Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 released
The Central Coast in 2036 will be a thriving regional economy with well-connected communities, jobs close to where people live and a healthy natural environment, according to the region’s Parliamentary…
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Public support sought for Land and Environment Court challenge
Mr Matthew Fraser, the barrister representing the Gosford Waterfront Alliance in the Land and Environment Court (LEC), has called on the NSW Government and the Central Coast Council to immediately…
Native Title claims cast doubt over arts centre
Unresolved Native Title and Land Title claims could see Crown Land on the Gosford Waterfront frozen for years, making it impossible to build a Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) on…
Picketts Valley still having NBN woes
Residents of Picketts Valley are still unable to connect to the internet through the NBN despite all surrounding streets of surrounding suburbs being active since June 19. Picketts Valley is…
Road works continue at West Gosford
Roads and Maritime Services is advising motorists that changed traffic conditions will be in place on the Central Coast Hwy and Racecourse Rd intersection upgrade at West Gosford. Night work…
Ploddy makes it into the Trivial Pursuit 2000s edition
I conic local attraction, Ploddy the Dinosaur, landmark of the Australian Reptile Park, has made it into the Trivial Pursuit 2000s edition. Ploddy is one of the classic Australian tourist…
Gosford show by any other name
The former Gosford Regional Show has been renamed the Central Coast Regional Show in a nod towards the joining of Gosford and Wyong Council’s under the Central Coast Council. The…
“Mangrove Creek Dam is safe” Council
Mangrove Creek Dam is safe and has not been deemed unsafe by the Dam Safety Committee, according to the Central Coast Council. “Due to a change in the design standards…
Volunteer of the Year explains why she does it
Ms Gaynor Hobart, of Watanobbi , was the winner of the Adult and overall Volunteer of the Year, Central Coast, at the Central Coast Volunteer of the Year Awards, held…
Public art installation vandalised
The public art installation that was set to call the Central Coast home on September 30, was vandalised before it was even opened to the public. The internationally recognised interactive…
Mariners seek to manage Central Coast Stadium
The Central Coast Stadium could be the first stadium owned by an A-League Club after the Central Coast Mariners approached Central Coast Council about purchasing the site or entering into…
Community campaign results in land sale strategy being abandoned
A 12 month community campaign has won its battle to stop the reclassification and potential sale of 25 community reserves and parks across the city of Gosford. Mr Ian Reynolds,…
NSW Pro Surf Series event to return to Avoca Beach
Top class surfing is set to return to Avoca Beach in 2017 following the success of the Komunity Project Central Coast Pro earlier this year. Minister for Sport, Mr Stuart…
Love and colour added to Gosford CBD
The Gosford Business Improvement District (GBID) will be installing a host of wheelbarrows filled with brightly coloured flowers throughout the CBD to celebrate Spring. GBID has worked hand in hand…
Royal Commission report into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released a report entitled ‘Case Study 21 the response of the Satyananda Yoga Ashram at Mangrove Mountain to allegations of…
Crown Land leasing and sale under scrutiny
As concerns about the future of the Central Coast’s community land and Crown Land continue, NSW Shadow Minister for Local Business, Mr Peter Primrose, has said he could not attend…
Wicks sees ‘Open Letter’ from a different perspective
A speech in Federal Parliament about the future of Gosford and the need for local jobs has been used by the Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, to respond to…
Government refuses access to documents relating to delayed council elections
NSW Shadow Minister for Local Government, Mr Peter Primrose, said he will continue to campaign for the Central Coast to have an elected council earlier than September 2017. “When the…
10km pollution trail was insufficient evidence to prosecute
The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) recent decision not to prosecute the operator of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill for an “uncontrolled discharge” into the Ourimbah Creek system in July 2015…
Gosford’s battlefield
Claims and counter claims in the Land and Environment Court, the JRPP’s decision to defer a ruling on the NSW Finance building, and the growing perception that the Central Coast…