Weekly News 5@5
August 28, 2020. This week’s news wrap from across the beautiful Central Coast. Top stories include: New COVID-19 case a rail commuter. Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 opposed in Federal Parliament…
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Full steam ahead for regional library
It’s full steam ahead on a regional library for the Gosford CBD, with designs almost complete and a development application to be lodged with the NSW Department of Planning within…
Confirmed COVID-19 case on Central Coast
A confirmed COVID-10 case on the Central Coast has prompted Central Coast Local Health District to urge commuters to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms. Anyone who travelled on these train…
Evidence of heavy metal pollution in Lake Macquarie to be presented
Hunter Community Environment Centre (HCEC) will present evidence of heavy metal pollution in Lake Macquarie at a public hearing on September 1, as part of the NSW Government Inquiry into…
Mountain community mobilises for the well-being of residents
A new community group formed in the Lower Hawkesbury district is determined to make life a little easier for residents. River Cares has a vision to enhance the safety and…
Early signs point to positive impact of PACER program
Early signs are that thenew PACER partnership between police and health services on the Central Coast is already having an impact since it was introduced just over a month ago….
News Week 5@5
Central Coast Weekly News 5@5: Scaffolding collapse in Gosford CBD, New Wharf being constructed at Woy Woy, Industrial Pollution in Kincumber creek, New Rail Maintenance Yard opens at Kangy Angy,…
New Woy Woy Wharf construction begins
The region is celebrating the beginning of major construction this week on the $5.6M Woy Woy Town Centre Wharf redevelopment.
Planning Panel to have public meetings only when a DA has 10 or more objections
Development applications across the Central Coast that haven’t attracted public attention will not be discussed publicly under new rules for Local Planning Panels that took effect from August 1. The…
Twin tower proposal increased to 102 units
Amended plans for a twin tower residential and commercial complex at The Entrance have been submitted to the Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel with an increase of units from…
Scaffold collapses in Gosford main street
A wall of scaffolding has collapsed onto of eight cars in Gosford, with a light pole falling on a ninth car, just after 3 pm on Tuesday, August 19.
Japara Aged Care facility at Wyong to close
Japara Aged Care Facility at Wyong is closing and the final few residents at the 48-bed home are now being re-located. A spokesperson said the Wyong nursing home had been…
Council adopts Facilities Leasing Policy despite objections
Widespread opposition to leasing arrangements has not stopped Central Coast Council adopting an updated Facilities Leasing and Licensing Policy. One sporting group wanted the changes deferred until next year, while…
Disability plan to help shape access and inclusion
Residents have until September 4 to give their input into Central Coast Council’s new Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), which will help shape access and inclusion in the community from…
Desal plant off the table as dam levels rise
Central Coast Council is on track to keep the region’s water supply secure, but a desalination plant at Lakes Beach, Budgewoi, is no longer on the table as a long-term…
Initial beach protection works completed at Wamberal, North Entrance
Five and half thousand tonnes of rock have been placed at Wamberal and North Entrance beaches by Central Coast Council crews during the recent coastal erosion emergency response. A major…
Central Coast News Week 5@5
Central Coast weekly news 5@5. This week: Planning Panel rejects unpopular development at Picketts Valley. Mountain bikers happy. Premier visits Wyong hospital and starts a new school at Warnervale. Artificial…
Council rejects motion to keep mountain bikers out of COSS lands
The region’s mountain bikers have welcomed a decision by Central Coast Council to hold off on looking into a dedicated facility for the sport being established outside environmental lands. Councillors…
Planning Panel rejects Bangaloe Stud development
Kincumber & Picketts Valley Community Action Group has claimed the rejection of a controversial plan for an over 50s residential development on environmentally sensitive land at Kincumber as a “victory…
Grow your own way
After a tumultuous 12 months of fires, floods and pandemics, NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian says the Central Coast is poised for growth, not as part of a Greater Sydney, but…