Proposed changes in DCP are of serious concern
[Forum] I am deeply perturbed with what I have seen happening in Gosford CBD of late, and the draft Development Control Plan (DCP) exhibited. Issues of concern are: Traffic flow and…
letters to the editor
The world’s gone mad
[Forum] After reading some of the newspapers lately, I’ve come to the conclusion that our country is now out of control with stupid political correctness. Is there anything now called…
Wrong place to grow water-hungry crops
[Forum] Call me heartless, but I am afraid that I have very little sympathy for ‘Big Irrigation’, who also steal water by by-passing their meters, who insist on growing water-hungry…
Gosford could become a gridlocked nightmare
[Forum] I would like to echo the sentiments of other writers (Forum; Aug 16) on the need for politicians to respond to the concerns of their electorates, rather than currying…
Bus chaos at Gosford Interchange
[Forum] Never mind the train chaos in Sydney last Saturday, I moved away from the place nearly two decades ago and never looked back, what about the bus chaos at Gosford…
Gosford in the grip of a State Government takeover
Gosford is in the grip of a State Government takeover, so wake up Gosford and voice your opinion now. The State Government is proposing, under the recently released ‘Go Gosford’…
Elected council should retain ultimate control & planning powers
[Forum] The State Government has appointed a team of expert overseers made up of the Government Architect, a Coordinator General, and a re-purposed, but unelected, Central Coast Regional Development Corporation,…
Scot MacDonald’s justification is disingenuous
[Forum] After a three-year battle with Transport NSW, regarding the Kangy Angy site for the Rail Maintenance facility, it is very difficult to read Scot Mac Donald’s justification for the…
Drug and alcohol free event a credit to the community
[Forum] Just a note to say how much I enjoyed being part of the 20th GOATS Festival. Firstly, I found the young citizens polite, civil, and above all, positive and happy….
Council’s airport debate showed barely disguised bias
[Forum] I have an extensive interest in aviation (non-flying). The Central Coast Council appears to be doing all it can to, at best, obstruct the progress of the airport, and…
Dismayed at native bush being bulldozed
[Forum] I am a Copacabana resident and a regular walker of bushland trails throughout the Central Coast, and, whilst walking at Winney Bay Reserve in January, was dismayed to find…
Advertisements confuse readers
I wish to draw your attention to two full-page advertisements in issue 181 of Coast Community News, found on pages 7 and 11. The first claims a funding cut of…
Traffic lights not requested by community
The recent Peninsula News (edition 442) article concerning the long anticipated works at Melbourne Ave made welcome reading in the recent issue of Peninsula Community News. However, as part of…
Lakes Beach suffers from being a poor cousin
It is becoming obvious that Soldiers Beach is Central Coast Council’s favourite, between it, and it’s so called or perceived ugly cousin, Lakes Beach, in the North. Some may say…
Gosford could become a medical education research hub
Central Coast Council should leverage off the investment in Gosford Hospital as a teaching hospital, by zoning for student accommodation. Medical education, particularly nursing, will be a money spinner for…
Erosion study in 1977 described sand dynamics
In the article “Channel needs science, not amateur ideas, says CEN” (Peninsula News edition 441), the chairman of the Community Environment Network, Mr John Asquith, stated: “CEN could find no…
Liesl Tesch was respected and acknowledged
I am writing to respond to Ms Genny Murphy’s accusations against me printed in Edition 439 of Peninsula News (February 26), following last month’s official opening of new social and…
Go Gosford campaign brings Groundhog Day to mind
One has to be excused for thinking it’s Groundhog Day when reading of the Go Gosford campaign to give the community a say on the revitalisation of Gosford (Government architect…
Democracy needed in planning process
Matthew Wales’ claim that reducing the number of DA objections required to trigger a referral to Council will “impede the orderly development we need’ (“Chamber opposes lower submission threshold”, Peninsula…
Bouquets for Wyong and Gosford hospital staff
In August, I was diagnosed with Small Cell Cancer, and was admitted to Wyong Hospital for immediate chemotherapy. All the staff were friendly, diligent and professional. Even the volunteers were…