Two Liberal councillors bail out of Council
Liberal councillors Troy Marquart of Gosford West Ward, and Rebecca Gale, from Gosford East Ward, have resigned from Central Coast Council. Their resignations were accepted and noted as one of…
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Council to slash $40.5M from its 2020-21 capital works program
Central Coast Council is planning to slash $40.5M from its 2020-21 capital works program as it continues towards financial recovery with new financial leadership. Acting CEO, Jamie Loader, said Council…
State Government will not pay for The Entrance North emergency erosion control
A squabble is brewing over who should pay for the emergency works that held back coastal erosion at The Entrance North and Wamberal. Central Coast Council says the State Government…
Blame game escalates as Minister prepares to dismiss Council
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock was scathing in her criticism of Central Coast Council as she announced her intention on October 21 to provide $6.2M to cover immediate expenses, including…
‘I won’t bail out’ – Mayor
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews said she won’t bail out in these tough times. She also confirmed no by-elections will be held to replace the two councillors, Crs Gale and…
Crs Best and Marquart want their own conduct breach allegations to be aired in public
Cr Greg Best and Cr Troy Marquart have both copped code of conduct breach allegations – one at least of which comes via a complaint from a member of the…
Mayor says Councillors did not know extent of cash flow crisis
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews has formally acknowledged the State Government’s $6.2M emergency bail-out but said she was “disappointed” at Minister Hancock’s intention to dismiss Council and appoint an administrator….
Minister gives council seven days to show cause
Central Coast Council has seven days to lodge a submission with the Office of Local Government on why it should not be suspended, following an announcement on October 21 by…
‘Sounds like the last hurrah’
Councillors used a meeting on October 21 to offer what sounded like their farewell speeches. “It sounds like the last hurrah, doesn’t it,” Cr Doug Vincent said. It was the…
The public has a right to know how this happened
The Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) has welcomed the Minister’s announcement of plans to appoint an Administrator to Central Coast Council. “Where an administrator is appointed, the Council may be…
Confidential staff matter deferred again
A confidential staff matter that was first flagged with councillors at Central Coast Council’s meeting of October 12 and deferred to the October 19 meeting has been deferred again to…
Council reimagines our water future
Central Coast Council is out to make a splash during National Water Week, which continues until October 25. Residents can tap into a range of webinars, online tours, games, videos,…
30 Landcare supervisors’ positions axed to cut costs
About 30 Landcare supervisors are the public face of Central Coast Council’s first moves to cut costs. It has also been confirmed that, so far, one Council contract position has…
Central Coast Council facing suspension
Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock is set to dismiss Central Coast Council and appoint an interim administrator in light of its financial position. Hancock said today (October 21) that the NSW Government…
Council’s ‘extra-ordinary’ meeting the public was not told about
Central Coast Council held it’s second extraordinary meeting in two days on Tuesday night, though this ‘extraordinary meeting’ was not foreshadowed in the normal way to the media or the…
Not clear whether chief executive was fully advised of financial crisis
It is not clear whether chief executive Mr Gary Murphy was made aware of the extent of the council’s financial crisis by staff before the notice of motion was submitted…
Council CEO survives a vote of no confidence
A vote of no confidence in the CEO Gary Murphy failed to get the numbers at Central Coast Council’s meeting on October 12. The six-hour meeting concentrated on the financial…
Explosive confidential “staffing matter” deferred
On top of Central Coast Council’s financial crisis, more explosive news is yet to come about a confidential “staffing matter”, which Cr Greg Best describes as “an absolute monumental issue…
Administration is a tantalising option for a Liberal State Government
Four things happened at the October 12 Central Coast Council meeting, but leadership with open and honest transparency, wasn’t one of them. The meeting went from 6.30pm until 12.46am –…
Marathon six-hour Council meeting to deal with financial crisis
Following a marathon six-hour meeting about its financial crisis on Monday, October 12, Central Coast Council will now focus on its 100-Day Action Plan to financial recovery, seek State Government…