Some company to be in
Forum – For Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, to describe the Government’s climate “plan” as weak is by way of classic understatement (“Government’s emission plan described as weak”, Chronicle…
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The people are not fools
Forum – There are tens of thousands of people in a similar situation to myself that do not agree to mandatory vaccinations or secondary boycotts being imposed by many Central…
The coalpoll follows the sportsrort, carpork and pooldiddle
Forum – Colin Paulson asks how the Government will influence overseas coal users to go on buying Australian coal (“Buckley’s chance of protecting coal”, Chronicle Forum, Nov 17), but the…
Youth asked to apply for taskforce
Young people looking to make a difference in the community are encouraged to apply to be a part of next year’s Regional Youth Taskforce, a ministerial advisory group with a…
Putting Porter vote through the pub test
Forum – The Coalition Government recently used its majority in the House of Representatives to vote down a Labor push to refer Christian Porter to the privileges committee to determine…
Carpark still ‘very much on agenda’ says Wicks
The long-awaited $30M commuter carpark at Gosford seems no closer to fruition, with Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill calling out Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, on the Federal Government’s inaction. The…
No site, no design, no shovels
Forum – Do politicians have no shame? We have Lucy Wicks bragging about the Government’s Parking Station rorts scandal as part of a full-page political advertisement, as though corruption is…
Local MPs support Surfrider campaign
Surfrider Foundation Australia has held a virtual town hall for the Central Coast community with the aim of uniting the community against the renewal of PEP11. State Member for Gosford,…
Hyland Bites: No more, please!
Forum – We have the Department of Planning telling us how to direct city growth for the next 20 years. We have Regional Development Australia Central Coast to tell us…
Craig Thomson’s home searched by AFP
The Wamberal home of former Central Coast Federal MP Craig Thomson was searched on July 21 in relation to a federal fraud investigation. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that…
The Sensible Centre to launch on the Central Coast
Voters in the Federal electorates of Dobell and Robertson will be the first in Australia to take part in a trial of a community pre-selection process that The Sensible Centre…
Unique law regarding change of zoning
Forum – The ACT has a unique law regarding change of zoning for your property and any uplift in market value. Any windfall that occurs because of the stroke of…
How dare you Minister?
Forum – This began when an administrator from the government was given control of the Central Coast Council, mainly Gosford. The council was ordered to merge with Wyong Council which…
Capital gains tax exemption for granny flats
The Morrison Government has announced that there will be a capital gains tax exemption for granny flats. Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar, announced the exemption on…
Federal coronavirus support for business
The Federal government has released a series of measures specifically targeted at business continuity. Measures include; instant asset write-off, business investment support, cashflow boost for employers and support for apprentices…
Harris accused of backflip over Government offices
Former Prime Minister, Mr Paul Keating, said of one of his many adversaries “he has more front than Mark Foys”. On that criteria, Labor’s spokesperson for the Central Coast, Mr…
Former government minister now head of Delphis
Delphis Australia, formerly known as Community Care Services Central Coast, has a new chief executive officer. Delphis run a dementia social club at Gosford. Former NSW minister for the environment,…
Pain relief tablets to cost twice as much
It should be noted that from January 1, 2016, the Federal Government will take away the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on pain tablets that many of us use daily to…
Remove state governments as the middle tier
After an extensive search for why the Government wishes to amalgamate councils I have come to the following conclusions. Political parties wish to dominate the councils. Any federal government grants…