Schools’ Tree Day celebrated at Wyoming
Brian Hilton Toyota joined the staff and pupils of Wyoming Public School to dig in and celebrate the 22nd year of Planet Ark’s Schools’ Tree Day, on Friday, July 28….
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NSW experiencing one of the worst flu seasons on record
NSW is continuing to experience one of its worst flu seasons on record, and the Central Coast has not been spared, with 44 per cent of recorded cases in the…
Construction in West Gosford residential developments underway
The luxury apartment developments continue to roll out around Gosford City with the HarbourView being the latest to receive a construction certificate. The $13.7 million HarbourView Luxury Apartments in Wilhelmina…
ICAC to investigate Central Coast Council, Gosford Council over landfill
Central Coast Council has confirmed it, and the former Gosford Council, have been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The referral has been made by the NSW…
ABC 4 Corners blows the lid off dumping at Mangrove Mountain
NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment, the State Labor Members for Gosford, Wyong and The Entrance, The Greens NSW and the Community Environment Network are all demanding that the NSW…
News Archives open on Mangrove Landfill
The controversial Mangrove Mountain Landfill featured on ABC TV’s 4 Corners program last night. This publication has followed the issue for many years. We have all the stories available in…
Waterfront cordoned off after fire
Part of the Woy Woy waterfront was cordoned off as a crime scene following a suspicious fi re at a boat shed on the morning of Wednesday, August 2. Minor…
Victims and survivors of domestic and family violence worse off
Local public servants have joined with the member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, to start a petition to save a specialist domestic and family violence case management and referral service…
Skip bin company fined $36,000 for illegal dumping
Central Coast Council has fined the driver and company responsible for dumping 70 tonnes of illegal waste on Sparks Rd, Warnervale. The incident, investigated on behalf of Council by the…
Chamber calls for traffic action
The Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce has called on the NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, to complete the upgrade of the Pacific Highway through Wyong. “The funding for this project…
Doug Eaton may have failed to be nominated
Former Wyong Mayor, Mr Doug Eaton, appears to have failed in his bid to stand as a Liberal Party candidate in the Wyong Ward for the first election of Central…
New base stations to improve mobile phone coverage
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, recently hosted a community forum in Spencer to announce details on the rollout of new base stations to improve mobile phone coverage. Residents…
ACF calls on all candidates to support tree policy
The Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACFCC) wants Central Coast Council to adopt an urban forest policy and a 20 per cent increase in street tree cover…
Two independent candidates sound alarm about Gosford CBD rezonings
Independent candidates for the upcoming Central Coast Council election, Mr Gary Chestnut and Ms Jane Smith, sounded the alarm about Gosford CBD rezonings that went before Council on Wednesday, July…
New regional tourism organisation to be based in Gosford
The NSW Government’s announcement that it will base the headquarters of the new Destination Sydney Surrounds regional tourism organisation in Gosford has been welcomed by Central Coast Council. NSW Parliamentary…
Terrigal Carpark being reopened
The parking crisis gripping Terrigal could finally be broken with the reopening of the Wilson Road Carpark announced by Central Coast Council. The carpark will be reopened in stages commencing…
Sporties’ $37.2 million redevelopment proposed
A $37.2 million development application has been received by Central Coast Council for the redevelopment of Woy Woy Sporties bowling club at the corner of North Burge and Brick Wharf…
Preservation of land for a high-speed rail corridor
A report from Infrastructure Australia that looks at preserving land for a high-speed rail corridor between Melbourne and Brisbane has been welcomed by Central Coast Council. “Council will study the…
Proposed composting facility seen as a major biosecurity risk
Forty eight submissions have been received by Central Coast Council in response to a development application for an integrated composting facility at 222 Grants Rd Somersby. Piccoli Pty Ltd, trading…
“Secrecy” surrounding monies held in trust by Council
NSW Shadow Minister for Local Government, Mr Peter Primrose, said he would ask questions in budget estimates in August regarding the “secrecy” surrounding monies held in trust by Central Coast…