Central Coast residents stand up to State Government over coal mine
Around 70 residents from across the Central Coast travelled to Sydney on Monday, November 12, to participate in a Water not Coal rally in the Domain, against the approval of…
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Horizon building plans in Gosford amended
A revised application will be considered by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) for the $57.2m commercial and shop top housing development at 321 to 331 Mann St, Gosford. Mann…
Construction certificate issued for industry at West Gosford
A construction certificate has been issued for an industrial development at 50 Nells Rd, West Gosford, with works valued at $830,000. The 1.2hectare site is located on the western side…
Impact Centre proposal is recommended for refusal
A proposal to include additional uses at the Impact Centre, on Chetwynd Rd, Erina, currently a place of public worship with permitted ancillary uses, has been recommended for refusal by…
Building of 75 assisted care apartments at Forresters Beach approved
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) has given consent for the building of 75 assisted care apartments at 1001 The Entrance Road, Forresters Beach, valued at $25.5 million. Retire Australia…
Reptile Park wins four Regional Business Awards
The Australian Reptile Park has blitzed the Central Coast NSW Regional Business Awards, taking out four awards at this year’s ceremony. The park took out the Excellence in Business and…
Several solutions to car parking shortage proposed
A total of $1.4m will be taken from the redevelopment of Adcock Park to provide 180 temporary car parking spaces at 10 Racecourse Rd, as part of a short-term solution…
Support sought to oppose the re-opening of the Mangrove Mountain landfill
Residents in the southern areas of the Central Coast have been asked to support a campaign to protect the region’s water supply by opposing the reopening of the Mangrove Mountain…
Martin is on the Mountain community’s side
Taylor Martin, member of the NSW Legislative Council, is happy to speak with NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, about the need for an independent inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain Landfill. Martin,…
Students collect 420 kilograms of rubbish
Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus removed 420 kilograms of litter from Woy Woy Bay during a session with Clean4Shore on October 26. A high tide allowed…
NRMA buys Palm Beach ferry service
The NRMA has bought Fantasea Cruising, operators of the Palm Beach to Patonga, Ettalong and Wagstaffe ferry service. NRMA Group chief Mr Rohan Lund announced the acquisition on Thursday, October…
CEO to ask panel to consider resident issues
The Chief Executive Officer of Central Coast Council, Gary Murphy, will write to the Central Coast Regional Planning Panel to ask that issues raised by adjoining residents be taken into…
Glen Road rehab facility refused by Council
A development application for a transitional group home for drug and alcohol rehabilitation at 74 Glen Road, Ourimbah, has been refused by Central Coast Council. The supplementary report to Council…
Barang hosts historic cultural workshop
Representatives and key decision makers from 10 Commonwealth and State Departments and Central Coast Council joined Central Coast Aboriginal organisations, youth and community members at an historic gathering, hosted by…
Intersection upgrade needed before development
Councillors Doug Vincent and Kyle MacGregor have called up an application to modify the development of a 405-lot subdivision at 85 Kanangra Dve, Crangan Bay, so that it was considered…
Capital works on schedule
Council is on-track to invest over $219 million in its capital works program, which spans the region’s road network, water and sewer services, the local environment , community facilities, and…
Coal Alliance calls members to rally at Land and Environment Court
The Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) held its Annual General Meeting on October 27. ACA Treasurer and Executive Member, Mike Campbell, who chaired the meeting, confirmed that there were 245 individual…
Wyong Race Club growth could leave community groups homeless
Proposals to expand and redevelop the Wyong Race Club have created an uncertain future for several large community organisations who are based on Race Club land, according to Central Coast…
Terrigal Beach recorded a grading of ‘Poor’
The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has published their 2017-18 Central Coast State of the Beaches Report, including Terrigal, Wamberal, Avoca & MacMasters among 32 local swimming spots. The…
Funding for design of a Wamberal Beach solution
Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, on October 19, announced $207,500 for Central Coast Council to help design a seawall and implement a beach nourishment program at Wamberal Beach. Crouch said…