Council recognised at environment awards
Central Coast Council has received statewide recognition for two outstanding achievements in helping to manage and protect the environment at the LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards 2023. Council was…
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Airport masterplan on exhibition
A masterplan for the development of Warnervale Airport will go on public exhibition this week for 60 days. The plan recommends upgrading the aircraft landing area (ALA) which currently has…
Capital works program ahead of schedule
Central Coast Council is tracking ahead of schedule in its budgeted capital works program, having commenced 220 projects out of a total of more than 311 projects scheduled for the…
New technology to improve water services
Central Coast Council Water and Sewer is investing $200,000 into new technology which is set to improve water service reliability and enhance water conservation in the region. The technology decreases…
Who should pay for water and sewer connection?
The Central Coast has more than 7,500 properties that are not connected to town water and sewer services – and the big question is should any of them be connected?…
Enhancing the Coast’s night time economy
Central Coast Council is calling on the community to join in a discussion about enhancing the diversity of the Central Coast’s night-time economy. The Central Coast Night-Time Economy Discussion Paper…
Council annual report outlines successful year
With councillors set to return to the region in September next year, Central Coast Council says its annual report for 2022-23 highlights an organisation that is financially stable and making…
Rates rise needs to stay: Council
Central Coast Council has flagged a growing gap between recurring income and expenditure. In its long-term financial plan, which estimates the growth in income and expenditure for the next 10…
Rates to rise 4.8 per cent next year
Central Coast ratepayers will see a rate increase capped at 4.8 per cent next financial year. It is one of the lowest rate increases in NSW, set by the Independent…
Rate peg methodology set to change
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has made major changes to the methodology used to calculate the rate peg. The new formula will take effect in the 2024-25 financial…
Council joins in SWIMSAFER Week
Central Coast Council is set to participate in Swim Australia’s SWIMSAFER Week from November 20-26. The week is dedicated to promoting the essential skills of swimming for children as part…
Councils call for change
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart threw his support behind calls for financial sustainability for councils at the NSW Local Government (LGNSW) conference this week. Hart said it was great…
Councillors are not like a board of directors
Local councillors are not like a board of directors – that’s the word from Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig. Hoenig, who was a councillor for more than 30 years before…
Council debt continues to shrink
The debt continues to reduce at Central Coast Council with the end of financial year figures for 2022-23 showing a combined long-term borrowings and short term loans totalling $285.6M. This…
Council on lookout for group to manage Toukley tennis complex
Central Coast Council is calling for community focused not-for-profit groups to register their interest in managing the day-to-day operations and activation of Toukley Tennis Complex. The complex is a four-court…
Council finances are looking good
Total ordinary rates collected by Central Coast Council last financial year amounted to almost $200M. Water and sewer rates and charges brought in another $184M and user fees and charges…
Council to acquire Peats Ridge land
Central Coast Council is set to acquire portions of two private parcels of land at Peats Ridge for road reserve. The existing Council road formation encroaches on 71 and 93…
Council frustrated by lack of biodiversity guidelines
Central Coast Council has outlined its frustrations over DA refusals made on environmental grounds being overturned by the State Government in a submission to a NSW Parliamentary Committee. It cited…
Colongra Sporting Complex a step closer
Central Coast Council has moved a step closer to delivering a new sporting and recreation complex for the north of the Central Coast with negotiations for the purchase of land…
Councils not to blame for housing crisis
NSW councils are sick of being scapegoated for the state’s housing crisis and have called for an urgent sit-down meeting with Premier Chris Minns, key Ministers and planning bureaucrats. Local…