Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy
Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the…
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Three townhouses proposed to replace single dwelling
A $900,000 multi-dwelling housing development consisting of three townhouses has been proposed for 4 Piper St, Woy Woy. A statement of environmental effects, prepared by SJH Planning and Design to…
Save Our Woy Woy group public meeting
Save Our Woy Woy community group will hold a public meeting at Woy Woy Leagues Club on Tuesday, October 16. “The meeting is going to cover where we are up…
‘Pop-up’ garden space with free activities
To celebrate the start of the spring season, a Woy Woy shopping centre is providing a spring garden “pop-up” space with free activities from October 8 to 20. During the…
Council director looks to Rotary for information
Central Coast Council director of planning Mr Scott Cox has told the Rotary Club of Woy Woy that the Council wanted to work with “representative bodies” such as the club…
Celebrating 60 years in business in Woy Woy
A Woy Woy business has celebrated 60 years of operation. Law firm Tonkin Drysdale Partners celebrated 60 years of trading on the Peninsula in September. In 1958, Mr Phillip Tonkin…
Woytopia to be held on October 14
Woy Woy’s sustainability festival, Woytopia, will be held at Woy Woy South Public School on Sunday, October 14. It will feature a full program of entertainment, exhibitions and activities for…
Funding announced for outdoor water park
Funding for an outdoor water park at Peninsula Leisure Centre has been announced. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Mr Scot MacDonald, announced the $850,000 project as part of a…
Tesch petition for Woy Woy wharf upgrade
Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, has launched a petition calling on the NSW Government to undertake immediate revitalisation and upgrade works to Woy Woy Wharf. Ms Tesch launched her…
Campaign to replace level crossing
Mayor Cr Jane Smith has joined the campaign to replace the level crossing at Rawson Rd and is proposing to ask the NSW Government to fund a business case for…
Service NSW hub at Woy Woy ‘still not open’
The Service NSW “Hub” has still not opened in Woy Woy, months after it was promised by the NSW Government. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said the Service NSW…
Minister and Department defend Woy Woy Crown Land sale
NSW Minister for Lands and Forestry Mr Paul Toole and Department of Industry Crown Lands executive director Mr Chris Reynolds have defended the sale of Crown Land to the owner…
New eatery boasts Italian cuisine
Woy Woy has a new eatery boasting Italian cuisine and gelato for locals. Opened to the public in April, Costa Centrale is Woy Woy’s newest slice of Italy. The Costa…
Sporties developer gives emotional address
Sporties developer Mr Tony Altavilla addressed the Joint Regional Planning Panel meeting on behalf of the applicant, the current owner of the Woy Woy Sporties property, Woy Woy Holdings Pty…
Crown land sale referred to ICAC
The sale of 1100 square metres of Crown land to the owners of Woy Woy Sporties has been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption by Greens MP Mr…
Planning Panel rejects Sporties development
The five-member Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel unanimously refused a proposal to redevelop the Sporties bowling club at Woy Woy, when it met on Thursday, August 23. The sole…
Council assessment rejects Sporties proposal
Central Coast Council planning assessment staff have recommended the refusal of the $30.3 million redevelopments of the Sporties site on the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North Burge Rd,…
Negligible rainfall in first 10 days August
The Peninsula has recorded only 0.5mm of rain in the first 10 days of August, according to rainfall data compiled by Umina’s Mr Jim Morrison. On average the Peninsula normally…
Mentoring program for young men starts in Woy Woy
A free program for young men aged 17 to 25, “who have personal potential but are in need of positive mentors” started in Woy Woy last week. Building Blokes is…
Where have all the flowers gone? Concreted over every one
Central Coast Council has concreted over flowers planted in the shape of the Australian flag in the Memorial Garden in Woy Woy. The flowers have been replaced with coloured concrete…