Council’s marathon meeting ends without fanfare
Analysis – 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…
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Social housing boom underway on the Coast
NSW Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, Gareth Ward, was in Long Jetty on Tuesday, September 29, to provide an update on the social housing building blitz currently underway…
Council tables State of the Environment report
A State of the Environment Report (SoE) shows the Central Coast has only one air monitoring site and the biodiversity of the Coast is under threat. The report was received…
Council adopts Biodiversity Strategy
No Government is doing enough to protect biodiversity, said Cr Jane Smith as she urged her fellow councilors to adopt a Biodiversity Strategy for the Central Coast. Speaking at the…
‘You don’t want to deal with developers’ – Cr McLachlan
“It is an embarrassment”. That’s the opinion of one councillor towards the newly adopted Central Coast Economic Development Strategy 2020-2040 and its accompanying Economic Recovery and Resilience Framework. The council…
Calls to leverage opportunities surrounding rail maintenance facility
Budgewoi Ward Councillor, Greg Best, will call for support at Central Coast Council’s meeting on October 12, to leverage business and job opportunities surrounding the Kangy Angy rail fleet maintenance…
Independent financial expert to be appointed over Council’s serious financial situation
Central Coast Council has advised the Office of Local Government that it has a serious financial situation and faces an immediate and serious liquidity issue. Council announced on Tuesday, October…
Green light for (slimmer) Kibbleplex redevelopment
It’s all systems go for the Gosford Alive five-tower development planned for old Kibbleplex site in Gosford, with the Independent Planning Commission approving the concept plan and stage one works…
Cat control
Cats of Australia, your days of jumping the fence are over. That is, if Central Coast Council has its way. The Council voted on September 28 to try to change…
Stiff competition for rental properties
The Central Coast rental market is currently booming, as many flock to the region to escape the city or downgrade their current rental property as a result of COVID-19, reports…
Mayor backs calls for more women on councils
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews has backed calls from Local Government NSW (LGNSW) for more women to consider running for local government in next year’s Council elections. Cr Matthews said…
Council faces serious, immediate financial situation
Central Coast Council has advised the Office of Local Government that it is in a serious financial situation and faces “an immediate and serious liquidity issue” but has refused to…
Meetings to be at Wyong Chambers when they resume
Central Coast Council has adopted a revised Code of Meeting Practice confirming that meetings will, at first, be held in Wyong Chambers when face-to-face meetings resume. Council will investigate suitable…
Six groups to share $16,000 in community grants
Six northern community groups will share $16,000 in the latest round of Central Coast Council’s community grants. Five of the groups were awarded under the Community Support Grant Program and…
Council calls for cyber abuse legislative reform
Wyong Ward Councillor Louise Greenaway has gained support for her move against online abuse which, she says, robs the community of people who will not speak up for fear of…
Council’s three-year report card
Opinions are divided on the performance of Central Coast Council, three years after its first councillors were elected, following amalgamation of the former Gosford and Wyong councils in 2016 and…
Council continues to consolidate policies
Five new draft policies are now on public exhibition as Central Coast Council continues to deliver consolidated policies for the entire region following the amalgamation of the former Gosford and…
Cleaning up for tourist season
Central Coast Council is poised to re-set the region as a major tourist destination, following a successful motion from Councillor Bruce McLachlan at its September 14 meeting. Cleaning up gateways…
Green light for West Gosford Shopping Centre redevelopment
A major revamp of the West Gosford Shopping Centre was given the green light at a special meeting of the Central Coast Local Planning Panel on September 3, despite objections…
Mayor hosts Summertime 2020/21 Tourism and COVID safety roundtable
Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews recently led a Summertime 2020/21 Tourism & COVID-19 Safety Roundtable to discuss tourism opportunities to boost our local economy and operating in a COVID safe…