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…
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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…
Next phase of Council staff restructure underway
The next stage in the proposed organisation and staff restructure at Central Coast Council has been released to staff and it has cast uncertainty among the workforce that there could…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is Coast Community News 5@5 March 12, 2021. Topics this week: Central Coast Council Administrator Strikes – Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch Strikes Back – and the Administrator Returns…
Why doesn’t council make money by redeveloping its own building?
Forum – I write regarding the future of 49 Mann St Gosford (Gosford Council chambers). This building is soundly built, designed by local firm Grenfell Frazer and could easily be…
Murphy refutes Administrator’s claims over released emails
Documents that sacked CEO Gary Murphy requested months ago in a bid to prove his innocence have been released by Central Coast Council Administrator Dick Persson. Persson announced at the…
No money for Wamberal Beach erosion fix – Administrator
Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, says Council has no money for any of the erosion mitigation works proposed for Wamberal Beach. He was responding to a resident who spoke…
Administrator lets fly
State Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has come under fire from Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson, during a speech that also targeted former Mayor Jane Smith and sacked CEO Gary…
Current financial crisis due to a combination of factors
Forum – Just like most aircraft crashes, it is a combination of factors. As a former council employee, I consider the contributory factors for the current financial crisis are as…
We need more than a picayune tinkering with a system
Forum – Labor and The Greens need to get a life, instead of rabbitting on about the Council merger (Chronicle ps 3,4 5 Mar 3) which is a done deal…
Copa Men’s Shed plans on hold
Plans to build a Men’s Shed at Copacabana in January were dealt a blow when Central Coast Council refused to allow any construction to begin until the project is fully…
Council coverage appreciated
Forum – Thank you so much for the balanced editorials and reporting of this Council mess. Now the former CEO has joined the circus, blaming anyone who stands still. (Chronicle…
CEN asks residents to put biodiversity before bikes
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is urging residents to put biodiversity before bikes by making a submission against Central Coast Council’s plans for a full-blown Mountain Bike Strategy. CEN spokesperson…
New planning policy aims to create more liveable spaces
A new planning policy being proposed by the State Government could have major design impacts for the Central Coast. Central Coast Council will look into how the new policy proposed…
Referendum on the reduction of councillors to be held
Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson, has announced that Council has resolved to hold a Constitutional Referendum on the reduction of councillors from 15 to nine. The referendum will be held…
Charges should be waived
Forum – Congratulations to all involved in this year’s wonderful Australia Day Ceremony at Wagstaffe Square. This has become one of the most outstanding and iconic events of the year…