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…
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Council appoints two new directors
Central Coast Council has appointed two new Executive Directors. Ms Melanie Smith has been appointed Director for Community and Recreation Services. Dr Alice Howe has been appointed Director for Environment…
Mega city ‘inevitable’
Whatever Gary Blaschke’s views might be on the Newcastle/Sydney/Wollongong megacity (“Community won’t support mega city plans, CCC 275), in the end they will be of no consequence, because this megacity…
Woolworths looks to expand Warnervale operation
Woolworths has signaled to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment that it has plans to invest $68M in the extension of its existing warehouse and distribution centre at Warnervale….
Infrastructure package watered down following feedback
Backlash from 54 councils, including Central Coast Council, has seen the State Government water down proposed changes to infrastructure Legislation which Local Government NSW (LGNSW)had previously described as a “cash…
Program to help with recovery and resilience
With hundreds, if not thousands of Central Coast businesses impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns, many have neglected keeping their emergency response plans up to date. A new fully-subsidised initiative from the…
Hyland Bites: No more, please!
Forum – We have the Department of Planning telling us how to direct city growth for the next 20 years. We have Regional Development Australia Central Coast to tell us…
LSPS is just another glossy planning document
[Forum]The draft Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) is, unfortunately, just another glossy planning document that is long on motherhood statements and short on commitments to clear limitations on development and…
Concerned citizens form planning watchdog
A group of concerned and informed residents from all over the Central Coast has established a planning watchdog group and wants to see more community involvement in major planning decisions….
Approved development contributions result in a huge disparity between former council areas
It’s bad luck if you are planning to build a two-bedroom granny flat in the former Wyong local government area as Central Coast Council has just doubled the development contributions….
An interview with Deputy Mayor Jane Smith
[Gosford] Deputy Mayor of the Central Coast Jane Smith talks to Coast Community News about a range of significant planning and economic changes across the region. The discussions ranged from;…
Democracy is under threat
[Forum] Your various excellent publications in May have contained several references to changes in the planning regime governing developments on the Central Coast. I am concerned that the voice of…
Strategic planning should be based on real communities
Cr Mehrtens is right in claiming (Coast News, October 31), that it is crazy to base council strategic planning on wards. They are just artificial bureaucratic creations, constructed to put…
Ourimbah Land Use Strategy sent back to the drawing board
The Ourimbah Land Use Strategy and Masterplan has been sent back to the drawing board, because Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, says “we haven’t got it right yet”. Ourimbah residents…
Withheld documents cast a shadow over Gosford CBD developments
Documents proactively released by Central Coast Council appear to make a mockery of the NSW Government’s new, recently gazetted, planning controls to deliver the revitalisation of the Gosford CBD. The…
Council to consider participating in Biodiversity Project
Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, has asked Central Coast Council to support and participate in a NSW Department of Planning Strategic Biodiversity Certification Project. Council staff have…
Gosford UDIF Place Report 2: City North
The NSW Government Architect has a vision for the northern precinct of Gosford that connects the redeveloped hospital to the CBD, remodels the Gosford Train Station and sees the area…
The time for Gosford to shine has finally arrived – NSW Planning Minister
NSW Minister for Planning and Housing, Mr Anthony Roberts, visited Gosford on May 28 to announce funding of $52m for infrastructure and public space in Gosford. Mr Roberts also announced…
Gosford CBD planning proposal terminated
Central Coast’s Coordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, has flexed her muscles and announced the termination of a planning proposal for Gosford’s CBD. The proposal, versions of which had been in…
State Minister for Planning declares passion for the Central Coast
Mr Anthony Roberts made his first visit to the Central Coast in his new role as State Minister for Planning, on Friday, February 3. Mr Roberts was a guest of…