Labor ignores its affirmative action policy
NSW Labor abandoned its commitment to affirmative action when preselecting candidates to run in the Central Coast Council election. Ms Lisa Matthews, who is standing for Labor in The Entrance…
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Cleanaway responds to 4 Corners program
The Central Coast Council’s newly-appointed domestic waste contractor, Cleanaway, has issued a statement in response to the ABC 4 Corners program that highlighted illegal dumping at Spencer and regulatory issues…
Cleanaway win tender to deliver essential waste services
Central Coast Council has announced Cleanaway Pty Ltd as their new partner to deliver essential waste services to the community from February 1, 2018. Cleanaway best met all the criteria…
Mountain Districts Association calls on the Premier to close landfill
The NSW Premier must intervene to ensure that the Mangrove Mountain landfill does not resume operation following the damning revelations made by ABC 4 Corners on Monday, August 7, according…
Stop Press: EPA refers matters raised in 4 Corners program to ICAC
Issues raised in the ABC 4 Corners report that highlighted illegal dumping at Spencer and mismanagement of the Mangrove Mountain landfill have been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against…
Cashed-up baby boomers ‘cause’ homelessness crisis
Cashed up baby boomers renovating or replacing the Peninsula’s housing stock are fuelling a housing crisis that is resulting in exponential growth in the community’s rates of homelessness, a program…
Preservation of land for a high-speed rail corridor
A report from Infrastructure Australia that looks at preserving land for a high-speed rail corridor between Melbourne and Brisbane has been welcomed by Central Coast Council. “Council will study the…
Council flood works impact on Lakes’ largest wetland
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will take legal advice if Central Coast Council fails to adequately justify flood mitigation work in progress along Sparks Rd, Warnervale. Council has described the…
Community expresses support for new development proposal
With uncertainty about the future of Peat Island continuing, Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, convened a meeting with residents of the Hawkesbury River community to discuss the future of…
Proposed composting facility seen as a major biosecurity risk
Forty-eight submissions have been received by Central Coast Council in response to a development application for an integrated composting facility at 222 Grants Rd Somersby. Piccoli Pty Ltd, trading as…
Current status of three former Gosford City Council Trusts unclear
The Greens Central Coast have demanded that the Central Coast Council administration explain the whereabouts of the assets and accounts of three former Gosford Council Trusts containing more than $1.5m…
Historic moment for Gosford CBD
Mr John Singleton declared it an “historic moment” when he officially broke ground on his Gosford CBD development, Bonython Tower, on Thursday, June 29. He said it was the first-ever…
NSW Budget has nothing new for the Central Coast – Tesch
The 2017 NSW Budget, announced on Tuesday, June 20, showed how little the Berejiklian Government cared about the electorate of Gosford, according to Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch. While…
Council staff unhappy over delays in finalising their positions
Around 600 Central Coast Council employees who are members of the United Services Union (USU), have passed a vote of no confidence in CEO, Mr Rob Noble, and his executive…
Nominees seeking endorsement
The NSW Liberal Party’s Nomination Review Committee process has been completed for the Central Coast Council election on September 9. Nominees are now in the running for endorsement as a…
Ceremony marks clinical services building reaching its highest point
A topping out ceremony for the $348 million Gosford Hospital redevelopment marked the fast-tracked, 11-storey clinical services building reaching its highest point. Minister for Health, Mr Brad Hazzard, joined Parliamentary…
Residents have spent $400,000 and have to start again
The six Wamberal home owners who have been attempting to get approval to build a revetment wall to protect their properties from storm surge and erosion have been told to…
Only a token amount of building material removed from Wamberal Beach
Some steps were taken to remove asbestos-based materials and building rubble from Wamberal Beach on Monday, June 26, but STL candidate, Mr Pat Aiken, said the council had not done…
21-storey Ikon Tower being offered for sale off the plan
Apartments in the $34.24 million, 21-storey Ikon Tower residential and commercial development at 333 Mann St, Gosford, are being offered for sale off the plan. According to Ray White Commercial…
15-storey Merindah tower has enough sales to proceed
The first stage of off-the-plan sales in the Merindah Apartments project at 21 to 23 Mann St, Gosford, has closed, and the developer is still aiming to have the building…