Embracing the essence of democracy
EDITORIAL: We have been asked to go to polling booths this week to have our say on the referendum question and next year we will be asked to elect a…
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The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5 for the fourth week of December, our 2022 Christmas edition. In the bulletin this week: Christmas charities ramp up supportPremier and PM kick off…
ePetition calling for early council elections lodged in Parliament
An ePetition calling for the next election date for Central Coast Council to be brought forward has been presented in the Legislative Assembly by Member for The Entrance David Mehan….
Petition calls for earlier Council elections
Greg Knott of Ourimbah is determined to see elected councillors returned to the Central Coast as soon as possible and, together with his wife Justine Rudston-Brown, has launched an e-petition…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly Video News 5@5 – A selection of the lead stories direct from the newsroom. This week: Reconciliation week gathering hosted by Coast Shelter.Council Elections announced for 2024Emma McBride…
No Council election until September, 2024
Central Coast residents will have to wait more than two more years to elect new councillors. Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, confirmed on June 1 that the next Central…
Bring on council elections
[Forum] Here is another example of how badly this Council is serving us. The Broadwater Hotel was bought in 1998/99 at a premium price which has affected development of this…
Council elections postponed until September 2021
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has described a State Government decision to defer the local government elections for one year as “sensible”, considering the current environment. Local Government Minister, Shelley…
34 per cent increase in Council election costs
The cost of next year’s Council election has blown out to an estimated $2.15M for the Central Coast, a 34 per cent increase from the 2017 election, which was the…
Seven per cent swing against the Liberal Party
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast and Member for the NSW electorate of Wyong, Mr David Harris, said the swing to Labor and against the Liberal Party in the Central…
New Independents have the two youngest candidates
Two of the youngest candidates for the upcoming Central Coast Council elections are keen for the future of young people to be well represented on the new Council, and will…
16 candidates running in The Entrance Ward
There will be 16 candidates running in The Entrance Ward for election to the Central Coast Council on September 9. The groups and candidates will appear in the following order…
Former Sydney councillor calls for fresh faces
Former Sydney councillor Ms Marcelle Hoff, of Ettalong, believes fresh faces are needed in the new, mega Central Coast Council who will make a commitment to listen to, and deliver,…
Call for community members to consider standing for election
I ’m sure I don’t need to remind readers of this newspaper of the importance of local issues to the quality of life in the Central Coast Local Government Area….
Greens announce candidates in The Entrance Ward
The Central Coast Greens will run three candidates in The Entrance Ward in the September 9 election for positions on the Central Coast Council. The lead candidate for The Greens…
Julie Watson to stand for Council in Budgewoi Ward
Ms Julie Watson, a resident of The Entrance, has decided to run for Central Coast Council as an independent. Ms Watson said she has lived on the Central Coast for…
Don’t re-elect Gosford councillors
The long promised and awaited regional library for Gosford still has not progressed passed the draft concept or design stage. This just shows why we need to put a broom…
Vision for new Council unlikely to be met
Mr David Abrahams’ letter on the upcoming Council election (“Future councillor’s role will be more demanding than ever”, Coast Community News, 27/1/17) is a vision of perfection that is likely…
Council election results are mostly predetermined
On September 9 we will vote for 15 Councillors for the new Central Coast Council. I will be overseas and not a candidate, but I am deeply worried about the…