Pause land reclassification, urges CEN
Central Coast Council is forging ahead with the reclassification of 10 Council-owned properties from community land to operational land despite a push from the Community Environment Network (CEN) to defer…
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A call to action from Community Environment Network
Following a bumper attendance at the launch of its The Central Coast Deserves a Better Plan campaign on February 13, the Community Environment Network (CEN) has released a Call to…
CEN still fighting for new planning legislation
Community Environment Network (CEN) Chair Gary Chestnut has accused Central Coast Council of spreading “false and misleading information” in respect to its planning practices, as CEN continues to push for…
Suspend Council’s planning powers: CEN
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called on the NSW Government to suspend Central Coast’s planning powers and fix the Coast’s LEP. The LEP is the Local Environment Plan that…
Top environmentalists applauded by CEN
The Community Environment Network (CEN) announced the winners of the 2023 BE A TEAM (BAT) Awards at its annual Networking Night on Friday, November 17, with Ursula Da Silva taking…
Be quick and have a say on land rezoning proposal
In the wake of community reaction to its draft Deferred Matters Lands Planning Proposal, Central Coast Council has extended the exhibition period until November 15, with the Community Environment Network…
Don’t rezone land until after Council elections: CEN
The Community and Environment Network (CEN) is calling on Central Coast Council to defer its Draft Deferred Matters Lands Planning Proposal until after next year’s local government elections. CEN Chair…
More calls to end shark meshing
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is urging the NSW Government not to award any tenders for the 2023/2024 shark meshing program in NSW waters and to discontinue the “archaic and…
Build a pond and frogs will come
If you’ve ever wanted to set up a frog-friendly garden habitat, here’s your chance. Sam Willis, chief executive officer of the Community Environment Network, will present at the Australian Plants…
Call for a halt to logging in Ourimbah State Forest
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has slammed Forestry Corp NSW (FCNSW) over the resumption of logging in Ourimbah State Forest. The group says the move is evidence the NSW Government…
Two major Landcare awards for CEN
The Community Environment Network’s (CEN) Land for Wildlife (LFW) program and its Wildplant Nursery have both won major Greater Sydney Region Bushcare and Landcare Awards. The 2023 Greater Sydney Regional…
Documents point to Council selling environmental land for little – investigation called for
Documents shared with the Community Environment Network show that at the same time the Property and Development arm of Central Coast Council recommended environmental land at Doyalson be sold because…
CEN to host two candidate forums
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will host two candidate forums at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle (UoN) in the leadup to the March 25 State election. Residents…
Plan of management for community land needs a rethink, says CEN
The Community Environment Network (CEN) says Central Coast Council’s draft plan of management for over 2100 individual parcels of community land grouped into 400 sites could fail to meet its…
CEN calls for protection of wetlands
With World Wetlands Day being celebrated on February 2, the Community Environment Network (CEN) has described Central Coast Council’s track record on protecting local wetlands as “shameful”. The CEN has…
Have your say on plan for community land
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is urging all residents to take a close look at Central Coast Council’s Draft Plan of Management (PoM) for community land and have a say….
Call for more time to comment on management plan for community lands
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is calling on Central Coast Council to extend the date for submissions on its Draft Plan of Management for Community Land by 20 days, following…
Fix Gosford CBD before developing waterfront
With submissions now closed on Central Coast Council’s ambitious plan to revitalise the Gosford waterfront, two large community groups have slammed the proposal as premature and are pushing for the…
Waterfront revitalisation plan powers ahead
Central Coast Council says most of the community wants it to power ahead with its concept plan for the revitalisation of the Gosford waterfront precinct, despite major concerns raised by…
CEN recognises the quiet achievers
The Community Environment Network has recognised the “quiet achievers” who work to protect the sustainability and environment of the Central Coast at its 2022 Be A Team (BAT) Awards. Ann…