Crown Land acquisition request principles finalised
The principles that will be used by Central Coast Council to decide whether or not to claim interest in parcels of Crown Land included in the NSW Government’s Crown Land…
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Council to consider participating in Biodiversity Project
Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, has asked Central Coast Council to support and participate in a NSW Department of Planning Strategic Biodiversity Certification Project. Council staff have…
Future ownership of over 1,400 parcels of Crown Land to be decided
The new Crown Land Negotiation Program Committee, formed by Central Coast Council, has commenced work on the Assessment Stage of the NSW Government’s Comprehensive Crown Land Negotiation Program. The program…
Liberals object to council’s lowering of threshold decision
The politicisation of Council has continued, with the Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, and Central Coast Councillor Jilly Pilon, condemning Council’s decision to…
Councillor seeks proactive release of airport lease documents
Councillor, Louise Greenaway, has called upon the CEO of Central Coast Council, Gary Murphy, to consider the proactive release of the Council’s lease to Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI), and the…
Council meetings need to stick to local issues
Forget about kerb and guttering. Central Coast Council zeros in on Foreign Policy and Climate Change. It is great to see that Central Coast Council are firm believers in the…
Council is developing a Draft Climate Change Policy
Council is developing a Draft Climate Change Policy that will meet the NSW State Climate Change Policy direction to achieve a net-zero emissions by 2050. The Policy will be a…
Council trust changes on hold
Councillors were asked to act as trustees for a trust that has no audited documents. Mayor Jane Smith deferred a vote to adopt amended terms of reference for two trusts of…
Councillors reluctantly pass 2018-19 budget
Central Coast Council narrowly avoided a Washington DC-style fiscal shut down when several Councillors moved to reject the 2018-19 delivery program, operational plan and resourcing strategy recommended for adoption by…
First ever Community Strategic Plan for the Central Coast adopted
The first ever Community Strategic Plan for the region, titled ‘One–Central Coast’ was adopted by Central Coast Council, when it met on June 25. The plan represents the culmination of…
Council’s insurer refuses liability for water damage
[Empire Bay] Central Coast Council’s insurance company has refused to accept liability for damage to an Empire Bay home and its contents as the result of a burst water main….
Unannounced urgency motion embarrasses Mayor
Independent Councillor for Budgewoi, Clr Greg Best, wants his fellow Councillors and Mayor Jane Smith to attend a workshop entitled, Chairing and Effective Meeting procedures. When Council met on June…
Cafes and council promote reusable coffee cups
Four cafes on the Peninsula have partnered with Central Coast Council to promote the use of reusable coffee cups. The Council has identified disposable coffee cups as a major contributor…
Rate rise and tiny surplus in historic Council budget
Residents and ratepayers have one month to comment on a draft of the historic first combined Central Coast Council Delivery Program and Operational Plan for the 2018-19 financial year. The…
Wearing lifejackets while rock fishing highly recommended
Central Coast Council welcomed the NSW Government’s initiative to increase safety for rock fishing through legislation which gives them the option the opt-in to making it mandatory to wear lifejackets…
Community Strategic Plan is Council’s most important plan
Council has released the findings of the second round of engagement to develop the Coast’s first combined Community Strategic Plan (CSP), with 91 per cent of survey respondents saying they…
Flying fox management strategy on exhibition
A flying fox management strategy for the Central Coast will be the subject of a 28-day community consultation before it is finalised and adopted. The strategy has been prepared to…
Additional dwelling approvals surge
Central Coast Council’s quarterly report into the activities of the Development Assessment (DA) and Environment and Certification Units reveal that 6,181 additional dwellings had received approval since the commencement of…
Council’s total operational income tops $723m
The auditor’s report for the first consolidated Central Coast Council financial statements will be presented at the next meeting on Monday, March 26. The report and financial statements for the…
Legal action initiated against Councillors & community members
Former Wyong Mayor, Mr Doug Eaton, has initiated legal action against several Central Coast Councillors and community members for alleged defamation. “I am not saying it is not true,” Mr…