Securing our water future on the Central Coast
EDITORIAL Water supply on the Central Coast has been a longstanding concern, with the harrowing impacts of the last drought still etched in our community’s memory. During that difficult period,…
Water
Man dies at Terrigal after being pulled from water by boatie
A man has died after being pulled from the water at Terrigal on January 26. At about 5pm, emergency services were called to The Haven Boat Ramp following reports a…
Mary questions Council on consultation
Peninsula resident Mary Doherty told an inquiry into water prices that she had complained to Central Coast Council about dirty water and Council responded by sending her two packets of…
Extraordinary meeting starts water and sewer price review
An extraordinary meeting of Central Coast Council will be held online at 12pm tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7 so Administrator, Rik Hart, can resolve to submit an application to IPART for…
Water and sewer price changes coming by May
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that Council will be allowed to…
IPART fields questions from the community on water and sewer
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that Council will be allowed to charge…
$26M earmarked for Coast water, sewer and road upgrades
The Central Coast is set to benefit from more than $26M in NSW Government funding for improvements to water infrastructure and local roads. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
BWSC Umina Campus students choose water
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Beach Campus is one of 20 schools across the Central Coast to take part in an Australia-first study into the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks by…
First pipes laid on Mardi pipeline
The future security of the region’s water supply took a major step forward last week, with the first pipes laid to mark the start of construction of the Mardi to…
5@5 Central Coast News Nov 22, 2019
5@5 Central Coast video news: Central Coast Water legislation defeated – Fire update as animals evacuated – Nurses rally for more staff – Court Case on Mangrove Landfill starts –…
Councillors unanimously vote for action on water & air pollution monitoring
A draft submission will be prepared by Central Coast Council to the review of the Environment Protection Licences of the Eraring and Vales Point Power Stations, following a unanimous vote…
Mangrove Mountain landfill affects our drinking water
[Forum] An advertisement placed in other Central Coast newspapers by the Environment Protection Authority calling for public submissions on the proposed extension of Mangrove Mountain Landfill is the latest reminder of…
Beaches Report: North Entrance Beach one of best
Beaches in the former Wyong Shire have been named some of the best to swim at in the entire Central Coast, according to the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)…
Support sought to oppose the re-opening of the Mangrove Mountain landfill
Residents in the southern areas of the Central Coast have been asked to support a campaign to protect the region’s water supply by opposing the reopening of the Mangrove Mountain…
Wallarah II coal mine court action date announced
The Australian Coal Alliance’s (ACA) Land and Environment Court (LEC) action against the Wallarah II coal mine, will be heard on November 12. Mr Alan Hayes, ACA’s Campaign Director, said…
All is not as good as it seems on the Central Coast
I moved my family to the Coast from the hustle and bustle of the big city to retire, after 37 years of being self employed as a Tradie. A sea…
Poultry industry could be growing too quickly
Community opposition is growing to the expansion of intensive poultry farming in the Coast’s mountains district. Two applications, worth $2.5m in total, to expand existing sheds and build new ones…
Contaminated Water at The Entrance Channel
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – THE ENTRANCE CHANNEL Council advises water quality in The Entrance Channel may have been affected following a sewer overflow on the northern side of the channel,…
Protest rally planned for coal mine assessment hearing
The community is gearing up, for the third time, to give evidence to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) that the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine will have an unacceptable…
“Mangrove Creek Dam is safe” Council
Mangrove Creek Dam is safe and has not been deemed unsafe by the Dam Safety Committee, according to the Central Coast Council. “Due to a change in the design standards…