The Coast is once again Lighting Up the way
EDITORIAL More than 4,000 people filled Gosford’s Polytec Stadium last weekend for the Light Up Concert, a heartfelt memorial to murdered local woman Audrey Griffin. What could have been an…
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Time to restructure water management
EDITORIAL Central Coast residents are once again being asked to dig deeper into their pockets, with councillors this week approving a foreshadowed water rate increase of around 8 per cent….
Time to close the loopholes on PEP11
EDITORIAL Once again, Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 has found its way into the Federal Court. The proponents, Asset Energy, are challenging the February 2025 ruling that saw the Joint Authority…
A new library and a new chapter for Gosford
EDITORIAL It has taken more than three decades, but Gosford finally has the regional library that has long been promised. It was first envisaged 30 years ago and the doors…
Winning women, muscle men, and the heart of the Coast
Editorial – What a time to reflect on the quiet strength of our locals from the Central Coast. Our women have been showing the world what real power looks like,…
Community voices shape key Council decisions
This week’s Central Coast Council meeting reminded us that local government, at its best, works for the community rather than for party machines or what could be described as Facebook…
Celebrate locals during National Science Week
EDITORIAL As National Science Week unfolds across Australia, Coast Community News takes the opportunity to reflect not only on the remarkable outcomes of scientific inquiry but on the very process…
Gosford comes alive with opening of new Arts Centre
EDITORIAL – After decades of false starts, stalled plans and slow progress, Gosford CBD may finally be finding its rhythm, and last week’s opening of Fun Haus’s new Arts Hub…
Jobs must match the growth on the Coast
EDITORIAL The Central Coast is growing; that’s not news. Over the next 15 years, the population is expected to swell by over 65,000 people, the equivalent of adding a city…
The road map we should all be watching
EDITORIAL It’s not often we see broad support for a Council initiative, from residents to councillors to senior management, but the newly released 10-Year Road Renewal Map from Central Coast…
Homelessness on the Central Coast challenges the region to act
EDITORIAL The Central Coast is grappling with a homelessness situation that frontline workers describe as “heartbreaking, dangerous, and out of control,” exacerbated by bureaucratic barriers and a lack of coordinated…
Storms show why we must future-proof our coast
EDITORIAL This week’s storms were a striking reminder of the vulnerabilities we face on the Central Coast. Homes along our fragile coastlines at Wamberal and The Entrance North were evacuated,…
A library for the future, a debate from the past
EDITORIAL – The new Gosford Regional Library is soon to open; gleaming, modern, and packed with promise. Decades in the making, this is no ordinary library. Thanks to a collaboration…
Time to future-proof the M1 and the Old Pacific Highway
If the Central Coast has an artery, it’s the M1 Pacific Motorway, and it’s in trouble. Each day, tens of thousands of commuters, freight carriers, emergency vehicles and tourists rely…
The great challenges of growth demand attention
Gosford is finally gathering steam. After years of promises, the heart of the Central Coast is coming to life with new buildings rising and a growing sense of momentum. Multi-storey…
The Central Coast can win it all – and just did
EDITORIAL Something special happened on Sunday night, May 18. In front of more than 6,000 fans at Melbourne’s Park, the Central Coast Mariners women’s team made history, defeating Melbourne Victory…
Water is Council’s greatest challenge
Editorial – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner made famous the phrase “Water water everywhere”. From the pipes beneath our streets to the sand dunes at our shoreline, water is…
A hard but healthy democracy on show
EDITORIAL The results of the May 3 Federal Election are now clear, and here on the Central Coast, all three key electorates; Dobell, Robertson and Shortland, have returned their sitting…
Election day nears – but have the democracy sausages missed the moment?
EDITORIAL The Federal election is officially to be held this Saturday, May 3, but here on the Coast, it feels like the main event may have already happened. Thousands have…
A long weekend – a long memory
Australians are looking forward to two successive long weekends, with the second week of school holidays sandwiched between. With Easter and Anzac Day supplementing the holidays, families are stretching out…