Where are we headed?
Forum – Over the last 40 years I have seen the demise of the Waratah Spring Festival and the Kariong Flower Show, Old Sydney Town and our country towns closing…
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Bridge fence money could be better spent
The almost bankrupt Central Coast Council intends to expend the enormous sum of over $900,000 on an unwanted, horrible fence to prevent children jumping into the water from the St…
Alternate way of practising democracy needed
Forum – Pork barrelling is made possible by Australia’s electoral system, based on Single Member Electoral Districts. Many Australians are not aware of alternatives. In Multi Member District systems, used…
More transparency needed
Forum – I just wanted to ask: how do we know if the Administrator is aware of the politicking between the State Government and Central Coast Council and/or will simply…
Meeting at power station is not likely to be good news
Forum – The northern Central Coast and lower Lake Macquarie regions have a lot to be concerned about when Sunset Power International Limited (trading as Delta Electricity) recently invited their…
Facts reveal a very different story
Forum – Kel Wynn claims that former Wyong Council residents are paying higher rates than former Gosford Council residents. (Chronicle p13 Nov 15 “De-amalgamation referendum called for”) It would be…
Not happy with present state of affairs
Forum – Nothing has depressed me more than the front page public housing story of social housing rotting away, neglected and waiting to be cashed in by our State Government…
Sporting Complex needs parking space
Forum – I recently read an article about the proposed stage two of Tuggerah Sporting Complex. It is a very impressive complex, however, there is only parking for about 100…
Send in the Rangers
Forum – Memo to cash strapped Council. Please send Rangers out each afternoon to Gavenlock Oval and Paddy Clifton Oval in Narara. That way, irresponsible dog owners who allow unleashed…
Thanks to bus driver and passengers
Forum – I would like to thank the driver and a passenger on the route 40 bus who handed me my shopping bag with my groceries. In a moment of…
Ongoing dilemma of a fitting Aussie flag
Forum – The question of a proper Australian flag is a long-standing one (Send back the Union Jack, CCN 269). There have been flag competitions, but no design has ever…
Should members of political parties stand for Council?
Forum – Errol Grace (CCN, November 6) calls on members of political parties to be excluded from standing for local government office. His reasoning appears two-fold. Firstly, he cites the…
Unique law regarding change of zoning
Forum – The ACT has a unique law regarding change of zoning for your property and any uplift in market value. Any windfall that occurs because of the stroke of…
Why the secrecy over the Council loan lender?
Forum – The Central Coast Administrator states that Council has managed to secure two $50M loans but will not divulge who the lender is. As ratepayers, are we not entitled…
Bouquet for Pete Rush
Forum – Please tell Pete Rush not to rush into destroying his wonderful creations because a tiny minority of residents don’t like his work. It didn’t look like the lantanasaurus…
Nothing has been spent on maintenance of the airport
Forum It is a shame that distortion of facts still persists around the cost to us ratepayers of Warnervale airport. (Chronicle Forum Nov 4) Ms Wynn states a figure of…
Keep zipped up and wee at home please
Forum When the Housing Department built our apartments here at 28 Chambers Place, Woy Woy, they couldn’t have known what we have to put up with here. Our flats are…
De-amalgamation referendum called for
Forum – We, Mannering Park Progress, wish to express our utter contempt and despair over the parlous state of Central Coast Council’s financial situation. Prior to our largely pressured amalgamation…
State Government needs to implement guidelines to help councils
Forum – I wrote to Central Coast Council on June 29 and Chronicle (Forum July 15), voicing my concern over the possible inequality of charges levies against the two former…
Which Minister?
Forum – While one can sympathize with the feelings of Carol Hale (“How dare you Minister?”, CCN 268), I’m afraid she has got herself rather muddled over the Minister’s role…