase, on a…
Dumping of supermarket trolleys ignored
Forum – I live near Mardi Creek and have been reporting the dumping of supermarket trolleys in the creek channel for some months. Two were removed early in the year,…
Farm stay accommodation proposed at Wyong Creek
Plans for farm stay accommodation and an animal boarding/training establishment at Wyong Creek have been lodged with Central Coast Council. The proposal for the 6.47ha site at 670 Yarramalong Rd…
Ratepayers respond to rate rise options
Ratepayers and residents are speaking up with their ideas on how Central Coast Council should manage its financial debt. Council invited people to take a survey on Council’s suggestions of…
Patonga firies commended
Two volunteer firies from the Peninsula have been commended for their efforts in containing the large bushfires which ravaged large parts of NSW last summer. In December, Central Coast Council…
Council to apply for another loan – this time of $100M
Central Coast Council is on the hunt for another loan, this time for up to $100M. This comes on top of a loan for $50M secured in November and another…
Chamber of Commerce asks Minister not to reinstate councillors
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for a full inquiry into the finances of Central Coast Council and has asked Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock not to reinstate councillors when…
Umina Skate Park project in progress
Planning is well underway for the long-awaited revitalisation of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct with the redevelopment of Umina Skate Park and the adjacent recreation zones. Trinity Skate Parks have been…
Which rate rise is ‘a conversation that our community has to have’
Central Coast Council is opening community consultation about the rate rise options to give residents a chance to have their say. Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal…
No policy on nuisance dogs
Peninsula residents plagued by nuisance dogs will be interested to know Central Coast Council does not have a policy on dealing with nuisance or roaming dogs, despite the Central Coast…
Maintenance works scheduled to repair large potholes on busy thoroughfare
Drivers on Louisiana Rd, Hamlyn Terrace, will be pleased to know that Central Coast Council has scheduled maintenance works to repair large potholes on the busy thoroughfare. Although Council has…
Consolidated planning instruments good news for Peninsula
Council has adopted a new consolidated Central Coast Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP), which will lead to better planning outcomes, particularly on the Peninsula. But they…
Rate rise survey a cheap tactic
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
Questions for the Administrator
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
More calls for dedicated koala sanctuaries
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) is calling on Central Coast MPs to join together to protect local koala populations and provide dedicated koala sanctuaries to protect habitats from unsustainable development. The…