New fees and charges set for the 2020-21 financial year
New fees and charges have been set for the 2020-21 financial year and adopted by councillors at a special meeting on June 29. The price of suggesting that a tree…
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Councillors decide to attend briefings remotely
Councillors may attend council briefings remotely when they are not confidential, the Council decided at its meeting on June 22. A report showing the councillors’ attendance at council briefings was…
Community events granted $42,000
Community events including festivals on the Peninsula have been allocated about $42,000 in the latest round of Central Coast Council’s grants program. Other grants brought the total for the Peninsula…
Rate notices to include hardship advice
Rate notices will include an insert on how to apply for hardship assistance when they go out to ratepayers after the new financial year starts from July 1. Mayor Cr…
Water and sewerage maintenance projects announced
Central Coast Council has announced a number of water and sewerage maintenance projects to take place around the Peninsula. These include a water pump station refurbishment at The Rampart, Umina…
O Councillor, where art thou?
Central Coast councillors will now be allowed to attend Council briefings which aren’t confidential remotely following a decision at the Council meeting on June 22. Deputy Mayor Jane Smith argued…
Concerns raised over Forresters Beach rehabilitation home
A Forresters Beach residents’ group has raised concerns over a transitional group home proposed for an existing house at Tumbi Umbi. The transitional group home would be for male residents…
Council looks to consolidate former LGA water policies
Residents who have complained recently about the colour of their water may be interested in reading two draft statutory water policies. The Drinking Water Quality Policy and Recycled Water Quality…
Councillors send Biodiversity Policy back for more work
A biodiversity policy which has the potential to boost tourism and help save endangered ecological communities such as the Bouddi Sandstone Coastal Heath or the Coastal Sand Wallum Heath found…
Fears over fast-tracking of controversial project
Kincumber and Picketts Valley Community Action Group (KPVCAG) is concerned that a controversial over 55s residential development at Kincumber could be pushed through the approval process under the State Government’s…
Social media policy adopted by (majority of) Councillors
A social media policy, referred to by some Central Coast councillors as a “gag order” was adopted at Council’s meeting on June 22 to be reviewed in a year despite…
Request to waive Trojans’ debt rejected
Central Coast councillors have knocked back a recommendation from officers to waive payment of more than half a million dollars in loan repayment owed by the Terrigal Trojans Club after…
Free Tuggerah Lakes video available
A video detailing the science of Tuggerah Lakes has been developed by Central Coast Council’s Estuary Management Team. Viewers can take a close-up look at the workings of the complex…
2.6 percent rate rise adopted
Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Rate notices will include an…
Mystery remains over future of Broadwater Hotel site
Tenders have been called to demolish the old Broadwater Hotel in Mann St, Gosford, beside the Council chambers. Central Coast Council said 55-57 & 59-71 Mann Street, Gosford, was a…
$4m in grant funding for local projects
More than $4M in State and Federal Government funding will be shared between 26 major projects in the region thanks to successful grant applications lodged by Central Coast Council in…
JRPP criticises Council DA
An old concept plan first put forward by the former Wyong Council for developing a significant block of land at The Entrance has again been criticised by the Hunter Central…
Council to develop Disaster Resilience Strategy
In the wake of last summer’s devastating bushfire season, Central Coast Council is getting ready to cope with any future disasters in the region with the preparation of a Disaster…
The Coast is open for locals too
With the July school holidays approaching, Central Coast Council is encouraging residents to consider a “staycation”, rather than travelling out of the region for a getaway. By exploring the region’s…
Development applications go online
The days of filling in manual development applications are behind us, with the NSW Planning Portal going live from June 16. All development applications submitted to Central Coast Council are…