Parking metres on beaches survey
Over a period of two weeks, readers were asked to vote on three questions regarding Central Coast Council’s plan to install parking metres at beaches and popular tourist spots to…
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Council adopts audited financial accounts for 2019-20
Almost all of Central Coast Council’s debt appears to be confined to the Central Coast Water Supply Authority, rather than within the Council, according to latest financial reports. In comparison…
2018-19 accounts corrected for “policy change”
Opinion: This article by Merilyn Vale is her interpretation of some aspects of the Council Report. Central Coast Council corrected a 2018-2019 financial year “error” in its 2019-2020 financial statements…
Peninsula assets on the block
Community land across the Peninsula – including green spaces, a retirement community and a sports oval – is set to be reclassified and sold off as part of Central Coast…
Draft Operational Plan goes on exhibition
Central Coast Council has placed its draft Operational Plan 2021-2022 including proposed fees and charges on exhibition for community feedback. The Operational Plan provides residents with an overview of essential…
Roslyn McCulloch will head up the public inquiry
Roslyn McCulloch will head up the public inquiry into Central Coast Council as the independent Commissioner, but just who is she? She may be known best for her public inquiry into…
Labor calls for ‘all things on the table’ in public inquiry
Labor has welcomed the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock’s decision today to call for an independent public inquiry into the performance of Central Coast Council. Member for Wyong and…
Minister announces public inquiry into council
Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, revealed her decision to establish an inquiry and a further suspension of the Councilors at a press conference at Parliament House today. Hancock said…
Council and the case of the missing line item
Suspended Central Coast councillor, Jillian Hogan, has revealed a line item was missing in the Council’s financial reports for a year. Hogan says a briefing from acting CEO Rik Hart…
Unrestricted funds figure omitted from financial reports
A suspended councillor has revealed that a line item was missing in Central Coast Council’s financial reports for a year. Suspended Councillor, Jillian Hogan, says a briefing from Acting CEO,…
Harris backs calls for an inquiry into Council
In the wake of a call for a public inquiry into the financial collapse of Central Coast Council made recently by Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Shadow Minister for the…
Council gets set to cut services
You can expect it to take 60 days to fix a pothole rather than the current 30 days under cuts to Central Coast Council services. And Council is expecting more…
New laws could spread rates harmonisation over four years
Central Coast Council is set to consider new legislation introduced by the State Government which could allow for rates harmonisation to take place over the next four years. This could…
Administrator issues Draft Code of Meeting Practice
Central Coast Council has reduced the amount of time its agenda paper will be available to the public for scrutiny before a Council meeting. This means residents will have only…
Updated title for Council CFO
Central Coast Council no longer has a Chief Financial Officer. Instead, it has a Director of Corporate Affairs – Natalia Cowley. It was only in October last year that Council…
Murphy refutes Administrator’s claims over released emails
Documents that sacked CEO Gary Murphy requested months ago in a bid to prove his innocence have been released by Central Coast Council Administrator Dick Persson. Persson announced at the…
Former Mayor Jane Smith opens up on Council woes
The first Mayor of the amalgamated Central Coast Council, Clr Jane Smith talks to Central Coast Newspapers about the amalgamation, the Administrator’s reporting, the council’s financial collapse and the Local…
Council’s financial woes explained by Acting CEO
FULL INTERVIEW: In a landmark interview Rik Hart, Central Coast Council’s Acting CEO answers questions from our readers about the council’s woeful financial postion. CCN decided to publish the full…
Council debt reduced by $107M
Central Coast Council’s total actual debt is now down to $458M, it has been revealed. Administrator, Dick Persson, had forecasted a $565M debt in his 30 day report last December…
Amalgamation costs
The cost of implementing an IT system for a proposed new Central Coast Council was $70M back in 2015. The former Wyong and Gosford councils prior to merger identified that…