Broken agreement cost ratepayers $1.5M
Administrator, Dick Persson, has confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked…
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Airport broken lease cost less than $1.5M
Administrator Dick Persson has confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked…
New Plan of Management to come following repeal of Airport Restrictions Act
A new Plan of Management is the next step for the future of Warnervale airport, following the successful passage of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act Repeal Bill in the NSW…
What does legislation repeal mean for residents?
Forum – The State Government’s repeal of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 (the WAR Act) has passed in Parliament with the support of Labor. What does this mean for…
Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport
Trees will be trimmed at Warnervale airport, a decision that brings to a close a saga of reports and recriminations over safety. Tree growth at the northern end of the…
Nothing has been spent on maintenance of the airport
Forum It is a shame that distortion of facts still persists around the cost to us ratepayers of Warnervale airport. (Chronicle Forum Nov 4) Ms Wynn states a figure of…
Trimming trees at airport back on the agenda
When Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, visited Warnervale airport on November 17, the talk was all about trees and opportunities. Persson’s airport visit was part of a familiarisation tour…
Airport costs to Council could be zero
Forum – I write in reply to Susan Wynn’s Forum comments (Chronicle Nov 4) that “it is interesting that the NSW Government is pushing ahead with the repeal of the…
Administrator Persson takes a familiarisation tour
Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, has commenced site visits with senior staff to ensure that he understands local issues across the Coast, starting in the northern suburbs on Tuesday,…
Report into airport restrictions repeal Bill tabled
Central Coast Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, has welcomed the Legislative Council Report into the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) (WAR) Repeal Bill 2020, which was tabled in NSW Parliament…
Airport costs could be better spent
Forum – It’s interesting that the NSW Government is pushing ahead with the repeal of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act that limited flights and the runway length, among other important…
Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Repeal Bill has passed
The Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Repeal Bill has passed the NSW Legislative Assembly, paving the way for the removal of restraints at Warnervale aerodrome. The Repeal Bill will now proceed through…
Previously confidential Warnervale Airport Review released
Community activists both for and against Warnervale Airport have challenged Central Coast Council decisions at all levels, says a newly public report. Council has released a redacted version of the…
It looks like a bright future at the airport
Central Coast Aero Club CEO, Andrew Smith, is looking forward to a bright future for Central Coast Airport at Warnervale, following the NSW Government’s announcement that it would support the…
NSW Government accused of “political engineering” of issues at the Airport
Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Regional Transport, David Harris, has slammed the NSW Government for its “political engineering” of issues at Central Coast Airport at Warnervale. “This has been…
Council to respond to repeal of airport Act
The NSW Government is planning to introduce legislation in September to implement the recommendations of an independent review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) (WAR) Act 1996. The Act imposes restrictions…
Weekly Video News 5@5
Central Coast July 31, 2020. The week’s top stories from across the region; We’re NOT Sydney says Mayor, Wamberal taskforce established, Warnervale Airport takes off, Woolies workers Strike and locked…
Central Coast Airport flight cap to be repealed
The NSW Government has today announced it will support all recommendations of an independent review into the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 (the Act), including providing certainty to the community by immediately…
Assistance sought for regional airports
NSW Labor is urging the Liberal National State Government to commit to economic assistance for regional council-run airports. Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Wyong MP, David Harris, said local…
Final report on 2017 review of the Airport (Restrictions) Act will remain secret
The final report from the 2017 review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act will remain secret. Wyong MP and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said it was outrageous…