SAVED: Gosford library lives on
There seemed to be relief rather than celebration in the public gallery when councillors voted at the August Central Coast Council meeting to save the 1969-built Gosford Library. But the…
Gosford Library
Hopes are high for library’s future
Two Liberal, One Team Central Coast, one independent and two Labor councillors have voted unanimously to save the current Gosford Library from demolition. The six councillors make up the Library…
Internal council emails say library “perfect” for reuse
If not for local historian, correspondence would not be public.
Council’s library demolition review cost ratepayers tens of thousands, says planning group
A Review of Environmental Factors (REF) put together for the demolition of the soon-to-be vacated library building in Gosford’s Kibble Park is not worth the paper it is written on,…
Push to save library building ramps up – 25 groups unite
Twenty-five diverse community groups have signed up to the Central Coast Community Better Planning Group’s campaign to save the existing Gosford library building in Kibble Park. The mid-20th century architecturally…
Old Gosford Library to close its doors
The current Gosford Library will close its doors at noon on Saturday, August 16, as the transition into the new Gosford Regional Library, set to open on September 5, gets…
20 community groups oppose library demolition
The Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCCBPG), supported by an alliance of 19 other diverse community organisations including the family of the architect of the Gosford Library building, has…
Library building structurally sound
For a long time it has troubled me about how much, and how readily, we are prepared to demolish our architectural and infrastructure heritage here in NSW, supposedly in the…
Denmark calling; keep the library
Re-purpose the library as per the blueprint drawn up by the NSW Government Architect, says family.
Library exemplifies life in the 1960s
How great is the library? Just recently, I was in Gosford, borrowing a small mountain of books when I was saddened to learn that the Gosford library building may be…
Community bands together to save library
Momentum is building on a community push to retain Gosford Library after the new Regional Library opens in Donnison St. Historian Merril Jackson said the Government Architect of NSW (GANSW)…
Council looks for feedback on future of Gosford library
Central Coast Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on the future of the existing Gosford Library building in Kibble Park, Gosford. With the completion and opening of the…
Library would make perfect youth hub, says Mehan
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has repeated his call for Gosford Library to be saved for community use, saying it would make a perfect youth hub. “Saving the library…
Library could be a perfect community hub
Community activist Joy Cooper is pushing for the retention of the Gosford Library building in Kibble Park as “a vital piece of our community’s history and a potential hub for…
Community to be consulted on library’s future
Panel calls for community consultation on future of Gosford Library building.
Library is a gem says National Trust director
“Renewal of Gosford Library needn’t be a costly exercise if the right people are engaged.”
Let’s keep the library building
It was interesting to read two alternate views published in the CCN forum on December 5 regarding the demolition of the old Gosford Library. I am of the view that…
Speak up now to save library
While the CEO of the Central Coast Council seems to be hell-bent on demolishing the current Gosford library building to apparently replace it with a concrete slab, the new developments…
Castles loses control of library review
Councillor Kyla Daniels took control by putting herself and two Liberals up as the first three members of a six member committee.
Mehan joins push to save library building
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has called on Central Coast Council to place the Gosford library building on its list of local heritage items and cancel plans to demolish…