Taxi rank needed at hospital
I have recently attended Gosford Hospital several times in relation to a broken wrist. Is there some way for them to install seating at the taxi rank outside the emergency…
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A dignified end to life
I very much respect the late Joyce Jones, known as ‘Matey’, who chose a dignified end to her life (CCN489). And I wish to congratulate Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch…
Council “run sheet” disappointing
I am greatly concerned and disappointed over the reported use of a pre-prepared “run sheet” by some councillors, with a document that effectively outlines how councillors should vote before a…
Upgrade our public transport
The roads on the Central Coast cannot keep up with future growth. Many of our roads already have more demand than they can support, and this is only set to…
Library exemplifies life in the 1960s
How great is the library? Just recently, I was in Gosford, borrowing a small mountain of books when I was saddened to learn that the Gosford library building may be…
Dispatchable power still a necessity
The most populated parts of NSW have had a record soggy time. Many are suffering from flooded houses and also from loss of livelihoods. We have had some strong winds,…
Doyalson housing development a bad idea
I wonder who would move to the Central Coast knowing they were going to inhale toxic dust for decades? Like many others, I presume, the only warning I got when…
Who will pay for traffic chaos at Kariong?
Now that Central Coast Council has agreed to allow the construction of three fast-food outlets, with every likelihood that the rest of the frontage to Pacific Hwy at Kariong will…
Time to speak up on climate change
Central Coast Council’s Draft Community Strategic Plan, which is currently open for public comment, says on page 13: “reliance on non-renewable energy sources may become more problematic as fossil fuel…
Disappointed by councillors’ actions
As a Wamberal resident I was disappointed to hear that Liberal and Liberal-aligned Team Central Coast councillors recently approved the majority of the Council CEO’s $95,000 slush fund for 2025…
Election signage should be limited
The recent Federal election reflected an appalling waste of money and generation of waste by all parties, but principally the major ones which clambered for superiority by producing more and…
Is health system being stretched too far?
On May 7 in the afternoon our elderly neighbour had a fall and 000 was called. It took two hours before an ambulance with paramedics turned up. She was not…
Airport no risk to wetland
The anti-airport crowd will never give up. Helen Gould’s letter ‘We need a wetland masterplan’ (CCN 485) is singing from Community Environment Network’s (CEN) songbook. This is, and has been,…
What happened to genuine political discussion?
In response to Dave Horsfall’s letter (CCN 485), apparently if you are a fiscal conservative who wants to ensure a world where their children’s children won’t be in debt to…
Two important lessons
Two things for me have stood out from recent events in Australia. First, that kindness is not a weakness, words uttered, I believe, by the PM. Second, that hatred only…
New trains are too cold
I travel on the new trains daily from Woy Woy to Central and vice versa. I love the new trains apart from (the fact) they are absolutely freezing. I bought…
We need a Peninsula Council
Reading the Coast Connect Quarterly April 2025 which accompanies our fourth rate instalment, I noticed just one small piece of copy that mentioned anything to do with the Peninsula; e-waste…
The people have spoken
The elections in Canada and Australia have demonstrated that any party that nails its colours to Trump’s mast is destined for electoral oblivion. There is one important point, though: had…
Our Prime Minister is not weak
Judging by the number of print ads in our local papers of late, the Liberals seem to be outspending Labor three to one in the campaign to win the seat…
Follow Scandinavia into a fossil-free future
I have recently returned from holidaying in Europe and Scandinavia where throughout, but particularly in the Arctic circle, foodstuffs are hugely expensive, in limited supply and with no choice of…