M1 fix a no brainer
I have read your story the “miraculous” findings of the Central Coast Commuters Association on what can be done to reduce, if not drastically reduce, the incidence of delays on…
letters to the editor
Trucks should stick to left lane
(There are) a lot of good remarks in the editorial, Time to future-proof the M1 and the Old Pacific Highway (CCN 490). I would only offer one additional suggestion. Can…
Widening highway impractical
With respect , the idea of merely painting white lines to create additional lanes on the Old Pacific Hwy is farcical (CCN 490). The highway winds and narrows as it…
Library building structurally sound
For a long time it has troubled me about how much, and how readily, we are prepared to demolish our architectural and infrastructure heritage here in NSW, supposedly in the…
Taxi rank needed at hospital
I have recently attended Gosford Hospital several times in relation to a broken wrist. Is there some way for them to install seating at the taxi rank outside the emergency…
Library exemplifies life in the 1960s
How great is the library? Just recently, I was in Gosford, borrowing a small mountain of books when I was saddened to learn that the Gosford library building may be…
Who will pay for traffic chaos at Kariong?
Now that Central Coast Council has agreed to allow the construction of three fast-food outlets, with every likelihood that the rest of the frontage to Pacific Hwy at Kariong will…
Is health system being stretched too far?
On May 7 in the afternoon our elderly neighbour had a fall and 000 was called. It took two hours before an ambulance with paramedics turned up. She was not…
Two important lessons
Two things for me have stood out from recent events in Australia. First, that kindness is not a weakness, words uttered, I believe, by the PM. Second, that hatred only…
New trains are too cold
I travel on the new trains daily from Woy Woy to Central and vice versa. I love the new trains apart from (the fact) they are absolutely freezing. I bought…
We need a Peninsula Council
Reading the Coast Connect Quarterly April 2025 which accompanies our fourth rate instalment, I noticed just one small piece of copy that mentioned anything to do with the Peninsula; e-waste…
The people have spoken
The elections in Canada and Australia have demonstrated that any party that nails its colours to Trump’s mast is destined for electoral oblivion. There is one important point, though: had…
Public service jobs stand to be lost
Before people cast their vote in the May 3 Federal election, they should seek details of the public service jobs here on the Central Coast that are destined to be…
Vote to keep Medicare safe
Can we trust Peter Dutton’s promise to match Labor’s Medicare changes? Or will it be like John Howard’s ” non-core promises” or Tony Abbott’s ” no changes to pensions, Medicare…
Rail services a joke
Rail maintenance on Thursday, April 3, interrupted any plans for coastal residents planning on seeing Andrea Bocelli in Sydney. Coming back home from Sydney required buses (note: subject to driver…
Correcting some election untruths
I would like to draw to her attention several untruths in the letter from Lucy Wicks to Robertson residents. The letter says inflation has been consistently higher than comparable economies…
Ban lithium battery-powered EVs on public transport
The news carries many stories about the disastrous fires caused by lithium batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and electrical grid supplemental power units. Many have seen the explosive fires…
We need renewables short term
Mr Hemmings (CCN 482) has confused correlation for causation by assuming rising electricity prices and rising dependency on renewable energy are connected. Note that I am not refuting the claims…
Coast transport is travelling backwards
Thursday on Woy Woy station; the announcement is “the next train will be four cars only for today only”. So we all struggle to find a seat. The bigger problem…
Praise for hospital staff
I’d like to thank the staff at Gosford Hospital for looking after me when I fell and broke my left wrist the other day. Despite (them) being short-staffed I was…