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…
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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…
Newly renovated Berkeley Vale Skate Park officially opened
Central Coast Council officially opened the newly renovated Berkeley Vale Skate Park on Tuesday, July 11, following almost $145,000 of works to the district-level facility. The improvements, made possible with…
Council flood works impact on Lakes’ largest wetland
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will take legal advice if Central Coast Council fails to adequately justify flood mitigation work in progress along Sparks Rd, Warnervale. Council has described the…
Historic moment for Gosford CBD
Mr John Singleton declared it an “historic moment” when he officially broke ground on his Gosford CBD development, Bonython Tower, on Thursday, June 29. He said it was the first-ever…
15-storey Merindah tower has enough sales to proceed
The first stage of off-the-plan sales in the Merindah Apartments project at 21 to 23 Mann St, Gosford, has closed, and the developer is still aiming to have the building…
$3m additional federal funding
Central Coast Council has welcomed $3m in funding for Tuggerah Lakes Estuary and Catchment Improvement as part of the Federal Government’s Improving Your Local Parks and Environment Program. These funds…
Demolition in preparation for Waterside development underway
Gosford’s longest-standing eye sores, the remains of the Froggy’s skate rink on Mann St and the office building on the corner of Baker St and Georgiana Tce, are about to…
$300m intercity fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy approved subject to conditions
The Federal Department of Environment and Energy has given conditional approval to Transport for NSW to build its intercity fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy. The proposed development had been…
JRPP refuses one large development and defers another
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has refused a $26.7 million residential flat building development in Bent St, Gosford, and deferred its decision on a $36.4 million, three-tower residential flat building…