Government avoids paying for emergency works
Central Coast Council does not intend to take the State Government’s decision not to fund emergency works at The Entrance North, following a severe erosion event in July, lying down….
Funding
$1M in funding for Wamberal Beach protection works
Central Coast Council has been awarded close to $1M to help fund emergency coastal protection works at Wamberal Beach, following storms which decimated the coastline and saw beachfront homes evacuated…
‘There just isn’t enough social housing’ – Mehan
Member for The Entrance David Mehan is once more putting the spotlight on the social housing crisis on the Central Coast, saying his latest advice was that there were 58…
Chamber of Commerce pushes for a bigger share of road funding for the Peninsula
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is hoping for a bigger slice of the funding pie in Round 2 of the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads program. Central Coast Council is compiling…
$34M upgrade at Tuggerah railway station announced
A $34M upgrade at Tuggerah railway station was announced in the 2020-21 NSW Budget on Tuesday, November 17. The funding will go towards design work, planning approval and construction of…
Two bushfire recovery funds are open for applications
Community groups and not-for-profit organisations in bushfire impacted areas have until next Monday, November 16, to apply for their share of $25M to promote community wellbeing, social recovery and future…
New infrastructure and initiatives funding available
Businesses and residents are now eligible for funding for new infrastructure and initiatives that will drive economic recovery, thanks to the State Government’s $250M Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund. The…
ABC is much needed
Forum It was with much surprise on reading Dr N Padmanabhans’ letter in Forum issue 264, that anyone could be so misinformed in regard to the ABC. This channel is…
Dredging program completed
Central Coast Council has wrapped up its dredging program at The Entrance Channel for the year, with about 25,000 cubic metres of sand removed and in line with its $1.2M…
$1M grant for ET Australia Secondary College
The ET Australia Secondary College, which recently received approval to relocate to two sites in the Gosford CBD as it expands its operations and vacates its current premises to make…
Anthony Albanese visits UoN Ourimbah Campus
The Federal Government plans to move $33M currently spent on enabling programs in universities to the new Indigenous, Regional and Low SES Attainment Fund (IRLSAF). The plan was front and…
A billion dollars that could be better spent … simple as ABC
The demand from ABC that it needs more funds, that certain programs should not be axed and that we should all rally behind its never ending thirst for more and…
No incident in last three years helped by bridge project
Forum – With the St Hubert’s Island bridge project’s funding through the Urban Congestion Fund, it is very difficult to see how this proposal contributes to “supporting upgrades to the…
Erina’s Wood Glen to get a Men’s Shed
Wood Glen Retirement Village at Erina is to get its first Men’s Shed, thanks to an injection of more than $2,000 in funding from the Federal Government. A group of…
Two projects receive bushfire recovery funding
Two projects have been selected to support bushfire recovery on the Central Coast as part of a Federal Government grants program to help our native wildlife and habitat recover from…
‘Because We Care’ Boutique to launch a teen empowerment program
Wyong Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘Because We Care’ Boutique is to launch a teen empowerment program after winning the June round of the Greater Central Coast community funding program. Established by the…
More funding for Gosford Showground
The State Government is set to spend $58,850 on a new driveway entrance for Gosford Showground as part of a COVID-19 stimulus package. The move follows an announcement in June…
Funding for Westpac Rescue Helicopter pilot training
Renewed support from Glencore, one of the world’s largest resource companies, will see Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service pilots receive state of the art training to ensure they remain equipped to…
Council receives funding to tackle bushfire recovery issues
Even though the coronavirus pandemic has dominated community life over recent months, Blue Haven residents are still recovering from the New Year’s bushfire which swept through the area. Central Coast…
Crouch defends childcare support package
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at criticism from the State Opposition over delays in the delivery of the $82M Council childcare package pledged by…