Give us a vote to ‘demerge’, says Harris
Residents should be given the opportunity to vote to “demerge” Gosford and Wyong councils, according to Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris. He was commenting on a…
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The future of Central Coast Regional Airport still unclear
Mixed messages are being delivered by the Central Coast Council about the future of plans to develop a regional airport at Warnervale. Council’s Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, appeared to back…
Gosford Waterfront Alliance continues to seek an acceptable solution
The Gosford Waterfront Alliance (GWA) has asked Central Coast Council to explore ways to purchase the remainder of the former Gosford Public School land and move the proposed NSW Department…
Future councillor’s role will be more demanding than ever
It’s less than nine months before the voters of the Central Coast go to a council election. Arguably this will be the most important election in the region’s history. The…
Council reveals its submission on draft coastal management plan
Central Coast Council is unable to confirm how many properties will be impacted by the proposed Coastal Zone legislative changes. In a written statement, Council said it had submitted comments…
Bigger councils are not necessarily better
I just got off the phone to the general manager, Mr Yves Demarais, of Morin Heights, a town an hour north of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Morin Heights is a…
Only ten council meetings left before the first council election
Only 10 council meetings remain until the Central Coast can elect its own local government and some former councillors are already moving into campaign mode. The decision by Central Coast…
Government refuses access to documents relating to delayed council elections
NSW Shadow Minister for Local Government, Mr Peter Primrose, said he will continue to campaign for the Central Coast to have an elected council earlier than September 2017. “When the…
Gosford business community feels abandoned
The business community of Gosford City has gone from riding on the crest of a wave prior to the removal of Gosford Council in May, to feeling neglected and abandoned…
Rare community support for resigning senior bureaucrat
The resignation of the Central Coast Council’s Group Leader, Customer and Community Relationships, Ms Judy Jaeger, has been described as an enormous blow for the southern area of the Central…
Doma seeks cost guarantee from Land and Environment Court
The Doma Group, the developer of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) building on the corner of Mann St and Georgiana Tce, Gosford, has lodged an application with the Land and…
Council’s 100th day of operation complete yet nothing new
August 20, marked the 100th day of operation of Central Coast Council. The Council was formed on May 12, by proclamation from the NSW Government, which officially merged Gosford City…
Adcock Park based sports unhappy with redevelopment proposals
During a meeting on August 15, concerned sporting codes have described the Central Coast Council’s attitude to the redevelopment of the Adcock Park sporting precinct as an outright attack on…
DOMA and Council summonsed over JRPP approval of ATO
The Gosford Waterfront Alliance Inc (GWA) has formally lodged a challenge in the NSW Land and Environment Court to the development consent for Doma to build an Australian Taxation Office…
Less council meetings causing concern
I am writing about the Central Coast Council’s proposal at its July 27 ordinary meeting (agenda item 3.1) to amend the Code of Meeting Practice to reduce the number of…
Treasurer confirms ATO building and jobs on track
Job creation was the most important issue for Central Coast residents in the 2016 federal election, according to treasurer Mr Scott Morrison and member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks. Both…
Emergency accommodationcrisis is a major political issue
Bush tucker man, grassroots campaigner and sometime political candidate, Mr Jake Cassar, has not yet decided whether he will run as an independent in the seat of Robertson for the…
New council interim executive structure announced
The interim executive structure adopted by the Central Coast Council at its first public meeting on May 25 did not include the interim deputy general manager’s role that was initially…
Forming the biggest council in NSW is a real challenge
The administrator of the newly-formed Central Coast Council, Mr Ian Reynolds, said he was “really pleased” with the reception he was given at the council’s first public meeting on Wednesday,…
Changes to Local Government Act endorsed
Gosford councillors voted to endorse the principles for a submission to the NSW Government about its proposed changes to the NSW Local Government Act. The matter was dealt with in…