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…
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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…
Plenty on offer during school holidays
There’s a jam-packed program of online and face-to-face activities and events throughout the April school holidays giving families plenty of ways to keep young minds entertained and bodies active. Take…
Seniors’ Festival returns during April
With more than a quarter of the region’s population aged over 60, the spotlight will shine on them when the Seniors’ Festival returns with a wide range of activities during…
Flooding clean-up is well underway
Over the past week, communities around the foreshore of Tuggerah Lakes and in the valleys, banded together to start the massive mopping up after the flooding caused by more than…
Retailer angst over Ettalong parking predicament
At a time when paid beach parking across the Central Coast is being explored by Central Coast Council, shop owners at Ettalong Beach are pushing back and calling for free…
Local government reform needed
Forum – Can Mr Crouch please advise at least one legal reform his “Government can make to prevent local government gross mismanagement re-occurring? I’m tired of bleating and finger pointing…
Updated title for Council CFO
Central Coast Council no longer has a Chief Financial Officer. Instead, it has a Director of Corporate Affairs – Natalia Cowley. It was only in October last year that Council…
The real regional capital … Tuggerah
Forum – Mark Ellis’s contention that Council meetings should be held in Ourimbah, rather than in Gosford or Wyong (CCN 283) is right in principle but wrong in detail. He…