Just pull your fingers out on dredging
It is great to hear that the sand has come back to Lobster Beach but the channel is dangerously shallow. We need the Federal Member, State Member and our local…
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Many have moved here to escape congestion
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce called for the introduction of high density zoning on the Peninsula and a comprehensive review of planning guidelines to assist with the 70,000 expected more…
Election coverage appreciated
I have been meaning to get in touch with your Editorial team, great work on the Central Coast local election. You were an oasis in a desert. Like many people,…
Great sense of relief in the community
There is a great sense of relief in the community since the recent Council elections. Some have even said it is like a huge weight has been lifted off their…
The true measure of a society is how it treats the most vulnerable people
What a pleasure it was to see your newspaper, with its generous not-for-profit page, featuring Grow, among many other excellent groups. But I write really to alert Central Coast readers…
Don’t even consider reopening the project
Regarding the Coast Community News article on the Mangrove Mountain garbage dump, published July 13, issue 162, I am delighted to see that people are still concerned about this man-made…
Bouquet for bus drivers
I’d like to thank the bus drivers on route 40 for their persistent patience in allowing me to take my time when boarding. From time to time, I have a…
Speeding issues on Brisbane Water Dve remain unaddressed
I cannot believe that both the government and opposition are lying about what they are doing with the speeding on Brisbane Water Dve between Tascott and the Point Clare Primary…
STL candidates free to vote on issues
I have to agree with Mr Aiken (Coast Community News, May 18, P30) when he states that “Gosford Council is the biggest loser” when compared to Wyong Council. Due to…
Quality of life at risk from over population
What I am about to say applies to the whole of the Central Coast. Gosford Council, many years ago, on my initiative, resolved a visionary approach. That motion was: “An…
Newspaper encouraged to see that Liberal promises are kept
Now that the by-election results are out, it is worth noting that, during her recent visits here, the Premier set out 10 specific actions to be taken by her Government…
Class divide alive and well
Is it not strange that a judge, who, I believe, never works weekends and earns thousands of dollars per week, made a ruling that low-paid workers working on a Sunday…
Future councillor’s role will be more demanding than ever
It’s less than nine months before the voters of the Central Coast go to a council election. Arguably this will be the most important election in the region’s history. The…
Council election results are mostly predetermined
On September 9 we will vote for 15 Councillors for the new Central Coast Council. I will be overseas and not a candidate, but I am deeply worried about the…
Name suggestion for ATO building
The Australian Taxation Office building on the old Gosford Public School site will be unwanted and out of place. Nonetheless, the building needs a name and one refl ecting its…
Baker St South Rd was set aside as open space
The old Baker St South Rd, which ran along the western edge of the Gosford Public School site, when closed, was absorbed into Leagues Club Field, and an integrated public…
Not all CBD development is good development
I write in response to Stine Haastrup’s online petition to stop the minority ruining Gosford revitalisation as published in Coast Community News. Stine Haastrup believes that readers will accept revitalisation…
Exclusion of independents is discriminatory
I just read in Wednesday’s (8/6/16) Express Advocate about the proposed forum with the candidates for the federal electorates of Dobell and Robertson to be held on Tuesday June 21,…
CBD Car parking about to be lost
I refer to the article, ‘Kibbleplex sold but community not trusted with any details’ (CCN Jan 28). Your continuing illuminating reporting of this imminent sale confirms council has absolutely no…
Negotiations undertaken in secret create suspicion
The murky dealings over the Kibbleplex site in Gosford seem to be well matched by the equally obscure negotiations over the China Theme Park site in Warnervale. In both cases,…