Change to fees for sports fields
Changes to the 2019- 20 fees for sports fields will be on public exhibition and comment at yourvoiceourcoast.com in October. The following areas will be classified as level 3 grounds…
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Building certification to be topic of local government conference
A massive shakeup of the building development process could be on the table following the Local Government NSW conference in October, if Central Coast Council has its way. Council will…
Draft biodiversity strategy on public exhibition
Central Coast Council is putting the spotlight on flora and fauna conservation with its draft biodiversity strategy, on public exhibition until November 11. It is the first single strategy combining…
Councillors call for a meeting with State member
Three Central Coast councillors are pushing for a meeting of all councillors with member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, following an assertion by the MP that the Council is in a…
Umina skate park design report released
Umina residents have been given a glimpse at what the Umina Skate Park could look like, with Central Coast Council publishing their latest report on the $8.25M project. The report,…
5@5 Local News Sept 13
This week’s 5@5 covers crime busts, tourism initiatives, community projects, a wonderful symphony and hard fought football wins. Detectives from Tuggerah Lakes Police District have dismantled a large-scale drug supply…
New Local Planning Panel welcomed by business interests
Developers and the business community have welcomed the State Governments decision to introduce a Local Planning Panel (LPP) for the Central Coast in early 2020, but Central Coast Mayor, Jane…
Liberal Party Branch not happy with Council spending plans
[Forum] An open letter to Gary Murphy, CEO of Central Coast Council. Sir, this letter is not communicated to your email address as it is not obviously available on the…
Council is 31st Australian local government to declare a climate emergency
Central Coast Council has declared a climate emergency after a motion was put forward by ALP Councillor, Kyle MacGregor, making it the 31st Australian government to do so. Three councillors…
Feedback sought on draft Landcare Program strategy
Central Coast Council is calling for feedback on its draft Landcare Program strategy, now on exhibition. Mayor, Jane Smith, said the strategy aimed to bring together Councils environmental volunteers under…
Peninsula has hottest suburbs on the Coast
Ettalong, Umina, Booker Bay, and parts of Woy Woy are the hottest suburbs on the Central Coast, all measuring more than four degrees above average, a new report has found….
Council adopts Climate Change Policy
Following some fairly heated debate, Central Coast Council adopted its first Climate Change Policy on July 8, with some clauses relating to sea level rise planning and the process of…
Community workshop on climate change
A community workshop will be held at Ettalong Beach this Wednesday, February 27, to give residents the chance to have their say on Central Coast Councils Climate Change Policy. It…
Council’s proposed Pile Burning Policy labelled
Chair of the Community Environment Network, John Asquith, has labelled Central Coast Council’s proposed Pile Burning Policy a “very bad policy”. The policy which has been on exhibition will, according…
Clr Kyle MacGregor recounts achievements of Council’s first year
One of the 10 new faces to Central Coast Council in 2018, Clr Kyle MacGregor, said he believed two of the Council’s greatest achievements to date, were progressing the development…
Council one of the first to invest in Green Tailored Deposit
Central Coast Council has been announced as one of the first investors in the world’s first Green Tailored Deposit to be certified by the internationally recognised Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)….
Younger generation are going to cop the worst from climate change
Groups and individuals distributing misinformation about Central Coast Council’s imminent draft Climate Change strategy, are causing unnecessary fear, according to, John Asquith, Chair of the Community Environment Network (CEN). “For…
Coast in housing crisis: Vaughan
We have moved from housing stress to housing crisis on the Central Coast according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Connected Communities , Julie Vaughan. The need for more affordable…
Gosford MP calls for community support on landfill
Over 100 concerned community members braved torrential rain to express their concerns about the future of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, at a community meeting on Wednesday, November 28. The Mangrove…
Council to close successful community garden
Central Coast Council has threatened to fine Booker Bay residents who have started a successful community garden on the nature strip. However the council says it is located on a…