No places for new apprentices at Council next year
Central Coast Council’s apprentice and undergraduate programs for 2021 have been put on hold as a result of its financial crisis and $89M deficit. As part of its Business Recovery…
financial crisis
Alleged code of conduct violation closed
The resignation of Cr Troy Marquart has closed the file on an alleged code of conduct violation against him. Marquart resigned in writing before the October 26 meeting. That meeting…
Rik Hart appointed acting CEO of Central Coast Council
Central Coast Council interim administrator, Dick Persson, has confirmed Rik Hart as Acting Chief Executive Officer at an extraordinary Council meeting held at Wyong Chambers on November 3. The temporary…
Minister expects administrator to restore proper and effective functioning
Central Coast councillors didn’t have to wait long to learn their fate, with Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, announcing on Friday, October 30, that they are suspended, just two days…
Administrator appointed
Newly appointed Administrator of Central Coast Council, Dick Persson, is committed to finding just what actions led to Council’s financial crisis, within 30 days. Persson was appointed Administrator on Friday,…
Roll up, roll up …
Due to recent events I propose a name change from Central Coast Council to Central Coast Circus; the only thing missing is a ringmaster to put them through the hoops….
Minister gives council seven days to show cause
Central Coast Council has seven days to lodge a submission with the Office of Local Government on why it should not be suspended, following an announcement on October 21 by…
‘Sounds like the last hurrah’
Councillors used a meeting on October 21 to offer what sounded like their farewell speeches. “It sounds like the last hurrah, doesn’t it,” Cr Doug Vincent said. It was the…
Government will perpetually punish us for the crime of not voting Liberal – MacGregor
Two Labor councillors on Central Coast Council, Cr Kyle MacGregor and Cr Doug Vincent, have responded to assertions by Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, that councillors were responsible…