Crouch stands by greyhound racing ban
Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, said the decision to vote against legislation to ban greyhound racing in NSW by Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris and Member for The…
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Department of Finance Services building to go before JRPP
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will meet to consider a Government Property NSW application to build a second mixed use commercial development on the former Gosford Public School site….
RMS to review 40km school zone at Point Clare
NSW Roads and Maritime Services have informed Point Clare residents that they are reviewing the appropriateness of installing a 40km per hour school zone along Brisbane Water Dve to cover…
JRPP approves Nth Gosford hospital expansion
The Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved a Section 96 modification to provide an additional medical floor above a previously-approved 20-bed orthopaedic ward at the North Gosford Private…
Save Central Coast Reserves members meet with Reynolds and Noble
Several members of Save Central Coast Reserves attended the Central Coast Council’s community engagement session at Wyoming Shopping on Thursday, August 25. Save Central Coast Reserves has now been campaigning…
Key Council Group Leader Ms Jaeger resigns
Council’s Group Leader of Customer and Community Relationships resigns. Central Coast Council’s Group Leader of Customer and Community Relationships, Ms Judy Jaeger, is leaving Council after almost forty years of…
Senator slams liberals over ICAC report
Central Coast based NSW Senator, Ms Deborah O’Neill, said the “Operation Spicer” report released by ICAC yesterday exposed a grim underbelly of arrogantly out of touch Liberal politicians. Sen O’Neill…
Chris Hartcher named by ICAC
Chris Hartcher found by ICAC to have acted with the intention of evading election funding laws The former Member for Gosford and Terrigal (on the Central Coast), Mr Christopher Hartcher,…
West and North Gosford water contract let
Kerroc Constructions Pty Ltd has been granted the contract for Reservoirs Valve Pit Construction in West and North Gosford. Works under the contract form part of the Mardi High Lift…
Bus stoppage cancelled at the last minute
Busways announced at the last minute on Friday that a 24-hour stoppage planned for today, September 5, had been cancelled. A spokesperson from Busways told Peninsula News that the Transport…
Council’s portfolio drops by $1.77 million
The net value of Central Coast Council’s investment portfolio dropped by $1.77 million for the month to July 31, according to the July investment report presented at the August 24…
New Brisbane Water map helps fund marine rescue
Marine Rescue Central Coast has released an updated four colour map of the local waterway, Brisbane Water. This up-to-date Guide to Brisbane Water is laminated for protection whilst in use…
800-space car park included in hospital development
The approved $368 million Gosford Hospital upgrade was one of the largest election infrastructure commitments made outside Sydney in the last NSW State Election, according to the Parliamentary Secretary for…
Sewer upgrade and Baker St road reserve works have commenced
Sewer upgrade works have resulted in Central Coast Council fencing off the area of the Central Coast Leagues Club Field that it has also described as the Baker St road…
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis & no plan
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis, with uncertainty, confusion and congestion surrounding the city’s major car parks. With the fate of the 400 free car parks atop Kibbleplex (formerly…
Local Health District has a new chief executive
Chair of the Central Coast Local Health District Board, Mr Paul Tonkin, has announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Montague as the new chief executive for the district following the…
Four homeless people have already died in 2016
More than 100 people attended Coast Shelter’s annual Memorial Service for those who have died from homelessness. The event was held at the Coast Community Centre on August 2. Coast…
Les Arndell – 100 and still driving
Gosford North Rotarian, Mr Les Arndell, 100, still lives on his own, has his driver’s licence, is very active in Rotary and is really enjoying life after his 100th birthday….
Pacific Link to manage innovative housing for disabled young people
Gosford based Pacific Link Housing has won a contract to provide asset management services to the Summer Foundation, a not for profit agency working on innovative housing models to suit…
Damning evidence of neglect at mountain dump – FOI reveals
A 2012 NSW Office of Water report – ‘Evidence gathered onsite indicates that the groundwater table has been intercepted by excavation with seepages noted up to approximately half the height…