Roads receive $1.4 million in government funding
Road works on the Peninsula totalling $1.4 million have received State and Federal funding. Almost $1 million of this will be spent in Woy Woy Rd. The road pavement will…
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Weekly Video News 5@5
5@5_26 June 2020 – The latest news from around the Central Coast. Council Rates Rise – Darkinjung Development pushback – More mountain bike clashes – Malcolm Brooks passes – Women’s…
2.6 percent rate rise adopted
Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Rate notices will include an…
Council election date set
A date for the next Central Coast Council election has been set for September 4, 2021. It was announced by the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, on Friday, June…
An interview with Deputy Mayor Jane Smith
[Gosford] Deputy Mayor of the Central Coast Jane Smith talks to Coast Community News about a range of significant planning and economic changes across the region. The discussions ranged from;…
Economic strategy to be open for public comment
Central Coast Council will open its Draft Economic Development Strategy 2020-2040 and its Economic Recovery and Resilience Framework for public comment. The draft strategy includes a list of “priority actions”…
Strategic plan … or weasel words and twaddle?
Central Coast Council’s recently released draft Local Strategic Planning Statement is a tragic reflection of what has become of our state and local planning systems. Systems which are so important…
Extraordinary Council meeting to discuss LSPS
Councillors are meeting this Saturday June 13 to workshop next year’s budget and to discuss the changes needed to the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) which has just been on…
Council loses benefit of $2.7M from development application fees
The State Government has picked up $2.7M this financial year from development application fees that Central Coast Council would have received in the past. The fees were for State Significant…
Local Government push to keep voice at National Cabinet
With the recent announcement that a permanent National Cabinet will likely replace the former Council of Australian Governments (COAG), councils are pushing for a seat at the table. Central Coast…
Water rates to rise
Central Coast residents can expect their water, sewerage and drainage charges to rise by 2.2% for the next financial year, which Council estimates will see a rise of just over…
415 new dwellings approved in March quarter
Central Coast Council adopted their third quarter report into the Activities of the Development Assessment & Environment and Certification Units and asked for the written report on new procedures for…
Council loses over $2.7M in DA fees so far
The State Government has picked up $2.7M so far this financial year from development application fees that Central Coast Council would have received in the past. The fees were for…
Internal ombudsman’s charter adopted by Council
An internal ombudsman’s charter was adopted by Councillors at Council’s May 11 meeting and it will now be made publicly available on the council website. This means that if people…
Council receives funding to tackle bushfire recovery issues
Even though the coronavirus pandemic has dominated community life over recent months, Blue Haven residents are still recovering from the New Year’s bushfire which swept through the area. Central Coast…
Council CEO’s tender approval delegation remains unchanged
Central Coast CEO, Gary Murphy, will keep his delegation powers after councillors met to discuss the issue raised by Cr Greg Best, who questioned the CEO agreeing to tenders without…
Kitty Committee mulls curfew
New subdivisions on the Coast might include cat curfew laws if the Central Coast Council can find a legal way to introduce the idea. Councillors want staff to investigate “mechanisms…
Coast ready for easing of regional travel restrictions
Central Coast Council is ready to once again welcome visitors to the region when regional travel restrictions are eased from 1 June 2020. Council Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan said…
All DAs to be lodged via DPIE ePlanning portal from June 16
From July 1, 2020, Central Coast Council will be required to start accepting and processing all development related applications and post consent certificates via the Department of Planning, Industry and…
Council will review tenders to cut costs
Central Coast Council will continue to honour current contracts, but tenders will be reviewed, staff have told councillors at their April 27 meeting. Upcoming tenders would be “reviewed to understand…