Mayor Lisa Matthews said the Councillors’ submission has now been formally provided to the Minister for Local Government for consideration. “The future of our democratically elected local representatives is now…
Central Coast Council has been directed to investigate all options for The Entrance Channel and to send the findings to the Tuggerah Lakes Expert Panel. Cr Bruce McLachlan said that…
Forum – Democracy is under threat on the Central Coast. The community’s right to have local matters subjected to local democratic processes is being undermined by the State Government’s threat…
Central Coast Council is forging ahead with financial recovery and will lodge a submission with the Office of Local Government on why councillors should not be suspended and replaced with…
Liberal councillors Troy Marquart of Gosford West Ward, and Rebecca Gale, from Gosford East Ward, have resigned from Central Coast Council. Their resignations were accepted and noted as one of…
Central Coast Council is planning to slash $40.5M from its 2020-21 capital works program as it continues towards financial recovery with new financial leadership. Acting CEO, Jamie Loader, said Council…
A squabble is brewing over who should pay for the emergency works that held back coastal erosion at The Entrance North and Wamberal. Central Coast Council says the State Government…
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock was scathing in her criticism of Central Coast Council as she announced her intention on October 21 to provide $6.2M to cover immediate expenses, including…
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews said she won’t bail out in these tough times. She also confirmed no by-elections will be held to replace the two councillors, Crs Gale and…
Forum – As residents of Palm Grove and surrounds, we strongly object to a development application at 604 Ourimbah Creek Rd, that seeks retrospective approval for an unauthorised intensive French…
Forum – I refer to an article in the Community Coast News on August 21 titled “Council act on Auditor General Recommendations”, which includes an overview of how Central Coast…
Forum – What a confused Council we seem to have on the Central Coast (Vote of no confidence in missing CEO withdrawn; October 16). If Council, like any Board that…
Forum – Can we take Adam Crouch’s word for it that the State Government will neither stump up a $100M loan to provide Central Coast Council with enough cash to…
Due to recent events I propose a name change from Central Coast Council to Central Coast Circus; the only thing missing is a ringmaster to put them through the hoops….
When you have an overpaid top level of public servants, leaving the bottom very thin on the ground, that’s where the problem lies. As well as the last Carr Government…
Cr Greg Best and Cr Troy Marquart have both copped code of conduct breach allegations – one at least of which comes via a complaint from a member of the…
With a report on the future of the Kincumber Waste Management Facility set to come back to councillors before the end of the year, another Central Coast business owner has…
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews has formally acknowledged the State Government’s $6.2M emergency bail-out but said she was “disappointed” at Minister Hancock’s intention to dismiss Council and appoint an administrator….
Central Coast Council is among more than 40 councils nationwide to commit to a sustainable economic recovery following COVID-19. A joint statement released by the councils commits to economic recovery…
Central Coast Council has seven days to lodge a submission with the Office of Local Government on why it should not be suspended, following an announcement on October 21 by…