All 24 ARIC applicants rejected
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…
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Council urges action on coal ash report
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…
Special rate variations continue forever
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…
Airport broken lease cost less than $1.5M
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…
Council neglect appearing
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…
Council releases waterways report
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…
Gordon report on lagoon management released
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…
Call for ideas on The Esplanade shared zone
With works anticipated to start next month, locals are being invited to contribute their thoughts on a proposed road share zone at The Esplanade, Umina Beach. To ensure the new…
Young locals invited to attend skateboard building workshop
A free skateboard building workshop will be held at Woy Woy over the next six weeks as part of Council’s celebration of #NSWYouthWeek. The workshop will run every Wednesday from…
Historic table returned to owners after impromptu river voyage
Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow were some of the strange things which washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March…
Closing the library at The Entrance would be a super dumb decision – Mehan
Despite community protests and pleas from The Entrance MP, David Mehan, Central Coast Council has earmarked The Entrance library for closure. It appears that the creche at Lake Haven Recreation…
IPART is reviewing its system for setting rates revenue
As ratepayers anxiously await a decision from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on a requested 15 percent rate rise, the tribunal is reviewing its current system for setting…
Do we really need a $30M regional library?
Forum – It is difficult to believe, with swinging cuts to every kind of service being announced (Chronicle p8 Mar 31), that the plan to construct a white elephant regional…
Committee uncovered deep and systemic problems with grant allocation
A NSW Government committee looking into how grants are allocated to councils is scathing in its interim report which was tabled in State Parliament on March 30. The committee uncovered…
CEN calls for mountain biking study to be put on ice
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called on Central Coast Council to stop spending money on “unnecessary ventures” like the development of mountain bike facilities and fulfil its legal responsibilities…
Harris backs calls for an inquiry into Council
In the wake of a call for a public inquiry into the financial collapse of Central Coast Council made recently by Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Shadow Minister for the…
Lots of fun activities during school holidays
Kids won’t find themselves bored this Easter holidays with Central Coast Council hosting a selection of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Over the two-week break, everything from nature…
Clean-up continues
Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow are some of the strange things to have washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from…
Terrigal Boardwalk opens April 14
Love it or hate it, the controversial Terrigal Boardwalk will be officially opened for public use on April 14. Some eager residents jumped the gun, posting pictures on social media…
Online sports directory to go live in April
A new online sports directory will be the go-to place to find out all there is to know about sports and activities around the Central Coast. Council has teamed up…