RidesAssist program set to resume
Cycling enthusiasts who need assistance are now able to jump back on a bike, with the Central Coast Bicycle User Group (CCBUG) re-starting its tandem RidesAssist program. The program offers…
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Wage costs were lower because of unfilled vacancies
The State Government’s Fit For The Future program might have meant that councils, including Central Coast Council, tried to improve their positions to meet the criteria set out in the…
Waste levy funds collected are not being reinvested
Central Coast Council is calling for waste levy funds collected by the State Government to be reinvestment into the local government area (LGA). A Council spokesperson said the LGA was…
Who will implement recommended actions?
Forum – Let’s face the facts; the selected administrator is only going to change the icing on the cake. He is not intending to create a new cake with all…
Tutors, final year Uni students wanted
The State Government is looking for university tutors, students undertaking their final year of university study and casual and retired teachers on the Central Coast to take part in its…
More transparency needed
Forum – I just wanted to ask: how do we know if the Administrator is aware of the politicking between the State Government and Central Coast Council and/or will simply…
Government avoids paying for emergency works
Central Coast Council does not intend to take the State Government’s decision not to fund emergency works at The Entrance North, following a severe erosion event in July, lying down….
Public housing vacant for eight years
A boarded-up and neglected townhouse duplex at Bateau Bay is one of 58 vacant public housing properties across the Central Coast. The two townhouses at 5 and 6 Faye Cl…
New infrastructure and initiatives funding available
Businesses and residents are now eligible for funding for new infrastructure and initiatives that will drive economic recovery, thanks to the State Government’s $250M Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund. The…
Public inquiry required prior to suspension of councillors
Forum – Democracy is under threat on the Central Coast. The community’s right to have local matters subjected to local democratic processes is being undermined by the State Government’s threat…
State Government will not pay for The Entrance North emergency erosion control
A squabble is brewing over who should pay for the emergency works that held back coastal erosion at The Entrance North and Wamberal. Central Coast Council says the State Government…
Financial crisis … nothing another Committee can’t fix
Forum – Can we take Adam Crouch’s word for it that the State Government will neither stump up a $100M loan to provide Central Coast Council with enough cash to…
Taking David Attenborough’s lead
Forum – I have decided my successful campaign to restore the façade of the Council Chambers in Gosford will not be a one-off event. I am in the process of…
No bail out, No exemptions
The State Government will not bail Central Coast Council out of its financial hole and there will be no legislative exemptions, which effectively puts the kybosh on any attempt by…
Marathon six-hour Council meeting to deal with financial crisis
Following a marathon six-hour meeting about its financial crisis on Monday, October 12, Central Coast Council will now focus on its 100-Day Action Plan to financial recovery, seek State Government…
Council budget severely effected by State Government cost shifting
Central Coast Council expects to pay the State Government $32.5M in waste levies this 2020-21 financial year. In return, the State Government will grant Council about $300,000 this year from…
Eight new grants awarded
Eight local organisations including schools, a sport club and Marine Rescue volunteers will receive a share of $192,041 from the State Government’s Community Building Partnership program. Parliamentary Secretary for the…
Mixed reactions to small business grants
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed a $750M fund set up by the State Government to provide grants for small and micro businesses impacted by the coronavirus, but the Opposition…
Our additional water can only come from waste water recycling
[Forum] Malcolm Brooks’ call for “conserving the Coast’s dwindling water supplies and controlling development ahead of a huge projected population boom” (“Unchecked population growth will have a dramatic impact on…
Elected council should retain ultimate control & planning powers
[Forum] The State Government has appointed a team of expert overseers made up of the Government Architect, a Coordinator General, and a re-purposed, but unelected, Central Coast Regional Development Corporation,…