Extraordinary meeting starts water and sewer price review
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…
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Hart backs backlash over draft developer funding Bill
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…
Hart supports local government reform
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…
Water outage maps, rates and referendums …Administrator’s wrap on recent work
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…
Next council may still have 15 councillors irrespective of Referendum outcome
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…
Future Council projects to employ universal design principles
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…
Leisure Centre costing Council too much says Chamber
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…
Strategy will tackle dog attacks
Members of a Central Coast Council committee believe more dog attacks happen on the Coast than are reported to Council. “Council is often blamed for dog attacks, and there is…
Rates rubber stamped to rise from August
Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and harmonise rates across the two former Gosford and Wyong local government areas. For…
Essential council work will continue
Central Coast Council is assuring the community that essential services will continue in line with the additional COVID-19 restrictions recently announced by the NSW Government. Lists of which services that…
A Plan B needed if special rate variation is not extended beyond three years; Hart
Central Coast Council will need to factor in another restructure in three years’ time if it is not allowed to keep its rate rise permanently in the budget, Administrator Rik…
Submission questions whether restricted funds need to be paid back
One resident’s submission to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial woes questions the need to pay back Council’s “bad debt” of $200M of restricted funds. The Council negotiated…
Landscaping cleared but weeds left to flourish
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is asking Central Coast Council to halt further clearing of landscaped medians on main roads across The Entrance electorate. “In another bizarre example of the…
Some council facilities close for lockdown
Some Council facilities have closed as a result of the current lock down restrictions. Those services include council administration centres, libraries, youth groups, pools and leisure centres, theatres, galleries, visitor…
Labor MPs pushing for a referendum on Council demerger
Labor MPs on the Central Coast are once again pushing for a referendum on a possible de-amalgamation of Central Coast Council. Renewed calls for a referendum come in the wake…
Demolition of Woy Woy Playground now on hold
The planned demolition of the Woy Woy Wharf Playground has now been put on hold after community backlash sparked a fierce outcry from families and local businesses. In a dramatic…
Toowoon Bay development open for public comment
A development application for a mixed use building with ground-level commercial premises and shop-top housing at Toowoon Bay is open for public comment until July 5. The small, narrow, vacant…
Greg Best’s big idea to save council finances
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Wyong mayor and suspended councillor Greg Best has come with a bold last minute proposal to prevent further rate rises and council asset sales. Mr Best spoke…
Council will not be reclassifying Community Land for sale “unless absolutely necessary”
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has thanked Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, for making it clear that he will not be reclassifying Community Land as part of Council’s asset…
Water rates adjusted to allow for clerical errors
Residential water rates from July 1 this year will include an increase of up to $20 to fix an IPART clerical error. Central Coast Council’s water rates for next financial…