Practical evidence of transparency is needed
Forum – It is good that residents are apparently beginning to take a closer interest in Central Coast Council’s activities than has been the case in the past (“Council receiving…
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Essential community landholding should not be sold off
Forum – While I don’t under-estimate the dire financial position that Central Coast Council is in, I strongly object to essential community landholding being sold off. The assertion that the…
We are living under a dictatorship
Forum – Central Coast Council and its long suffering ratepayers are being rapped over the knuckles and ground into the dirt for our half a billion dollar debt, Councillors sacked…
Would we call the vaccine rollout successful?
Forum – It was quite weird seeing the full-page advert from Lucy Wicks trumpeting her government’s success in rolling out the AstraZeneca vaccine, whilst at the same time the front…
Budget does nothing for stagnant wages
Forum – Scomo from Marketing and his sidekick, Josh from Finance, have delivered a big spending Budget that contains all this help for women who were the hardest hit financially…
With DA costs like these, how can the Council make a loss?
Forum – We are currently trying to build on the Coast and after a five-week wait, have been asked to pay $1,750 to review our DA application and $563 for…
Gosford Council wharf is a disaster
Forum – What a great pity and eyesore the Gosford council wharf and The Coast Bar and Restaurant have become. It is the first thing in Gosford visitors see and…
IPART ruling at odds with Minister’s claims
Forum – My understanding, having watched the Central Cost Council ePetition debate in the NSW parliament, is that any involvement with IPART would be deferred until after the findings of…
Free ecotourism forum
Tourism business operators will meet to explore ways to promote ecotourism across the Central Coast region. In partnership with Ecotourism Australia, Destination Central Coast will outline benefits and opportunities available…
Glenworth Valley to host eco-tourism forum
Tourism business operators on the Coast are invited to an Ecotourism Morning Tea at Glenworth Valley on Friday, May 28. In partnership with Ecotourism Australia, Destination Central Coast will outline…
Hard to sustain growth with a 43 per cent rate rise
Forum – I write in reference to the article about the newly appointed Central Coast Council CEO, David Farmer (CCN291), who states he is in for the long haul. This…
No community consultation on CoastWalk upgrade
Forum – I write in response to CoastWalk in CCC237 to say that it is great that the funding has come through to upgrade the track. The upgrades came about…
Waterfront development potential is largely fictitious
Forum – It’s deja vu all over again. Our Administrator has belatedly discovered the potential of the waterfront (“Possible rezone for Gosford waterfront”, CCN 290) to make Gosford into a…
Too simplistic to lay blame at the feet of councillors
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Healthy people on a sick planet?
Forum – Many leaders in industry, politicians, religious leaders, educators and economists continue to try to solve today’s problems with the same thinking that created them. They are down at…
Avoid blaming the easy targets
Forum – So much has been written about the financial crisis that has occurred with our local government. Many have fallen into the trap, perhaps gratuitously, of joining a witch…
NSW Government sleepwalking
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator, I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Community land should not be sold
Forum – Letter to Dick Persson I, along with many residents and ratepayers of the Central Coast, have long written about why we live on our Coast. I have raised…
Assessing what an “improved planning outcome” means
Forum – A review is underway of clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument LEP document. This is the clause that gives Council power to approve developments which do not comply…
An inquiry won’t change the facts
Forum – For months now, we have all been reading about the predicament we find ourselves in with Central Coast Council. The money has gone. Money we didn’t have, is…