EDITORIAL This week, the Central Coast Council demonstrated the hallmarks of a functioning local democracy, public involvement, spirited debate and clear decisions. Tuesday’s council meeting, while lengthy and at times…
I am writing in response to your editorial of Thursday, October 12 (CCN 411) in which you incorrectly use the term “participatory democracy” to describe our existing system of local…
EDITORIAL: We have been asked to go to polling booths this week to have our say on the referendum question and next year we will be asked to elect a…
Robyn Parker the politically appointed Central Coast City Commissioner installed by the State Government to oversee the future of the Central Coast has held a couple forums to tell our…
Re: Democracy lacking in Coast local government Look, we all know that the current administration is temporary. Let’s not get into a weeping session about the loss of democratic rights….
A positive and community acceptable democracy should be one in which the people have the power to participate in decision making. Democracy is the core value of the United Nations…
As people around NSW prepare to vote for their local councils, the Central Coast Local Government Committee is calling for a clear answer on whether or not our councillors will…
The team at CCN is delighted to report that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize 2021 has been awarded to two journalists in the firing line for freedom of expression in…
Forum – Not content with loading ratepayers with massive rate increases, the Administrator now wants to force a 34 per cent hike in water rates on suffering residents (CCN312). The…
Forum – I’d be surprised if one per cent of readers understood the Administrator’s “explanation” of the Council’s $175 million deficit (“Solving restricted funds mystery a challenge for inquiry”, PP…
Forum – What exactly does Jane Smith mean by “restoring local democracy” and why do we need a working group to tell us how to go about it (“Jane Smith…
Local democracy activist, Klaas Woldring, has shared his submission to the Public Inquiry into council with Central Coast Newspapers, revealing a scathing analysis into how undemocratic the whole process of…
Forum – With the appointment of a new Administrator for Central Coast Council, I am concerned that this unelected individual will make decisions and enter into long term contracts that…
Klass Woldring, spoke to CCN about the Minister’s decision and gave his thoughts on what this means for the future of democracy on the Central Coast.
Forum – In reference to a letter from D. Horsfall, in issue 266; Horsfall assumes that Robertson MP Lucy Wicks will not speak up for the 80% of voters in…
[Forum]Barbara Gorman’s letter, “Democracy is under threat” (Chronicle June 9) suggests that we should revert to the old way of planning on the Central Coast, not democratically, but by minority…
[Forum] Your various excellent publications in May have contained several references to changes in the planning regime governing developments on the Central Coast. I am concerned that the voice of…
Trust in government has reached its second lowest level on record, with just one-in-four Australians indicating that they had confidence in their political leaders and institutions, according to a major…
[Forum] Peter Bayley (Forum edition 213) claims that proportional representation party list often leads to unstable coalitions. That is incorrect. He claims this based on the examples of Italy and…
NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian said the lack of any dedicated Liberal candidate for the impending by-election was a testament to the Liberal Party’s dedication to democracy and that as…