Councils call for change
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart threw his support behind calls for financial sustainability for councils at the NSW Local Government (LGNSW) conference this week. Hart said it was great…
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Councillors are not like a board of directors
Local councillors are not like a board of directors – that’s the word from Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig. Hoenig, who was a councillor for more than 30 years before…
Council debt continues to shrink
The debt continues to reduce at Central Coast Council with the end of financial year figures for 2022-23 showing a combined long-term borrowings and short term loans totalling $285.6M. This…
Council on lookout for group to manage Toukley tennis complex
Central Coast Council is calling for community focused not-for-profit groups to register their interest in managing the day-to-day operations and activation of Toukley Tennis Complex. The complex is a four-court…
Council finances are looking good
Total ordinary rates collected by Central Coast Council last financial year amounted to almost $200M. Water and sewer rates and charges brought in another $184M and user fees and charges…
Council to acquire Peats Ridge land
Central Coast Council is set to acquire portions of two private parcels of land at Peats Ridge for road reserve. The existing Council road formation encroaches on 71 and 93…
Council frustrated by lack of biodiversity guidelines
Central Coast Council has outlined its frustrations over DA refusals made on environmental grounds being overturned by the State Government in a submission to a NSW Parliamentary Committee. It cited…
Colongra Sporting Complex a step closer
Central Coast Council has moved a step closer to delivering a new sporting and recreation complex for the north of the Central Coast with negotiations for the purchase of land…
Councils not to blame for housing crisis
NSW councils are sick of being scapegoated for the state’s housing crisis and have called for an urgent sit-down meeting with Premier Chris Minns, key Ministers and planning bureaucrats. Local…
Gosford CBD sewer upgrades on track
Central Coast Council Water and Sewer is powering ahead with an extensive works program to ensure Gosford GBD can keep pace with growth over the next 30 years. Works to…
Council gets behind surf life saving
Central Coast Council has given $116,000 to Surf Life Saving Central Coast (SLSCC) and individual sponsorships of $6,500 to each of the 15 Surf Life Saving Clubs on the Coast….
Concern over diversity of Aboriginal Advisory Committee
The new Heritage and Culture Advisory Committee to Central Coast Council has questioned the diversity of another advisory committee. Some members of the heritage committee had the view that the…
Former mayors have a say at councillors’ forum
The first mayor of the Central Coast and the last mayor of Wyong were two of more than 50 people who attended Central Coast Council’s candidate forum on October 18….
Embracing the essence of democracy
EDITORIAL: We have been asked to go to polling booths this week to have our say on the referendum question and next year we will be asked to elect a…
Thinking of running for Council?
The first in a series of candidate information nights organised by Central Coast Council for residents thinking of standing in the 2024 local government elections will be held on October…
Second year of budget surplus for Council
The 2022-23 financial results for Central Coast Council show a second year of budget surpluses following two years of losses during the financial crisis that put the Coast under administration…
Brooks slams water and sewer performance
A performance report into Central Coast Council’s Water and Sewer organisation has been slammed by resident Kevin Brooks, who highlighted nine decreases in performance but a summary that talked about…
Collect free graffiti removal kit at libraries
Residents and businesses are eligible to collect an environmentally friendly graffiti removal kit courtesy of Central Coast Council. The kits are available from all local libraries as well the Gosford…
Kibble Park redesign set to begin
Design work on a major upgrade of Kibble Park in the heart of the Gosford CBD is set to begin, after Central Coast Council adopted the Kibble Park Place Plan…
Planning group blasts draft Infrastructure Contribution Plan
Central Coast Council’s Draft Local Infrastructure Contribution Plan is the latest example of residents and ratepayers being “kept in the dark and fed peanuts”, according to the Central Coast Community…