Financial statements pass audit
Councillors formally adopt the audited 2023-24 Central Coast Council Financial Statements but note the backlog in maintenance.
Council
Warnervale airport figures in fiery debate
Eaton says last council effectively all but closed down Warnervale Airport, as he argues for an economic development committee.
Public applauds: ‘It’s not often I clap a Liberal but good on you’
McWaide gets the nod from the gallery after speech panning end of term report.
Mayor plans to get back to basics
Wearing the mayoral robes for the Central Coast is not an entirely new experience for Lawrie McKinna. It was a case of déjà vu when McKinna was elected by his…
Mardi treatment plant upgrade continues
Central Coast Council has commenced Shutdown 3 of the major Mardi Water Treatment Plant upgrade. The works commenced on October 21 and will continue for two weeks with the impact…
First meeting of new councillors coming up
The oaths of office have been taken and the mayor elected: now for the serious business of an ordinary council meeting.
Mayor and Deputy to lead delegation to conference
Two of the team are first-time councillors: Castles and Lamont.
Steadfast in his role to improve council finances
Newly elected Central Coast Councillor Jared Wright remains steadfast in his view that improving Council finances must be a critical priority for all councillors this term, reiterating his election commitment…
Stirring speech in favour of democracy
The administrator’s last act was to destroy local democracy as much as he could, says Cr MacGregor.
Councillors want detail, detail, detail
Decisions were deferred as councillors call for more detail.
Urgent call for support to fight Minister’s Performance Order
Councillors’ voted unanimously to seek legal advice on the performance improvement order.
It’s a fact: our new 15 councillors are irreplaceable
Our councillors will not be replaced – even if up to six vacancies occur.
Here’s why.
Your next rates rise can’t go above 4.3 per cent
Councillors can choose to raise our rates but they can’t go above the rate peg set by IPART.
Ombudsman investigates council performance order
The NSW Ombudsman is examining the legality of the Performance Improvement Order (PIO) imposed on Central Coast Council by the Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig. The move comes after…
Now who should be Mayor?
This survey is now complete. See the results here: Choosing Mayor by popular vote is popular, as is one Councillor
Welcome to the new Central Coast Council
The 15 new Central Coast councillors have been officially named after the NSW Electoral Commission declared the numbers on Monday, September 30. Four distinct groups have emerged after the count…
Postal votes almost counted
Liberal Rachel Stanton will become a councillor in The Entrance Ward.
Minister signs improvement order
It’s official. The Minister has put up guard rails to keep Coast’s new councillors on track.
Facing a complex Council election
The Central Coast Council elections held last weekend were a democratic marathon, marked by our excessively long and arduous vote-counting process. Intricacies of the electoral procedure, involving five wards, 77…
Liberal and Labor dominate council election
Two former Gosford councillors, Lawrie McKinna and Belinda Neal head the list of probable councillors.