Disbanding AAT a bad move
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The recently announced decision by the Federal Government to disband the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) should be something of concern to every citizen of the country….
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Adelene Village staff do a wonderful job
FORUM – As my mobility causes me to sit quietly, watching, but still enjoying the Christmas festivities, I was recently privileged to observe, and marvel, at our Adelene Village Independent…
Reappraising power options
Geoff Robertson and Michael Chamley (CCN 372) responded to my contribution in CCN 371 re the Super Battery proposed for Munmorah. They point out the principal purpose of the battery…
No praise for Council from me
FORUM – I really do get a little sickened when I pick up your paper and read self backslapping by the Central Coast Council Administrator and his CEO; when I…
Super batteries provide stability to power grid
FORUM – Mr Hemmings of Woy Woy (Forum, CCN371) should get out of Woy Woy and take a drive up to San Remo-Doyalson to see for himself the actual situation…
Bad dog owners make blood boil
FORUM: – It makes my blood boil. A lady walked her dog off the lead (wrong) on the no dog beach (wrong) and the dog pooped and she didn’t pick…
No real action on affordable housing
FORUM: It is good to hear that Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) is a “key driver of affordable housing initiatives across the region” (CCN 370). If it weren’t for…
No need for a path three metres wide
At a recent site meeting with Central Coast Council’s agent, community members attempted to put a case for keeping Council from partially destroying the remaining fragment of the dune (at…
Leave the waterfront alone
FORUM – I refer to issue 369 regarding Gosford waterfront plans. According to RDACC we are all suffering from ” waterfront fatigue”. What’s that? It’s the only view of the…
Concern over Umina Beach dune system
Forum: – I am very concerned about Council’s proposed plan to damage the Umina Beach dunes as reported in Coast Community News on November 18. And importantly, the ‘upgrade of…
Urgent call to oppose Toukley boarding house
I am writing to alert all residents of the Toukley area, that another amendment has been lodged with Council for the Development Application (DA) 222/ 2021 for the change of…
Broad scope for a stand alone Central Coast University
Forum: I read with interest Dr Van Davy’s one page argument for the establishment of a Central Coast University (CCN363). I have no disagreement with the points that Dr Davy…
Reseal roads instead
Forum – Re: One-man campaign to tackle potholes – It might have been better if the council had resurfaced the road itself rather than just continually fixing potholes waste of…
Chamber should cooperate with Council
Forum Re: Australian flag banners to fly once more at Umina Beach It’s about time that the [Peninsular]Chamber of Commerce in question stopped the negative barrage of comments against the…
Call for People’s Tribunal
As a tax paying citizen of the Central Coast I find it amazing how outside, politically-appointed bureaucrats are making all the decisions on the future of the Central Coast while…
Mount Penang Parklands being destroyed
What is going on in Mt Penang ‘Parklands’? It appears the name ‘Mt Penang Parklands’ is a euphemism for prime real estate, available for sale, for undisclosed sums, to industry…
Love the pies
Re: Heatherbrae’s tries in vain to open quietly at Ourimbah We have enjoyed Heatherbrae’s pies & sausage rolls + apple pies for quite a few years at both the one…
Tree destruction a disgrace
I draw your attention to an outrageous act of vandalism by Central Coast Council. This magnificent tree in the grounds of the Gosford Regional Gallery had dropped a couple of…
Seating problem with new interurban trains
With all the safety fuss over the new Interurban Trains (which is a real issue), what has slipped by is the fact that all the seats are fixed. Passengers will…
Underpass woes
[FORUM] The underpass at Point Clare Station was not only for train travellers but the residents gaining easy access under the rail to the shops, chemist and doctor plus buses….