Council neglect appearing
Forum – On the way to work I car pool at the Kariong carpark site, like many from the Central Coast. Sadly, it’s depressing to notice how second rate it…
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An airport 127kms away is not ‘on our doorstep’
Forum – An article in Central Coast Community News (CCN 287), Greater Sydney Commission outlines keys to unlocking growth on the Coast. How will this new organisation propose to align…
Listen to the community
Forum – While (MP Adam) Crouch is able to gasp and heave while attempting to articulate what he wants (“I want a public inquiry”, CCN286), he even expects the community…
Freedom of Speech must be preserved at all costs
Forum – Since moving from Sydney to the Central Coast I regularly read contributions to the Chronicle from local residents. I recently noted that in differing views submitted by Garry…
New roundabout is a huge waste of money
Forum – Central Coast Council is going is to construct a roundabout on the corner of Ocean Pde and Boondilla Ave, The Entrance, which I think is a huge waste…
The era of denial is over
Forum – Garry Clifford responded to my earlier letter with further evidence which he claims supports his assertions that global sea level is not rising, and carbon dioxide is not…
A case for Council-sanctioned bike trails
Forum – I am writing in response to the media release published in issue 286 “CEN calls for mountain biking study to be put on ice”. I found the comments…
What is the NSW Government afraid of?
Forum – You have to wonder why Terrigal MP Adam Crouch and Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock are so afraid of a judicial inquiry into Central Coast Council (“I want…
Do we really need a $30M regional library?
Forum – It is difficult to believe, with swinging cuts to every kind of service being announced (Chronicle p8 Mar 31), that the plan to construct a white elephant regional…
Unfair grant distribution again
Forum – The Central Coast is to benefit from a NSW Government grant of $26.8M (Chronicle p5 Mar 31) of which only $1.3M is to be shared between Hamlyn Terrace…
Dr Seuss banned …but porn is OK
Forum – So, Dr. Seuss books are to be withdrawn from publication, because someone is offended. And Gone with the Wind, a great historical novel, is criticised because someone is…
Four carriage trains not enough for morning peak times
Forum – I am quite angry that in the morning peak period they are putting on four carriage trains instead of eight carriages from the Coast into Sydney. Social distancing…
Climate change statements challenged
Forum – I refer to the letter titled “Carbon dioxide does not influence climate” (Chronicle Forum p15 Feb 24) The statement that carbon dioxide does not influence climate is false…
Tesch’s comments will alienate most men
Forum – While women’s right to be respected, live without fear and with equality is without doubt a fundamental of modern society, I was very disappointed in the article in…
Not all riders are destructive
Forum – I take exception to the tone used by Godfrey Franz (in a recent Forum) regarding healthy park users on bikes. Firstly, the argument is about mountain bikes, not…
Taking action to help older homeless women
The community group Action on Housing Older Women held a forum on March 10 to brainstorm housing solutions for homeless, elderly women on the Central Coast but still calls on…
Peninsula drainage problem near insoluble
Forum – If only the Peninsula drainage problem were as simple to solve as Maggie Bartlett would have us believe (“Just clean the pipes”, PP 009). The fact is that,…
Former Mayor explains rate differences
Forum – Here are some basic facts about rates. On amalgamation in 2016, both Gosford and Wyong Councils had about $60M of residential rate income per year. Your annual residential…
Correction
The photograph used with a Forum post with the headline No Workable Compromise on March 19, 2021, was incorrectly used. The photo used is an insured rider in a competitive…
Council had no vision for the future
Forum – Further to the recent articles posted in CCN283, by Council Administrator, Dick Persson and (sacked CEO) Gary Murphy, it would appear to me that Mr. Persson acted in…