Former mayor leads Independent team
Former mayor Jane Smith will lead a team of community based Independents running for Gosford West ward at the September 14 Central Coast Council election. “Local government plays an important…
Election
Independent Sandra Harris runs for Budgewoi
Sandra Harris will run as an Independent in the Budgewoi ward in the September 14 Council election. The 46-year-old mum has lived on the Coast for 45 of her 46…
Former mayor Doug Eaton runs as Independent
Former Wyong mayor Doug Eaton will contest the September 14 Council election as an Independent Liberal in the Budgewoi ward. Eaton is president of the Warnervale branch of the Liberal…
Council election draws unprecedented interest
Murmurs of democracy faltering have entered the popular discussion of late, with authoritarian alternatives in full bloom in other parts of the world. However, the Central Coast demonstrates very clearly…
Julian Richards to run as Independent
Julian Richards will run as an unaligned independent candidate for the Gosford West ward in the Central Coast Council election on September 14. He and his wife have lived at…
Community groups meet the candidates
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Labor team ready to stand
Former Federal MP and Senator Belinda Neal will lead a 15-person ticket for the Labor Party in the September 14 Central Coast Council election. Neal was a NSW senator from…
Ex-banker set to run for Council
Rosemary de Lambert will stand as an Independent for the Gosford East ward in the September 14 Central Coast Council election. The Hardys Bay resident said she has had 20…
Sarah Ryan to contest Council election for AJP
Sarah Ryan will head a three-person ticket for the Animal Justice Party (AJP) in The Entrance ward at the September 14 Council election. “Seven years ago, I made the move…
UDIA outlines election wishlist
UDIA NSW is calling on candidates for the September 14 Council election to commit to delivering on affordable housing and jobs for the growing region. UDIA (Urban Development Institute of…
New faces on Team Central Coast on Council ticket
Team Central Coast has announced two changes in its 15-person ticket to contest the September 14 Council election. Lawrie McKinna and Pat Farmer will now be joined by George Paterson…
Lee Erlin joins Ratepayers’ Choice ticket
Lee Erlin will join Kevin Brooks and Stephen Sizer on the Ratepayers’ Choice ticket for the September 14 Council election, standing for Gosford West Ward. Erlin has lived in the…
SOS campaigner to run for Council
Save Our Sand (SOS) no-seawall campaigner Corinne Lamont has indicated she will stand as a candidate in the September 14 Central Coast Council election. A dedicated campaigner for the Coast…
Engineering scholarships for Coasties
Three Central Coast students are among 20 at Charles Sturt University to receive scholarships from Transgrid under a $2M program to help develop the next generation of engineers, address the…
Governments unite to boost TAFE
State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid have joined forces to…
Crouch retains Terrigal for the Libs despite huge swing to Labor
Incumbent Liberal MP Adam Crouch has narrowly retained the seat of Terrigal after surviving a swing to Labor candidate Sam Boughton of almost 12 per cent. In one of the…
Post-election video interviews with Central Coast Parliamentarians
Central Coast Newspapers caught up with MPs outside the Erina Voting Centre where pre-poll and postal vote counting was taking place on Monday. David Harris MP, Labor David Harris MP…
Business community welcomes new government
The business community on the Central Coast has welcomed the new Labor State Government and expressed hopes that a “fresh start” will see expanded opportunities for the region. With all…
Nurses and teachers top priority for re-elected Gosford MP LieslTesch
Jubilant returned Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is determined to put teachers and nurses at the top of the agenda for the first term of the new Minns Labor State…
Terrigal tumbles as Coast sees red
The traditionally blue ribbon seat of Terrigal is almost certain to fall to surfer, physiotherapist and recent NSW Labor member Sam Boughton as counting continues following the March 25 State…