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,…
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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…
EPA approves Council’s application authorising dredging of the channel
Central Coast Council has gained approval from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to commence dredging of The Entrance Channel. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said he had been notified that…
Airport response from Council includes a name change
Central Coast Airport at Warnervale has been renamed as the Warnervale Aircraft Landing Area (ALA), in response to a proposed repeal of the Warnervale Airport Restrictions (WAR) Act. The NSW…
Wyong Hospital redevelopment reaches major milestone
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, was on the Central Coast on Tuesday, August 9, for the Topping Out ceremony at Wyong Hospital and to mark the start of construction of a…
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought that 21 years ago, a 12-page newsletter produced once a month would become the Peninsula’s only newspaper.
Weekly video News 5@5
Central Coast weekly news wrap: Bicycle booby trap, Covid-19 developments, Hotel bans Sydney siders, JobKeeper and Jobseeker breakdown, Home care growth, Artificial reef suggestions for Wamberal, Mariners for sale, Women’s…
Building a JobKeeper and JobSeeker “heat map” for the Central Coast
Over 47 per cent of Central Coast businesses, some 11,453 organisations in total, were receiving JobKeeper payments in May. The JobKeeper data, compiled by local data analytics company, See Change,…