Activist questions $150,000 random reference group
Community activist Joy Cooper has slammed Central Coast Council’s decision to continue to push for a seven-year extension of the 15 per cent rates rise introduced in July this year…
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Tribunal wants to hear from residents about water rates
Peninsula residents still reeling from rates rises of up to 42 per cent which came into effect on July 1 could also face a 34 per cent hike in their…
IPART promises ‘thorough review’ of request for 34 per cent water rates hike
Ratepayers could face a hike of 34 per cent in their water rates from July 1 next year if a proposal from Central Coast Council is accepted by the Independent…
Residents want lower water rates as Council goes for increase
Keeping the cost of water rates low was the number one concern of residents in a survey conducted for Central Coast Council earlier this year. The concern showed up in…
Narara Ecovillage applies to IPART to vary water and sewer licence
Narara Ecovillage Co-operative Ltd (NEV) has applied to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to change its approach to managing its community’s sewage, drinking water and recycled water needs….
At least we know about tribunal meeting
Forum – It’s good that IPART has put our Administrator Mark 3 back in his box (IPART tells Council what is appropriate, Pelican Post September 2). It is outrageous that…
Public will have to wait for IPART to reveal Council’s water rate aspirations
Central Coast Council’s water and sewerage business is expecting a loss of $11M this financial year. The figure was revealed when Administrator, Rik Hart, approved Council’s submission to the Independent…
Community asked to stay engaged with water pricing
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that council will be allowed to…
Water and sewer price changes coming by May
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that Council will be allowed to…
IPART fields questions from the community on water and sewer
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that Council will be allowed to charge…
Not happy Rik – Peninsula rate payers feel the sting
Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has attempted to explain why ratepayers within the former Gosford City Local Government Area have been burdened with rate increases significantly higher than the 15 per…
Rate rises “fairly quickly forgotten”, former Administrator
Are you over the shock of your latest rates notice? The good news for former Gosford residents is that the pain won’t last long, according to former Central Coast Council…
Survey finds ferries good value for money
Ferries across the Peninsula have been deemed as an enjoyable way to travel by an average of over 88 per cent of respondents to a new survey by the Independent…
Rates rubber stamped to rise from August
Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and harmonise rates across the two former Gosford and Wyong local government areas. For…
Administrator accused of sophistry of the highest order
Forum – I would like to respond to the Administrator, Rik Hart’s, suggestion that the rate rise is needed beyond three years. He has accused local political leaders of choosing…
A Plan B needed if special rate variation is not extended beyond three years; Hart
Central Coast Council will need to factor in another restructure in three years’ time if it is not allowed to keep its rate rise permanently in the budget, Administrator Rik…
Kicking the can down the road
Forum – In his 30 day report, the Central Coast Council Interim Administrator, Dick Persson, criticised the previous Council for not reducing expenditure after it received less revenue than expected…
Hart’s plea for political support falls on deaf ears
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart’s recent appeal to Coast politicians of all persuasions to support a push for the region’s 15 per cent rate rise to become permanent has…
Labor MPs support IPART approach to rate increases
Central Coast Labor MPs say they will not lend support to a huge rate increase, despite a plea from Administrator. Rik Hart, for the help of all local politicians. They…
Central Coast Water included in IPART customer survey
Central Coast Water has been added to an IPART survey of water providers and compared to Hunter Water. Residents who were surveyed weren’t all that impressed, judging Central Coast Council’s…