The Esplanade is a ‘speedway’
The changes by the Council to the Esplanade at Umina Beach are dangerous. The police response is disgusting. The local driving community, not much better. The Council put in a…
Forum
Bullion St carpark more disposable than wetlands
While it is encouraging that the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is joining the protest against the Administrator’s application to IPART for a rate increase (‘”Sell more assets instead” – Chamber…
Support for Chamber’s rate rise opposition
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is right to oppose Central Coast Council’s latest rate hike application (“Chamber says NO to 10 year rate hike,” PP047). Those who earn their revenues…
Still waiting for mobile phone coverage
Often one hears of remote areas of Australia dealing with poor mobile phone reception. Here at Killcare, part of Greater Sydney and a bushfire prone area where reliable mobile coverage…
Poor refereeing decisions at Mariners’ game
I am utterly incensed at the biased refereeing decisions witnessed in the Mariners Vs Melbourne City match seen on February 22. The Mariners are used to being on the wrong…
Keep Trumpisms in America
In the past there have already been some contributions in the Forum putting COVID vaccinations in doubt. But what I read today in the Community Coast News from February 11 made…
Mega city ‘inevitable’
Whatever Gary Blaschke’s views might be on the Newcastle/Sydney/Wollongong megacity (“Community won’t support mega city plans, CCC 275), in the end they will be of no consequence, because this megacity…
Questions about asset sales
I was extremely interested to read a letter in the Coast Community Chronicle on February 9 from Debbie Williams. Quite recently I received a notification from Rick Hart Administrator with…
Whole community must respond to IPART application in detail
To nobody’s surprise, the Administrator has decided to proceed with his application to IPART for the further seven year imposition of the three-year increase already approved by IPART as a…
Mask best protection available
I am 76 and wear a face mask over my mouth and nose, and not just over my chin. I know there are people out there like Tim Bark who…
Hold on to what we can
One wonders by what criteria the Local Planning Panel judges development applications, if it can refuse the proposed development in Ocean View Rd, Ettalong Beach, while apparently being satisfied to…
Woy Woy or Roy Roy?
“Hey Grandad, what’s the story with that old barn?’ You pretty much have the history of most things around Woy Woy.” “Well now” and the old man took a long…
RATS fiasco a ‘disgrace’
Amongst the many shortcomings of the Government’s approach to COVID has been the total lack of any advice about what to do, if you are unfortunate enough to get COVID,…
Hoping Indigenous groups will work together
Here is my response to two articles in CCN328 (February 4). Page 1 had a headline “Possible transfer of Peat Island ownership to Land Council creates controversy”. The Page 5…
Lack of ambulance staff numbers difficult to believe
It beggars belief that the Health Minister can announce that we need to replace the Ettalong ambulance station with a new one at Woy Woy (“Jobs not guaranteed in ambulance…
‘Superficial’ survey
I was grateful to Liesl Tesch, our local State Member, in PP045, for drawing my attention to an online survey “seeking the views from Australians living in regional, rural or…
Rates hike application ‘misrepresents community sentiment’
Once again, Administrator Rik Hart ignores community sentiment in applying to IPART for a further rate hike (“Council forges ahead with request to extend 13% rate hike” CCN3280. At least…
Sign confirmed promise
I am pleased to accept the polite apology from Bruce Hyland (“Listing the ’manifest shortcomings’”, p. 12) regarding his memory lapse about the fatal accident at the Rawson Road level…
Why cut back Council meetings?
I see that our Council is planning on cutting back on meetings in order to save ratepayers’ money (“Three meetings in two weeks then dropped to monthly”, CCN328). As if…
Social media comments don’t count
I am baffled by your correspondent’s facts on COVID (“Check the figures and listen to the experts”, PP 045). On the one hand he writes “It is a deadly warfare…