Peat Island revitalisation underway
Work has begun to revitalise historic Peat Island before it is transferred to Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) later this year. Property and Development NSW (PDNSW) has started significant…
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Kick start for Peat Island cultural precinct
The establishment of the Peat Island Cultural Tourism Precinct will receive a kick start with $4.99M from Round Two of the NSW Government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the last week of October 2022. In the bulletin this week: Federal budget targets the CoastHistoric hand back of Peat IslandGosford Waterfront gets…
State government transfers Peat Island ownership to Darkinjung Land Council
The NSW Government confirmed a landmark agreement to transfer ownership of Peat Island and a portion of the mainland foreshore at Mooney Mooney on the Hawkesbury River to the Darkinjung…
Thoughts on the future of Peat Island
Regarding your story on Peat Island transfer of ownership (CCN328) – isn’t Peat Island Guringai land? I’ve done research into the Darkinjung and they would have rarely come as far…
Possible transfer of Peat Island ownership to Land Council creates controversy
An announcement that the State Government and Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) are in talks over the possible transfer of ownership of Peat Island to the Land Council has…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast‘s Weekly News in a convenient audio & video format. February 2022. This week: School returned this week – with joy and angst> 28,000 local COVID cases and 16…
NSW Government starts transfer of Peat Island to Darkinjung Land Council
The NSW Government and the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council announced a ‘statement of intent’ to negotiate the potential transfer of ownership of Peat Island to the Darkinjung LALC on…
Greens ‘alarmed’ by Peat Island proposal
The Central Coast Greens have added their voice to a chorus of disapproval over development plans for the Peat Island precinct. They have called on Central Coast Council to consider…
Community says no to Peat Island proposal
Around 160 people gathered at Mooney Mooney on Sunday, December 12, to show their opposition to the current planning proposal on exhibition for Peat Island and foreshore land to the…
Picnic this weekend to ‘save Peat Island’
Community groups are stepping up their campaign to save the Peat Island precinct from housing development and will hold a Save Peat Island Picnic this Sunday, December 12, at 12:30pm….
CEN says plan for Peat Island lands ‘not good enough’
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has joined forces with the newly created Dyarubbin Peat Island Association (DPIA) to oppose a medium density housing proposal for land opposite Peat Island to…
Subdivision or Better Vision a clear choice for Peat Island lands
A new community group has been formed to fight the privatisation of Peat island and the proposed rezoning and residential subdivision of adjacent land west of the M1. With the…
The Weekly News 5@5
September 24, 2021: This week, the Central Coast recorded over 500 local cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak. A so-called Friend’s bubble has been announced as…
Three-month Peat Island consultation begins
Residents have until December 20 to make a submission on the recently released Planning Proposal for Mooney Mooney and Peat Island. Touted by the State Government as a proposal to…
Community group established to guide future development of Peat Island land
The NSW Government has announced the formation of a new Community Reference Group to help guide the future use of new community space at Mooney Mooney as plans proceed for…
Community consultation period for Peat Island extended to at least three months
The community consultation period to examine the planning proposal for Peat Island and surrounds will be extended to at least three months, and a decision ultimately made by the newly-elected…
New planning proposal to rezone Peat Island and part of Mooney Mooney
The latest version of a planning proposal to rezone the former psychiatric facility on the Crown Land of Peat Island has been recommended for adoption by Central Coast Council Administrator,…