Council cautious on affordable housing initiative
Central Coast Council has guardedly welcomed an announcement from the NSW Government that it will update the BASIX standards alongside a range of initiatives to deliver more quality and affordable…
natural disaster
![[Report] A bushfire which started on August 15 has destroyed nine hectares of bushland in the Bouddi National Park. A total fire ban had been declared for the Central Coast on the day.](https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bushfire-pretty-beach-260x146.jpg)
Ten years to halve emissions
Forum – Already we dread hot summers, we dread bushfire season, we have increased flash flooding events, and we see the effects of storms and rising oceans on many nations…
Bushfire funding to map agribusiness sector
Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) is working with the Central Coast Food Alliance to better understand the profile of our agribusiness sector and help minimise risk during natural disasters….
Coast to share in $4.4M in flood recovery initiatives
Central Coast Council has been selected as one of the 10 highly-impacted local government areas (LGAs) to share in $4.4M for locally-tailored flood recovery initiatives, to be coordinated by the…
New funding to improve the region’s Emergency Operations Centre
The Central Coast community will be better protected during bushfires, storms and flooding thanks to $126,048 in new funding to improve the region’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). Parliamentary Secretary for…
Spencer community calls for better access to emergency services
The small riverside community of Spencer is tired of being left high and dry whenever a natural disaster occurs and is agitating for Federal, State and Local Government help in…
Call for more training resources on Coast
In the wake of the recent rains, the Fire Brigade Employee’s Union (FBEU) is calling on the NSW Government for increased resources on the Central Coast in response to climate…
Central Coast declared a state of natural disaster
Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast region, following 340mm of rain falling in the previous four days causing widespread flooding. The natural disaster…
Natural disaster declaration opens relief fund for Coasties
A state of natural disaster has been declared for the Central Coast region, following 340 millimetres of rain falling in the past four days. Both State and Federal Governments have…
Battery back-up funded for four mobile towers
Four mobile towers in the North will be able to keep operating longer if the power goes out during or after natural disasters, thanks to a major new investment by…
NSW Premier invited to visit the Central Coast to see the devastation
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, will be invited to visit the coast to see for herself the devastation that the rain has caused. Central Coast Council will also ask the Premier…