Parking problems overlooked
I was appalled to read the recent letter by Lyn Barnett of Bateau Bay – (Huge fine uncalled for, CCN 410). It highlights the deaf and dumb attitude of bureaucracy….
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No site, no design, no shovels
Forum – Do politicians have no shame? We have Lucy Wicks bragging about the Government’s Parking Station rorts scandal as part of a full-page political advertisement, as though corruption is…
Build a new railway station to fix crowded roads
Forum – I am reading with interest the suggestions about places to put further parking in Woy Woy town centre. They all revolve around finding somewhere near the station, which…
More parking woes in Gosford?
Forum – I refer to Valerie Clifford’s letter (June 11) re having to park 10 minutes away from Leagues Club Park. When the first of the new unit blocks at…
Parking metres on beaches survey
Over a period of two weeks, readers were asked to vote on three questions regarding Central Coast Council’s plan to install parking metres at beaches and popular tourist spots to…
Retailer angst over Ettalong parking predicament
At a time when paid beach parking across the Central Coast is being explored by Central Coast Council, shop owners at Ettalong Beach are pushing back and calling for free…
Sporting Complex needs parking space
Forum – I recently read an article about the proposed stage two of Tuggerah Sporting Complex. It is a very impressive complex, however, there is only parking for about 100…
Council introduces smart parking technology
Finding a parking spot at Gosford or Terrigal is about to become a whole lot easier following the introduction of new technology at the Racecourse Rd car park at West…
Hospital car parks are a state government responsibility
[Forum] I note that in edition 191 of Coast Community Chronicle, Kathleen Minassian, wrote about council parking, in response to my letter that appeared in the previous edition. It is…
Councillors make welcome changes to parking plan
[Forum] In response to Vic Wulf’s letter that appeared in edition 190, parking is a Central Coast Council matter. Metered on-street parking at Gosford and Woy Woy have been deleted…
Chamber calls for a new parking facility to replace Kibbleplex
Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) is pushing for a new parking facility to be established near the corner of Erina and Albany St North, Gosford, with the eventual demolition of…
Several solutions to car parking shortage proposed
A total of $1.4m will be taken from the redevelopment of Adcock Park to provide 180 temporary car parking spaces at 10 Racecourse Rd, as part of a short-term solution…
Parking strategy does not include council car parks
[Forum] It’s wonderful to see Central Coast Council are finally considering a parking strategy. While I do find a number of the options suggested quite unusual, considering they are on…
Lucy Wicks sceptical of Labor’s promised $15m parking plan
Labor’s promise of $15m to build three commuter car parks across the Central Coast is a gross under-estimate of the costs involved, according to the Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks….
Parking strategy report called for
Councillor Rebecca Gale Collins has called for a report to be provided to a future Council meeting on what action is being taken to develop a parking strategy to deal…
Local parliamentarians respond to Phillip Ruddock parking claims
Local Labor MPs have called on the State Government to acknowledge that the region’s infrastructure is at breaking point and to act to improve access for locals. According to Central…
Council welcomes NSW Parliamentary inquiry into commuter car parking
The NSW Parliamentary inquiry into commuter car parking has been welcomed by Central Coast Council. The Inquiry will look at the effectiveness of current NSW Government policies and programs, the…
Additional 110 parking spaces announced for Terrigal
Central Coast Council has announced the construction of an additional level to the Wilson Rd Carpark in Terrigal, creating more than 100 extra parking spaces for the CBD. The $2.3…
Parking and traffic management problems are inevitable
During the time local government had elected councillors, Mr Craig Doyle was a Gosford City Councillor. Mr Doyle often raised the issue of parking unavailability, especially in the greater Gosford…
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis & no plan
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis, with uncertainty, confusion and congestion surrounding the city’s major car parks. With the fate of the 400 free car parks atop Kibbleplex (formerly…