Council ‘carries over’ $2M in capital works
Over $2 million worth of capital projects on the Peninsula that were due for completion in 2016-17 have been carried over into the current financial year. One of the biggest…
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Peninsula youth unemployment rate up
The 4500 young adults aged between 15 and 24 currently living on the Peninsula face an unemployment rate of 17.3 per cent, according to the June labour statistics released by…
Claim that rare woodland has ‘fallen through the cracks’
Care for the remnants of the Peninsula’s rare and protected Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland appears to have fallen through the cracks during the 14 months since the sacking of Gosford…
Bays’ survey reveals desire for more social events
The Bays Community Group has found that 53 per cent of those surveyed in The Bays said they wanted more social events organised. Popular suggestions were events that could be…
Parks service protects rare plants from its own crews
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has marked sections of track within the Brisbane Water National Park to protect vulnerable species from its own maintenance crews. Yellow roadside markers have…
Council candidate opposes nursing home application
Central Coast New Independents candidate Mr Gary Chestnut has said that a proposal to build a 160-bed nursing home in Woy Woy should not be approved. He said he did…
Council receives 27 objections to 160-bed nursing home
Twenty seven objections have been registered with Central Coast Council in response to a proposal to build a $27.58 million, 160-bed nursing home on ecologically sensitive land in Veron Rd…
Council website lists 60 Peninsula projects
More than 60 council roads and drains projects have been or will be undertaken on the Peninsula this financial year, according to a new Central Coast Council website. The website…
By-election on April 8
The by-election for the Gosford electorate takes place on Saturday, April 8. The State Seat was vacated by Labor MP Ms Kathy Smith due to illness, triggering the by-election. One…
Training starts for Junior Swans
Training for the Peninsula Junior Swans kicked off this month with Mr Mark Iveli and Mr David Brook taking a group of enthusiastic junior players through fitness and skills training…
New Service NSW office in Erina a ‘slap in the face’ to the Peninsula
A new Service NSW office will be opened at Erina but member for Gosford, Ms Kathy Smith MP has argued that it should be in Umina. “Following the community fight…