New dwelling approvals fell in 2017
Total new dwelling approvals in the Wyong (former shire) fell by 35 percent in the 12 months to December 2017, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. The…
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Clr Best calls for an urgent halt to seismic testing
Clr Greg Best will call for Central Coast Council to seek an urgent halt to seismic testing off the coast. Clr Best said he will move that Council notes with…
Greens call Government to oppose oil and gas off Coast
The Greens have used the first sitting day for the NSW Legislative Council to call on the NSW Government to oppose oil and gas development off the state’s coast. The…
Traineeship program while still at school
A group of 42 local students will gain practical, hands-on experience in the health industry, thanks to the collaboration between the Central Coast Local Health District and TAFE NSW. Two…
500 pages of documents on airport released
Central Coast Council staff continue to proactively release documents about their plans to expand the airport at Warnervale into a general aviation hub and, eventually, a regular passenger transport airport….
Latest power station demolition largest in NSW
The final boiler and coal hopper structures at Munmorah Power Station were demolished on February 7, using controlled explosive demolition techniques. The demolition was carried out at around 9:00am. The…
AAI expecting to move to Airport + 17 other companies
Amphibian Aerospace Industries Pty Ltd announced in October 2016 that it would be moving its headquarters to the Central Coast Airport. The signing of the agreement between Wyong Council and…
Gosford CBD – certificate issued for 15-storey building
A construction certificate has been issued to allow commencement of work on the $34 million, JRPP-approved, 140 unit residential flat building, at 21 to 25 Mann St, Gosford. The project,…
Let’s Talk Terrigal information sessions
Information sessions on Central Coast Council’s proposed Terrigal traffic flow improvements will take place on February 26 and 28. Council will shortly commence consultation with the community on a series…
Australian Reptile Park & former Old Sydney Town land for sale
[Please Note: This article relates to the land sale, NOT the businesses. The Reptile Park has a long-term lease on the land and is NOT affected by this sale] The…
Regional Library plans on public exhibition
A 28-day public exhibition period will commence on February 18 to give the community an opportunity to consider two options for the development of the regional library in Donnison St,…
Olympic silver medal for Matt Graham
Narara native, Matt Graham, has won a silver medal in the moguls at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic games on Monday, February 12. Graham is Australia’s first medallist this Winter Olympic…
Playgroup calls on Council to justify herbicide use
Members of the Nature Play Group from the Peninsula Environment Group have called on Central Coast Council to justify the use of a scheduled herbicide in the “drainage easement” adjacent…
Scientific paper written about our cultured pearls
A scientific paper about cultured pearls grown in Woy Woy has appeared in the international journal, Gems and Gemology. Researchers from Macquarie University and Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany have…
Almost $1 million will be spent to tackle beach erosion
Central Coast Council will put in nearly $500,000 to match a NSW Government grant to tackle beach erosion at Ocean and Umina Beaches. Council director Mr Mike Dowling said that…
Boom gate failure adds to level crossing danger
The failure of boom gates at the Rawson Rd level crossing at Woy Woy and an inadequate response from NSW Trains has added to the danger of the level crossing,…
Gosford, mogul skier Matt Graham through 1st round of Olympics
[Winter Olympics] Matt Graham, of Narara on the Central Coast has passed the first qualifying round of the Men’s Moguls at the South KoreanPyeongChang Winter Olympics. The 23-year-old Graham is…
Seniors’ housing proposal receives State Government approval
A seniors’ housing proposal in Kanwal has been given State Government approval by the Department of Planning and Environment. The proposal, consisting of 30 two storey, self-contained units, with a…
Power station demolition breaks Australian records
The demolition of the Munmorah Power Station is moving ahead with the massive blast event demolishing the remaining boiler house. The explosive demolition was originally planned for September but is…
Independent Expert Scientific Committee grave concerns Wallarah 2
The future of the Central Coast’s drinking water sits with the Federal Government, which will assess the Wallarah 2 Coal Project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act,…