Council completes (almost) fully recycled road
Over five million glass bottles, 270kgs of plastic, and thousands of tonnes of used concrete and road gravel have been used to build a road in Wyongah in the region’s…
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Increase in fees and charges to add $10M to council coffers
Council introduces smart parking technology
Council adopts LSPS
District level play space added to Tunkuwallin Oval plan
New fees and charges set for the 2020-21 financial year
Councillors decide to attend briefings remotely
Community events granted $42,000
Rate notices to include hardship advice
Rate notices will include an insert on how to apply for hardship assistance when they go out to ratepayers after the new financial year starts from July 1. Mayor Cr…
Water and sewerage maintenance projects announced
Central Coast Council has announced a number of water and sewerage maintenance projects to take place around the Peninsula. These include a water pump station refurbishment at The Rampart, Umina…
O Councillor, where art thou?
Central Coast councillors will now be allowed to attend Council briefings which aren’t confidential remotely following a decision at the Council meeting on June 22. Deputy Mayor Jane Smith argued…
Concerns raised over Forresters Beach rehabilitation home
A Forresters Beach residents’ group has raised concerns over a transitional group home proposed for an existing house at Tumbi Umbi. The transitional group home would be for male residents…
Council looks to consolidate former LGA water policies
Residents who have complained recently about the colour of their water may be interested in reading two draft statutory water policies. The Drinking Water Quality Policy and Recycled Water Quality…
Councillors send Biodiversity Policy back for more work
A biodiversity policy which has the potential to boost tourism and help save endangered ecological communities such as the Bouddi Sandstone Coastal Heath or the Coastal Sand Wallum Heath found…
Fears over fast-tracking of controversial project
Kincumber and Picketts Valley Community Action Group (KPVCAG) is concerned that a controversial over 55s residential development at Kincumber could be pushed through the approval process under the State Government’s…
Social media policy adopted by (majority of) Councillors
A social media policy, referred to by some Central Coast councillors as a “gag order” was adopted at Council’s meeting on June 22 to be reviewed in a year despite…
Request to waive Trojans’ debt rejected
Central Coast councillors have knocked back a recommendation from officers to waive payment of more than half a million dollars in loan repayment owed by the Terrigal Trojans Club after…
Free Tuggerah Lakes video available
A video detailing the science of Tuggerah Lakes has been developed by Central Coast Council’s Estuary Management Team. Viewers can take a close-up look at the workings of the complex…
2.6 percent rate rise adopted
Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Rate notices will include an…