Gosford needs a cultural precinct
[Forum] There are hundreds of loyal members who have, since before the turn of the century, been supporters of the Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP) in the drive…
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Ratepayers’ funds better spent on kerb and guttering
Crown Land for Public Recreation is under threat
Our roads are in a bad state of repair
Bureaucratic waffle and pettifogging on garden
Kangy Angy’s unsuitability proven correct
Lack of affordable housing issue is far beyond Local Government
Budgewoi Ward omitted from Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan
Copacabana resident unhappy with closed shop committee
State government is threatening our quality of life
[Forum] Our quality of life is under threat by the current State Government’s, develop at any cost, policy. If not, why then are Council’s planning policies being taken over by…
Many good reasons why landfill should be rejected
[Forum] I am a Wamberal resident potentially affected by the proposed expansion of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, and I have sent the following to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). I oppose…
A fitting Remembrance Day service at Ettalong
[Forum] It was a Remembrance Day to remember on the Peninsula. The sun was shining and the sky was blue, as a crowd gathered on the waterfront reserve next to the…
Thanks for Remembrance Day support
[Forum] The Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Association of Australia Central Coast Sub-Branch wish to thank the Peninsula community for their support and decorum during Remembrance Day ceremonies held across…
Mangrove Mountain landfill affects our drinking water
[Forum] An advertisement placed in other Central Coast newspapers by the Environment Protection Authority calling for public submissions on the proposed extension of Mangrove Mountain Landfill is the latest reminder of…
Housing problem lies outside the boundaries of local government
[Forum] Margaret Johnson is incorrect in saying that “affordable homes are needed” (Wyong Regional Chronicle 152) to deal with the shelter problems of low-income households. Focusing on “affordable homes” misses…
We need to support Affordable Housing Strategy
[Forum] Thank you for the excellent coverage that you have given the Public Exhibition of the Council’s Draft Strategy on Affordable and Alternative Housing. Council is providing many ways that local…
Council needs to take care of the little things
[Forum] There has been an abandoned vehicle in Beane St, where I reside and am a property owner, between Hills and Gertrude Sts, Gosford, which has been there since July. I…
The world is not a big hole
[Forum] Today, I witnessed the most wasteful of operations in my life. At the West Gosford Shopping Centre, tons of useful shelving was just tossed into a truck and when…
Stop stage 2 of Winney Bay destruction
[Forum] Winney Bay Reserve, Copacabana , may not be part of your backyard, but it is part of Australia’s heritage, indeed part of our world, and as such, it deserves respect…
Recycling needs to be made compulsory
[Forum] It appears to me that mankind has no choice but to compulsorily recycle all we can. According to the world’s scientists, we only have 30 years of resources left…