Broad call for support to attain gender equity on councils
With the Central Coast Council elections less than a year away, Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has thrown her support behind a call for help from the State government in encouraging more…
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Unlimited quantities of household e-waste accepted
Coast residents can now drop off unlimited quantities of household e-waste at Council’s Waste Management Facilities at Jilliby (Buttonderry), Woy Woy and Kincumber for free. The change follows a new…
Fourth quarter financial statements from last financial year still not available
[Council] Councillor Greg Best called on Central Coast Council to release a summary of the last financial year’s last quarter’s figures, saying councillors were flying blind without the numbers. His…
Water Management Advisory Committee Councillor members announced
Six community members will join Councillors Chris Holstein, Jane Smith, Kyle MacGregor and Louise Greenaway, to form a Water Management Advisory Committee. The new advisory group will provide advice and…
Cat curfew feasibility program being investigated
Central Coast Council is to investigate the feasibility of introducing a cat curfew program for the region, amid concerns of the threat posed to native wildlife by wandering felines. Prior…
Mayor accuses councillors of “appalling and disgraceful” behaviour
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, intends to put together a slideshow highlighting councillors’ “disgraceful behavior” at Council’s November 11 meeting and show it to them. The meeting saw debate often…
34 per cent increase in Council election costs
The cost of next year’s Council election has blown out to an estimated $2.15M for the Central Coast, a 34 per cent increase from the 2017 election, which was the…
3 Councillors oppose water tank scheme
Cr Troy Marquart, a ward councillor for the Peninsula (West Ward), has opposed a move aimed at encouraging residents to collect water for domestic consumption. Central Coast Council has decided…
Pecuniary or financial interests register will no longer be on council website
Central Coast councillors have decided that their privacy is an “overriding public interest reason” why their pecuniary or financial interests register should not go on the Council website for public…
Central Coast Council Regional News In Brief
First region wide Youth Strategy More than 7,500 suggestions and ideas received during consultation have been collated into the Central Coast’s first Youth Strategy, which has been adopted by Council….