Council’s actions over airport questioned
State Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris, has posed questions in the NSW Parliament about the Central Coast Council’s ongoing efforts to expand the airport at Warnervale. Mr Harris’ questions…
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Fears grow that Performing Arts Centre could lose State Government funding
As the long awaited Performing Arts Centre for Gosford remains in limbo, fears of $12 million in State Government funding being pulled from the project, grow. It has been over…
Increased load and lack of facilities at Gosford Court House seen as totally inappropriate
Local Court sittings have been increased at Gosford Court House to allow for two magistrates to sit full time at this location, but the local legal community has expressed concerns…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre Land and Environment Court hearing update
Central Coast Council has argued that the Land and Environment Court should dismiss an appeal by Norman and Beth Hunter and uphold Council’s refusal of the application to redevelop the…
Mountain Districts Assoc. excluded from crucial meeting on the future of landfill
The future of the Mangrove Mountain landfill will be discussed at a meeting between Central Coast Council, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the landfill operator and consultants on March…
Billion Dollar Waterfront Proposal
A billion-dollar project that aims to transform Gosford into the infrastructure investment gateway to Asia is waiting for a stamp of support from the Central Coast Council and NSW Government….
Council presses Cabinet on channel dredging
Central Coast Council has told the NSW Cabinet that dredging the Ettalong Channel is a key issue for the region. “There is an urgent need to address the ongoing closing…
Kathy Smith resigns due to fight with cancer
Member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith has announced her resignation from NSW Parliament, because of her ongoing fight with cancer. The resignation was confirmed in a media statement from the…
Thunderstorm cause commuter delays and local flooding
A severe thunderstorm hit the region late Friday afternoon, stopping trains and slowing traffic along the M1 and local roads. NSW TrainLink North reported at 5.45pm that services were suspended…
Confidential airport feasibility study recommended sale of the land
The former Wyong Council and the current Central Coast Council have continued to spend rate payer money on the expansion of the airport at Warnervale when a 2013 feasibility study…
Berejiklian refuses to confirm September council election
New South Wales Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, during her visit to the region for a Community Cabinet meeting, was not prepared to confirm that the Central Coast would have a…
Kathy Smith resigns as Member for Gosford
Member for the State Seat of Gosford, Ms Kathy Smith, has announced her resignation from NSW Parliament, because her cancer has returned. Against all the odds she’d won Gosford for…
Nicole is a finalist in the Ms Earth Australia competition
Terrigal’s Ms Nicole Siaplepata is preparing to represent the Central Coast against big city representatives as a finalist in the Ms Earth Australia competition. The competition is a pageant for…
Unique Aboriginal Corroboree and Cultural Festival to be held
The Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park will be hosting the Central Coast’s first Aboriginal Corroboree and Cultural Festival. The festival will have a variety of workshops which will include stone tool…
Performing Arts Centre key stakeholders receive Council update
Central Coast Council is holding a meeting with key stakeholders to provide an update on the Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre project. Council contacted identified key stakeholders via email…
Australian Local Government Women’s Association calls for a stop to council amalgamations
The NSW Branch of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) is urging Premier Gladys Berejiklian to put a stop to council amalgamations. State President of ALGWA, former Gosford Councillor,…
Merged Central Coast Council is here to stay despite calls for a plebiscite
The amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils will stay in place, according to NSW Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald. Ms MacDonald was responding to calls from…
Future of the Regional Library to be presented to February Council meeting
The long-promised regional library for Gosford has been delayed again, putting at risk a $7 million Community Development Grant, and begging questions about the status of around $8.1 million raised…
Give us a vote to ‘demerge’, says Harris
Residents should be given the opportunity to vote to “demerge” Gosford and Wyong councils, according to Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris. He was commenting on a…
New Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee to be appointed
A new Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee will be appointed by the Central Coast Council following a resolution by Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds. Mr Reynolds said the committee’s function would…