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New trains a disappointment

I am 86 years old with a walking stick and on Friday, December 6 I caught the (new Mariyung) 9.33am train from platform 1 at Gosford. What a disappointment; why…


Let’s rethink library demolition

I would like to comment on the story Activists call for rethink on Library Demolition (CCN 463). This 1969 library adds to the architectural palette of Gosford. Too many buildings…



Greyhound racing culture rotten

We noted with alarm the letter from Bill Deguara, a Greyhound Racing NSW participant (CCN 467). The unmistakable undercurrent (was) industry dogs will be killed if compassionate people continue to…



Knock down the library

Why do some people want to save Gosford library (CCN 466)? It’s been years since the Brisbane Water County Council building and clock tower was heritage listed and look at…


Why no vapes crackdown?

The last time I checked, vapes can only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription. So why is a shop blatantly advertising them on Mann St, Gosford? Even more bizarre,…



Nurses deserve pay rise

Nurses deserve a wages boost. Politicians on $300,000 or more have grown accustomed to staple living conditions. This tranquil mode of existence is rare in the lives of most low-paid…


We must retain the library

As someone who was born and raised on the Central Coast, and as a lifetime user of the library, I abhor this obsessive push by Council staff and influential developers…


Why save the library?

Why do some people want to save Gosford Library? (CCN 465) It’s been years since the Brisbane Water County Council building and clock tower was heritage listed and look at…




Community ministry does great job

A few months back I was at Niagara Park visiting the Sara Lea shop and noticed this rather beautiful, peaceful place, known as Community@17. Upon further investigation, I was surprised…


Why doesn’t Council want a PIO?

When I first read of the (Local Government) Minister’s restrictions on the new Central Coast Council’s options, I thought that this was an example of political overreach. Then, I saw…


Greyhound industry can’t self-regulate

It is painfully obvious that the greyhound industry, with its many vested interests, is fundamentally incapable of regulating itself (Renewed call to shut down greyhound industry, CCN 465). The distressing…



Support for all-access pool

I am in a similar situation to Elaine Norling (One woman crusade continues for all-accessible ocean pool, CCN 465). I would like to offer my support in her efforts to…



Parents need to be responsible

I was disgusted when I read the letter about an 80-year-old woman being terrorised (Time to act on youth crime, Forum CCN 464). One has to wonder just what their…