Where does the buck stop?
Forum – What a confused Council we seem to have on the Central Coast (Vote of no confidence in missing CEO withdrawn; October 16).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…
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Financial crisis … nothing another Committee can’t fix
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…
Roll up, roll up …
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….
Solution is simple … keep it local and stop wasting money
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…
Crs Best and Marquart want their own conduct breach allegations to be aired in public
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…
More calls to reopen Kincumber Tip
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…
Mayor says Councillors did not know extent of cash flow crisis
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….
Councils commit to a sustainable recovery
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…
Minister gives council seven days to show cause
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…
‘Sounds like the last hurrah’
Councillors used a meeting on October 21 to offer what sounded like their farewell speeches. “It sounds like the last hurrah, doesn’t it,” Cr Doug Vincent said. It was the…
Council reimagines our water future
Central Coast Council is out to make a splash during National Water Week, which continues until October 25. Residents can tap into a range of webinars, online tours, games, videos,…
Rezoning for a 526 lot housing estate approved
A 210ha housing estate at Warnervale was given the green light following approval to rezone the land at Central Coast Council’s meeting on October 19. The parcel of land is…
Secret “monumental” staff matter deferred again
A confidential staff matter that was first flagged with councillors at Central Coast Council’s meeting of October 12 and deferred to the October 19 meeting, has again been deferred to…
30 Landcare supervisors’ positions axed to cut costs
About 30 Landcare supervisors are the public face of Central Coast Council’s first moves to cut costs. It has also been confirmed that, so far, one Council contract position has…
Central Coast Council facing suspension
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock is set to dismiss Central Coast Council and appoint an interim administrator in light of its financial position. Hancock said today (October 21) that the NSW Government…
Government will perpetually punish us for the crime of not voting Liberal – MacGregor
Two Labor councillors on Central Coast Council, Cr Kyle MacGregor and Cr Doug Vincent, have responded to assertions by Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, that councillors were responsible…
Council’s ‘extra-ordinary’ meeting the public was not told about
Central Coast Council held it’s second extraordinary meeting in two days on Tuesday night, though this ‘extraordinary meeting’ was not foreshadowed in the normal way to the media or the…
Water mostly good for swimming, says council report
Peninsula waterways are in good condition, according to a Central Coast Council State of the Environment report tabled at its September 28 meeting. The report stated that the natural waterways…
Plans for ‘spot’ skatepark in Woy Woy or Ettalong
Plans for a new “spot” skatepark at Woy Woy or Ettalong are included Central Coast Council’s skatepark plan currently on exhibition for public comment. The exact location of the new…
Submissions open for East Gosford affordable housing development
Submissions will close on November 6 on a proposed eight-unit affordable housing development in Russell St, East Gosford. A Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE) lodged with the Development Application (DA)says…