[Updated article] Several submissions to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council have asked why Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, never delivered on the assistance she promised the day the…
Council is undertaking important slope stability works adjacent to Patonga Drive between Mount Ettalong Road, Umina to Pearl Beach Drive, Pearl Beach from Tuesday 16 November to Monday 22 November…
A memorial seat will be installed near Dark Corner in Patonga to honour the late Malcolm Waters following approval by Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart. Hart considered an application…
Central Coast Council can’t attract staff, can’t keep staff and can’t get meetings with the State Government. “It’s like nobody wants to know us.” Local politicians, the media and the…
Persistence paid off for Peninsula resident Julian Bowker. Last month, Central Coast Council refused to let him speak at the public forums. The public forums are held before the council…
Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council, Roslyn McCulloch issued an apology at the commencement of the first successful full day of public hearings in Tuesday, October 5….
Three suspended Councillors were questioned by Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch on Tuesday, October 5, and the public hearings were done and dusted by 2pm. Wednesday’s hearings of the Public Inquiry into…
Ratepayers could face a hike of 34 per cent in their water rates from July 1 next year if a proposal from Central Coast Council is accepted by the Independent…
The long awaited first day of the Public Inquiry into the Central Coast Council was a bungled exercise in using technology. In normal circumstances Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch would take up…
Residents have until December 20 to make a submission on the recently released Planning Proposal for Mooney Mooney and Peat Island. Touted by the State Government as a proposal to…
Narara Ecovillage Co-operative Ltd (NEV) has applied to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to change its approach to managing its community’s sewage, drinking water and recycled water needs….
September 10, 2021: The virus, vaccine shortages and lockdown dominates the news, though news of council’s changes under administrator Rik Hart have raised eyebrows, meanwhile there’s pressure to re-open parliament…
Central Coast Council’s water and sewerage business is expecting a loss of $11M this financial year. The figure was revealed when Administrator, Rik Hart, approved Council’s submission to the Independent…
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…
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has come out strongly in favour of local government reform. “The framework local government operates under is archaic, restrictive and conflicting,” Hart said. Particularly…
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart has come out strongly in favour of local government reform. “The framework local government operates under is archaic, restrictive and conflicting,” Hart said. Particularly…
Central Coast Council now has a map on its website which shows residents in real time what water outages are impacting suburbs. Administrator Rik Hart explained the new map was…
If Central Coast Council elections are held in September 2022, as mooted by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock, residents will be voting for 15 councillors over four wards, regardless of…
Universal design principles will be used where possible in the future when Central Coast Council designs places and activities. Universal design means planning the built environments so that they are…
Over $4 million has been earmarked by Central Coast Council to be spent on improvements to the Peninsula Leisure Centre this year but the Peninsula Business Chamber has questioned whether…