Robertson candidates front public forum
Eight of the 11 candidates for the seat of Robertson attended a public forum and Q&A session on Saturday, April 30. CCN was there to record proceedings; they are presented…
Greens
Greens announce Shelly McGrath as Federal candidate for Robertson
Activist and academic Shelly McGrath will contest the seat of Robertson for The Greens in the next Federal Election, to be held by May. With a background in small business,…
Greens ‘alarmed’ by Peat Island proposal
The Central Coast Greens have added their voice to a chorus of disapproval over development plans for the Peat Island precinct. They have called on Central Coast Council to consider…
Shoebridge and Farmer to speak at planning forum
David Farmer, CEO of Central Coast Council, and the Greens David Shoebridge will speak at a community planning forum to be held at Gosford RSL on December 11. Central Coast…
Greens start campaign to demerge council
The Central Coast Greens are taking action to initiate the de-amalgamation of Central Coast Council, with a petition to the Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, to call a Boundaries Commission…
Greens call for a Boundary Commission Inquiry
The Central Coast Greens have criticised Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, for ruling out a popular vote on de-amalgamation at the September Council elections and declining to withdraw the…
Greens accuse government of ignoring bush fire warnings
As debate continues to rage around factors contributing to the bush fires which posed a huge threat to the Central Coast in the months leading up to Christmas, The Greens…
No Greens elected onto Council
[Forum] In response to Godfrey Franz’s letter “Not happy with Council project expenditure” which appeared in edition 218; As an active member of the Central Coast Greens, I would correct…
Greens’ candidate speaks out on major local issues
Cath Connor, recently announced as the Greens’ candidate for Robertson in the 2019 Federal election, has called for the sitting Member, Lucy Wicks, to stop the Wallarah 2 coal mine….
Greens senator to speak at Woy Woy
The Central Coast Greens will host a special meet and greet lunch with NSW Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi in Woy Woy. The lunch with Senator Faruqi event will take place…
Greens call for fire station tests
The Central Coast Greens have called for the NSW Environmental Protection Authority to test all local fire stations for contamination from fire-fighting foam containing perfluorooctan sulfonic acid. Firefighting foam containing…
Greens call for special commission of inquiry into waste
NSW Greens MP and Environment spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, said that the Greens had no faith in the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to solve the waste crisis exposed by 4…
Kate da Costa to stand as Greens
Ms Kate da Costa of Umina will stand as the Greens candidate for the West Gosford Ward in the council elections. She said she wanted Central Coast Council to deliver…
Greens announce candidates in The Entrance Ward
The Central Coast Greens will run three candidates in The Entrance Ward in the September 9 election for positions on the Central Coast Council. The lead candidate for The Greens…
Current status of three former Gosford City Council Trusts unclear
The Greens Central Coast have demanded that the Central Coast Council administration explain the whereabouts of the assets and accounts of three former Gosford Council Trusts containing more than $1.5m…
Greens to continue to fight to restore TAFE
Greens candidate for the Gosford By-election, Ms Abigail Boyd, and Greens spokesperson for TAFE and Higher Education, Ms Dawn Walker, met Gosford TAFE union and staff members on Monday, April…
Abigail Boyd – The Greens
Abigail Boyd lives on the Central Coast with her husband and two young daughters, working remotely from home as a finance lawyer. She is co-convenor of the Central Coast Greens…
School site poor choice say Greens
The news of 600 jobs moving from Canberra to Gosford was welcomed by the Central Coast Greens but not on the Gosford School site. “We have seen this week stories…