New jobs for Council
Jobs expected to be on offer at Central Coast Council next financial year include marketing officers, open space and recreation planners and engineering undergraduates. The marketing officers would quantify customer…
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Central Coast Council signs new 10-year electricity deal
Central Coast Council has partnered with five Hunter-based councils to combine selected electricity requirements into a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement. The Agreement with MOJO Power, which commenced in January, combined…
Council looking for people to help shape strategic plan
Central Coast Council is seeking expressions of interest from community members to join the Community Strategic Plan (CSP) Community Reference Group. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the CSP represented the…
Have your say on new-look dam picnic area
Residents have been invited to share their values, stories and aspirations associated with the Mangrove Creek Dam picnic area, lookout and surrounds to influence the design of a new Visitor…
Bateau Bay’s abandoned trolleys should be a thing of the past
Law that will fine shopping trolley owners has been delayed since last November, leaving the Council to pick up the cost of clearing them up particularly in places where abandoned trolleys is commonplace such as Bateau Bay,
Have your say on housing
Central Coast Council is encouraging the community to contribute to discussions on housing across the region, with community consultation on the Central Coast Local Housing Strategy Discussion Paper now open….
Council’s capacity to deliver depends on community support
EDITORIAL – Central Coast Council is the region’s most important institution, without it the area would not function, but make no mistake it is under huge pressure to deliver what…
Breaking news: Council’s former CEO takes defamation action against Interim Administrator
Former CEO of Central Coast Council Gary Murphy goes to court next month in a defamation case against former Interim Administrator Dick Persson. Murphy’s contract was paid out by Persson…
Council releases one out of 744 survey responses
Local resident Madeleine is not at all satisfied with Central Coast Council but she believes the best service it offers is the six curbside garbage collections per year. Madeleine is…
Mapping system offline due to cyber security
Central Coast Council restricted use of its online mapping system for a short period from December 15 in response to global cyber security attacks. The move followed a warning of…
Better than a magic carpet?
Beach access is being made a lot easier for people in the northern suburbs with limited mobility or living with a disability this summer. Central Coast Council has made beach…
Two groups slam Central Coast Regional Plan
Two community groups have slammed the NSW Government’s Draft Central Coast Regional Plan 2041, which was released last month. The Plan was launched on December 6 at Gosford waterfront by…
Road closure at Nth Entrance
Due to emergency tree works, the southern end of Hutton Rd, including Karagi Point carpark will be closed on Thursday 6 January 2022 between 7am and 3pm. Council is asking…
Many beaches closed, caution urged
A combination of solid swell, strong currents and powerful waves are creating dangerous surf condition across the Coast and swimmers are asked to exercise extreme caution at all beach locations….
Council’s 700-page reports exhibited over holidays
Central Coast Council’s push to keep its current rate variation of 13 per cent for an extra seven years will see a whole suite of reports open for public comment…
Ourimbah Residents Group urges Hart to ‘read before voting’
A group of residents from Ourimbah were facing a last-ditch attempt to hold off a masterplan for Ourimbah that Central Coast Council was due to adopt on December 14. UPDATE:…
Council reports year-to-date projected budget surplus of $228M at end of Q1
Central Coast Council has dropped its forecast budgeted operating surplus by $4M in its first quarter report for this financial year. It has spent $10M less on capital expenditure than…
No council election hang over
While the rest of the State woke up on Sunday, December 5 with new councillors voted in, Central Coast residents woke up to the same old Council-under-administration. by Merilyn Vale…
Chamber says Esplanade rezoning won’t pave way for high rise
The Residents for Responsible Ettalong Development (RRED) group have ‘strenuously objected’ to a planning proposal that would allow a five-storey development at 43-46 The Esplanade, Ettalong Beach but the Peninsula…
$100 million TAFE and housing development proposed for Gosford
[Video story] A huge parcel of land in the heart of Gosford, incorporating the Central Coast Council administration building, could be transformed into a vertical TAFE complex. The State Government…