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…
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…
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…
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…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) can confirm that the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has extended by 40 days its Stop Work Order halting any removal of native vegetation…
Plans to remove sand dune vegetation at Umina Beach as part of the Peninsula Recreation Active Lifestyle Project have raised the ire of environmental groups, with Ettymalong Landcare Group labelling…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has labelled the NSW Government’s Six Cities Region strategy “concerning and unsustainable”, in responding to the Discussion Paper now on public exhibition. CEN undertook a…
The public consultation on the Six Cities Region Discussion Paper has been a political sham, lacking substance and devoid of any real community engagement, says the Community Environment Network (CEN)….
The Department of Planning and Environment has issued a Stop Work Order over a large tract of land at Doyalson following reports of unauthorised clearing in a conservation zone. A…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will host Breakfast with the Birds as part of the Lakes Festival at Central Coast Wetlands on November 5. CEN’s Waterwatch coordinator, Rachael Kneeves, said…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is calling on Central Coast Council to put a stop to its asset sales program, with sales to date having already exceeded the original target…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has reminded residents that its two-day Love Trees, Love COSS festival will see a Community Day on Saturday, September 17, featuring more than 30 stalls,…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) turns 25 this year and to kick start the celebrations chose World Environment Day (June 5) to announce its #Reconnect amateur photography and short film…
As the community waits for the outcome of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council and a decision on whether or not there will be local government election this year,…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is inviting Central Coast residents to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2022 by attending ‘Breakfast with the Birds’. This popular annual event will be held at…
Woy Woy Bay resident, Louis O’Neill, has been named winner of the Best 12th Man Award in the Community Environment Network’s (CEN) annual BAT Awards. Deputy Chair of CEN, John…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has written to Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch seeking to correct misinformation put forward about CEN’s operations and intentions during the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council….
The beach at Patonga was declared microplastic free by Patonga and Pearl Beach residents who recently became citizen scientists for a day. The Community Environment Network (CEN) held a citizen…
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called for audits and penalties to stop excessive development variations through over use of Clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument Local Environment Plan (LEP)….
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has urged the NSW Government to integrate National Pollution Inventory (NPI) data with known rates of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) on the Central Coast…