New security arrangements for council meetings
Central Coast Council is cracking down on security, with all future meetings to be held at the Wyong chambers. A confidential report was discussed behind closed doors at the February…
Central Coast Council is cracking down on security, with all future meetings to be held at the Wyong chambers. A confidential report was discussed behind closed doors at the February…
Central Coast weekly video news. The ‘must know’ stories from around the region: Storm and flood damage wash up. Dredging monies secured. Calls for Mayor to resign. Mobile tower disagreement….
[Forum] A review of your December 23 publication (edition 485) made me wonder why do we bother with Council and-or its elected officials. The front page article was all about…
I wish to comment on the article on the front page of edition 485. The article related a meeting of Gosford Council where Council approved the construction of nine three-storey…
Some National Parks and all Central Coast Council bushland reserves, picnic areas and walking tracks are closed due to the current bush fires and weather conditions. Additionally, all Council Cemeteries…
[Forum] This is an open letter to all Central Coast councillors. Due to a number of private issues that have grounded me for much of the last 12 months, I’ve…
[Forum] Central Coast Council’s decision not to impose water restrictions until our dam capacity has dropped to 50 per cent is the equivalent of a patient not going to the…
Central Coast Council is searching for funds for emergency dredging of The Entrance Channel. Councillors decided at the December 9 meeting to lobby the State and Federal governments and they…
A new Gosford CBD Heritage Strategy, adopted by Central Coast Council at its meeting on December 9, will draw on the city’s industrial past and Aboriginal culture, using heritage interpretation,…
[Council] Councillor Greg Best called on Central Coast Council to release a summary of the last financial year’s last quarter’s figures, saying councillors were flying blind without the numbers. His…
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, intends to put together a slideshow highlighting councillors’ “disgraceful behavior” at Council’s November 11 meeting and show it to them. The meeting saw debate often…
Central Coast councillors have decided that their privacy is an “overriding public interest reason” why their pecuniary or financial interests register should not go on the Council website for public…
Central Coast Council doesn’t need an integrity and ethical standards unit, says its Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee. Instead, Council just needs to clarify and promote the role of its…
Central Coast Council is to look into the feasibility of installing water tanks at discounted rates for pensioners and possibly other low income groups across the region, following a successful…
Local Government NSW will call on the Federal Government to consult with councils and communities about the rollout of next generation 5G networks, thanks to a successful motion from Central…
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is passionate about seeing more women in local government and hopes to conduct a community forum on the Coast next year to encourage women to…
Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith, has taken a swipe at NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on social media, over recent comments made by the Premier. Visiting the Coast on September 30 to…
Central Coast Council has failed to bow to what one Councillor referred to as bullying and meet with Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, who has claimed the Council is in…
[Forum] In response to Godfrey Franz’ letter published in Coast Community News, edition 215, there is obviously behind the scenes activity by the Brisbane Water Branch (BWB) of the Liberal…
Central Coast Council has started work on a $940,00 project to straighten and widen a section of Carlton Road, Erina in October. Council Director, Roads and Transport, Drainage and Waste…