Universal pre-Kindergarten a winner
Re article: Universal pre-Kindergarten for NSW children Wonderful news, my youngest daughter started the same programme in Wales at the age of 4 (that was 28 years ago) it was…
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Fast rail announcements
How many more times are we going to hear about the fast train and they wonder why we are so sceptical about what they say I don’t think my grandchildren…
Democracy lacking in Coast local government
A positive and community acceptable democracy should be one in which the people have the power to participate in decision making. Democracy is the core value of the United Nations…
Pollies and coal lobby created gas problem
Some years back the LNG people offered to convert all of the coal fired power stations to natural gas free of charge. The politicians and the coal lobby totally rejected…
Ash dams must be cleaned up before rezoning
Forum: Re: Major Doyalson project gets the go-ahead What is the State Government doing about the 17 recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the health impacts of the ash dams…
Mind boggles at thought of Council getting awards
Can you imagine the state that NSW local government must be in, when Central Coast Council is being considered for an excellence award in eight different categories (“Council up for…
Public inquiry a waste of time and money
The public inquiry is all over, done and dusted. A complete waste of time and money for ratepayers hoping for a rapid return of a democratically elected Council made up…
Rethink needed on penalties for renting part of family home
The time has come to understand the plight of the poor and their housing problems. There are thousands of homeowner pensioners living alone, often in large homes. These homeowners have…
Woy Woy CWA hall needs help
The CWA hall at Woy Woy needs to get down and dirty – well, the grounds anyway. Due to recent rains and localised flooding, we find ourselves needing to top…
Council deficit of $70M not good news
It is heartening the administrator and CEO are so satisfied with the financial situation of the Council (“Audited financial reports for 2020-21 are qualified and fail three benchmarks”, CCN335), given…
Moving Flakelar sculpture outrageous
I knew John Flakelar, the designer of the fountain, and other leaders behind the original development of Kibble Park – John Phillips, Malcolm Brooks, Peter Turnbull and Kevin Booth, together…
Let’s look at China’s deal with the Solomon Islands
There would be few of us who are not concerned about the deal between China and the Solomon Islands, bringing a military superpower to our doorstep. It has become a…
Time to address Bitou Bush in the Umina Beach Dunes
The spread of Bitou bush in the Umina Beach Sand Dunes, between the Ocean Beach, and Umina Beach Surf Clubs, in some areas is currently uncontrolled and severely impacting Native…
Why are we closing hospitals?
In response to “NSW Health workers at breaking point?” (PP054): on the Northern Beaches there were two level 3 community-based public hospitals. They were both consequently run into the ground…
Council should publish its pothole stats
As I have remarked here before, it can be quite illuminating reading a major “Big Smoke” newspaper such as the Sydney Morning Herald. In this case a study was performed…
See how your MP voted
With the federal election finally called, readers may be interested in knowing just how their local MP voted in recent issues; just visit https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/ and enter your postcode and candidate….
Beware of dog baits around Gosford
I just wanted to (raise) awareness to watch the ground for rat poison in raw meat around the Gosford area. I was walking my dog Tilly recently and found around…
Woy Woy carparking could take a while
Three years after the election promise of a commuter carpark at Woy Woy, the announcement has finally been made (“Federal Government commits an extra $8.2M for Woy Woy carpark”, PP…
Workers’ comp payment confusion
A question for Lucy Wicks and Gordon Reid. After many years of having meetings and sending emails asking Members of Parliament and Opposition candidates what they can do about my…
Artwork lost as Macmasters amenities block upgraded
I would like to raise awareness of Council’s demolition of the amenities block at Macmasters Beach, which has a public art piece by local exhibiting artist John Oates. It will…