Labor MPs pushing for a referendum on Council demerger
Labor MPs on the Central Coast are once again pushing for a referendum on a possible de-amalgamation of Central Coast Council. Renewed calls for a referendum come in the wake…
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Mask up Coasties
COVID UPDATE: From 4pm today Wednesday June 23, 2021 masks will once again be mandatory at indoor venues on the Central Coast together with a series of new restrictions. A…
Recently released report sheds additional light on Council borrowing
In August 2020, a report to Central Coast Council suggested that it should not borrow more money until its operational performance improved. The report was commissioned in April 2020 by…
Nurses strike
Hundreds of nurses and midwives walked off the job at Wyong Hospital and Long Jetty Continuing Care centre in Toukley on Wednesday, June 16, over the need for safe staffing…
Choir Connections and the 5 Lands Walk
AMPED: This week we interviewed the very talented Yanta De Vilder, composer, artist, film maker and performer from Avoca on the Central Coast. Her choir has wowed listeners in Sydney, Central…
Administrator provides overview of Council activities
Administrator Rik Hart praised this year’s Harvest Festival as part of his overview of his and Central Coast Council’s activities since the previous Council meeting. Speaking at the June 15…
$25,000 grant for Galaxy Motel to reduce energy costs
The Galaxy Motel at Gosford RSL Club has received a $25,000 grant from the Federal Government to help cut its energy costs. The Government’s $10.2M Hotel Energy Uplift Program is…
The Weekly News 5@5
The Weekly News 5@5 is the essential news stories from across the Central Coast. This week: Nurses and Midwives rally over staffing ratios, New research institute to open at the…
Greg Best’s big idea to save council finances
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Wyong mayor and suspended councillor Greg Best has come with a bold last minute proposal to prevent further rate rises and council asset sales. Mr Best spoke…
Nurses and midwives rally over staffing ratios
Nurses and midwives rallied outside Gosford Hospital and held a stop work meeting at Wyong Hospital on June 16 over the need for safe staffing and called on the NSW…
Australia’s oldest Wallaby turns 100
Australia’s oldest Wallaby and Woy Woy Peninsula local, Eric Tweedale, has turned 100… and the celebrations haven’t stopped. Since his birthday on May 5, Tweedale has been invited to a…
Going, going, gone, Commonwealth Bank deserts The Entrance
After more than a year of uncertainty for the community, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) at The Entrance has permanently closed. The windows have been covered, the building re-painted black, the…
New Services Australia Centre at Wyong
Residents in the northern suburbs will benefit from enhanced access to Centrelink and Medicare services when a new service centre opens on June 15. Customers attending the new Wyong Service…
Vaccine rollout on the Coast ramps up
More Central Coast residents are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccination, following an expansion of the criteria announced on June 4 by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. The latest groups…
Hard loss for Warriors
RUGBY LEAGUE – The New Zealand Warriors have faltered in their Round 14 match against Melbourne Storm at Central Coast Stadium on Sunday, June 13. It was a difficult match…
Gallant Mariners bow out
FOOTBALL The Mariners season has come to a heart-wrenching end in the A-League elimination final against the Macarthur Bulls on Saturday evening (June 12) at Central Coast Stadium. Before a…
The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community News 5@5, June 11. Coming up this week: Labor’s response on the 88 million dollar local government mysteryThe PEP 11 gas rig saga continuesEvents are back on the…
Council will not be reclassifying Community Land for sale “unless absolutely necessary”
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has thanked Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, for making it clear that he will not be reclassifying Community Land as part of Council’s asset…
Erosion work ineligible for funding as state government did not certify plan
With Central Coast Council still footing a bill of almost $1.9M for erosion mitigation works at The Entrance North and Wamberal, NSW Labor is demanding that the State Government explain…
Water rates adjusted to allow for clerical errors
Residential water rates from July 1 this year will include an increase of up to $20 to fix an IPART clerical error. Central Coast Council’s water rates for next financial…