public inquiry


A damning report

The recommendations of this exhaustive inquiry are essentially that the people in charge of the council should be competent in their abilities to perform their duties and be focused on…







Public Inquiry a ‘waste of funds’

Forum – Why would anyone want to pay for home building approvals at great expense with long delays if Central Coast Council turns a blind eye to the chosen ones?…



Staff unable to watch Council Inquiry

Staff at Central Coast Council have been unable to watch the “not-so” Public Inquiry into the circumstances of its financial crisis. An email from CEO, David Farmer, suggested they were…


Environment Network seeks to correct public record

The Community Environment Network (CEN) has written to Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch seeking to correct misinformation put forward about CEN’s operations and intentions during the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council….




No timeframe for report to Minister

Central Coast Council still does not report the number of employees in every budget, so the community still doesn’t know where the big spending cuts are being made, according to…





More hard decisions to come – CEO

Councillors are a “gift from the community”, Central Coast Council CEO, David Farmer, said when speaking at the Public Inquiry into the Council’s financial crisis. Commissioner, Roslyn McCulloch, asked Farmer…