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…
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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…
Liberals refuse to support call for independent inquiry
The Central Coast’s two NSW Government sitting members, member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch and parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald have refused to support the Mountain…
Council Merger process has restricted access
The public consultation on the proposal to merge Gosford and Wyong included three public meetings with two of those meetings to be held at Wyong. The single meeting at Gosford…
Council merger referred to Office of Local Government
Gosford Council welcomed the news that the community’s voice would be heard following an announcement by NSW premier Mr Mike Baird and minister for local government, Mr Paul Toole that…
Labor Party preselection under way
Australian Labor Party preselection is under way for the Federal seat of Robertson to choose the ALP candidate who will run against sitting Liberal MP, Ms Lucy Wicks. Labor NSW…
CCRDC has interim CEO appointed
An interim Chief Executive Officer has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation. The decision to put an interim CEO in place follows a recommendation from CCRDC Chairman…
Who governs whom?
I have been speaking to a lot of the citizens about the amalgamation of councils in NSW and have come to the conclusion, like my colleagues, that we will have…
Remove state governments as the middle tier
After an extensive search for why the Government wishes to amalgamate councils I have come to the following conclusions. Political parties wish to dominate the councils. Any federal government grants…