Not vulnerable enough for early booster
Forum – Today I took my disabled 79-year-old partner to Wyong Hospital to obtain an early booster COVID 19 vaccine. He had his second AstraZeneca in August. We went to…
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Not one shovel has hit the dirt
Forum – As the Central Coast comes back to life after COVID lockdown, we are again reminded of the incompetence and the broken promises of this inept NSW Government. At…
Village character gone forever
Forum – I am sorry to have to say it, but it seems to me that any campaign to preserve the Ettalong waterfront is a lost cause (“Chamber says Esplanade…
‘No’ case for referendum
Forum – The Central Coast prior and past the amalgamation had community representation on the Council via councillors who stood for the communities that voted them in. To read that…
Applying common sense to schools
Forum – Re the recent teachers strikes: as Charles Dickens implied, it still is “the best of times and the worst of times” and that certainly includes in schools. Everyone…
Please use bins provided
Forum – As a long-term resident of the Central Coast, I am often dismayed, during holiday periods, as I walk along our beautiful beaches, at the amount of polystyrene coffee…
The people are not fools
Forum – There are tens of thousands of people in a similar situation to myself that do not agree to mandatory vaccinations or secondary boycotts being imposed by many Central…
Playgrounds and walkways deserve praise
Forum – Recently there has been a lot of criticism in Forum letters of local Council work – or lack thereof. I agree with much that has been written but…
Speak up now on regional plan
Forum – The Central Coast Regional Plan 2041 has been released for comment (CCN 322). On the principle of never using one word when three will do, the Plan covers…
The coalpoll follows the sportsrort, carpork and pooldiddle
Forum – Colin Paulson asks how the Government will influence overseas coal users to go on buying Australian coal (“Buckley’s chance of protecting coal”, Chronicle Forum, Nov 17), but the…
Looking for honest leadership
Forum – The ongoing and total mismanagement of the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie regions has seen the possibility of a stealth takeover from both Sydney and the Hunter. The…
Wracked with frustration
Forum – I am extremely frustrated with Central Coast Council. I live in Toukley with a lake side property. We have higher assessed property value as a result of our…
Coal demise ‘greatly exaggerated’
Forum – Colin Paulson not only exaggerates but also ignores the facts. (“Buckley’s chance of protecting coal”, Chronicle Forum, Nov 17) The Government has simply signalled that it will not…
A call to get the level crossing replacement done
Forum – I am saddened and upset to read of the shocking accident at the deadly Rawson Rd level crossing in Woy Woy, as reported in Pelican Post on November…
Feeling unsafe
Forum – I would say the vast majority of people I see on the Central Coast are either not wearing a mask and seemingly daring anybody to ask them why…
Park it and find another goodie
Forum – With respect to the chimerical Woy Woy carpark, Mr Franz may be misinformed, when he says that “originally our Council was tasked with identifying sites, getting control and…
Do the best for the many
Forum – A recent article noted that the Council was considering the development (at taxpayer expense) of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. There are numerous reasons why that is a…
Praising those who care for stroke patients
Forum – How nice to read such a positive story about Gosford Hospital Stroke Unit in Community Coast News November 26, 2021. How proud we should be that the Hospital…
Exploring the facts
Forum – I am surprised that after all the newspaper lines, sit-time, public energy about PEP11 your paper still prints the untrue and bent facts. Senator O’Neill forgot to mention…
Questions about Council asset sale
Forum – Ratepayers deserve the maximum return on the sales of Central Coast Council’s assets. The old Gosford Council building should be auctioned to the highest bidder so that its…