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,…
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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…
Landfill leachate holding-sediment ponds built outside licensed area
A leachate holding pond and three sediment ponds were located outside the licensed area of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, according to the Mountain Districts Association (MDA). MDA spokesperson, Stephen Goodwin,…
CRANE CITY – Special Report Gosford CBD
The number of cranes filling the Gosford skyline is the clearest indicator of the massive transformation the city is currently undergoing. The number of cranes now fluctuates from one week…
Clean4Shore wins national people’s choice award
Brisbane Water clean-up project Clean4Shore has demonstrated its public support by winning the People’s Choice Award in a national Landcare competition. Clean4Shore received the most votes of 65 competing projects…
Oyster Festival is all set to proceed
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has confirmed that the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival is all set for November 11 at its new location at the Ettalong Markets. “The Oyster Festival…
Climate change policy not due before February
The exhibition of Central Coast Council’s draft climate change policy has been delayed until February. The policy has been expected to be on exhibition for public comment for several months,…
Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy
Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the…
Private Hospital to close surgical services to focus on mental health
Staff at Berkeley Vale Private Hospital were advised that 65 employees would be made redundant as a result of the hospital’s surgical unit closing on November 16. “I expect that…
Chappie Pie China Time Theme Park land to be sold
Land at 1 Warren Rd, Warnervale, which was to be the site for the Chappie Pie China Time Theme Park, will be sold by Central Coast Council. Councillor Louise Greenaway…