Land sale decisions give contradictory signals
Forum – The Administrator continues to attempt to convince the Central Coast community that pockets of green spaces in residential areas must be sold off, but his actions seem to…
Forum – The Administrator continues to attempt to convince the Central Coast community that pockets of green spaces in residential areas must be sold off, but his actions seem to…
Members of the Tuggerah Lakes community are planning a class action against Central Coast Council on behalf of all property owners who suffered loss or damage as a result of…
Community land across the Peninsula – including green spaces, a retirement community and a sports oval – is set to be reclassified and sold off as part of Central Coast…
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Central Coast Council has released the Stage 1 report for the Tuggerah Lakes Entrance Management Study. The report includes a summary of over 20 studies from 1987 to the present…
Forum – So much has been written about the financial crisis that has occurred with our local government. Many have fallen into the trap, perhaps gratuitously, of joining a witch…
Coast Community News 5@5, April 30. Coming up this week: Puzzlement over Terrigal PEP11 political, paddle out announcementMixed reactions to the minister’s public inquiry announcement, Local democracy advocate questions cancellation…
Central Coast Council has placed its draft Operational Plan 2021-2022 including proposed fees and charges on exhibition for community feedback. The Operational Plan provides residents with an overview of essential…
A Gosford Waterfront Renewal Framework adopted by Central Coast Council is the first step in possibly rezoning the area to realise the many opportunities for locals and tourists alike. Administrator…
The public now has a three-week window to have its say on a Central Coast Council proposal to reclassify and rezone land at the Central Coast Stadium on the waterfront…
Forum – Letter to Dick Persson I, along with many residents and ratepayers of the Central Coast, have long written about why we live on our Coast. I have raised…
Labor has welcomed the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock’s decision today to call for an independent public inquiry into the performance of Central Coast Council. Member for Wyong and…
Forum – A review is underway of clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument LEP document. This is the clause that gives Council power to approve developments which do not comply…
Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson, has admitted that Council’s handling of applications for membership to the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC) was “not our best work”. Council failed to…
Central Coast Council is calling on local MPs and the Minister for Energy and Environment to back the recommendations in the recently released report, Costs For Remediation of Sites Containing…
Forum – The burden of a special rate variation will continue long after liability for Central Coast Council debt is paid down. Pre amalgamation in 2013-2016, Wyong ratepayers also had…
Administrator Dick Persson has confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked…
Forum – On the way to work I car pool at the Kariong carpark site, like many from the Central Coast. Sadly, it’s depressing to notice how second rate it…
Avoca Lagoon was the only estuarine waterway in the region to be rated very poor in the Central Coast 2019-20 Waterways report card, released this week. The report examines the…
Community consultation is key to Central Coast Council’s management of the region’s open coast lagoons, a new report by a coastal engineering expert has found. Angus Gordon’s report, Review of…