Requests for information fall on deaf ears
Forum – The Entrance library is still slated to close on June 25. I have had no response from the Minister for Local Government to the two petitions I hand…
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Objectors need to stick to the facts
Forum – With respect to the application for a boarding house at Toukley (“Proposed Toukley boarding house open for public comment again”, Chronicle p26 June 16)), I think that some…
Easy to call for local democracy, harder to to make happen
Forum – What exactly does Jane Smith mean by “restoring local democracy” and why do we need a working group to tell us how to go about it (“Jane Smith…
More parking woes in Gosford?
Forum – I refer to Valerie Clifford’s letter (June 11) re having to park 10 minutes away from Leagues Club Park. When the first of the new unit blocks at…
Encore, Encore
Forum – I thoroughly enjoyed the Woy Woy Little Theatre production of ‘Ladies in Lavender’ this weekend. It was a full house to enjoy this English play by Shaun McKenna,…
Petrol prices anomaly?
Forum – Some months ago, I had a fuel check app put on my smart phone. At that time super petrol was around $1.74 per litre on the Peninsula, but…
Too many strategies, too little focus on core responsibilities
Forum – One of the problems with Central Coast Council was lack of focus (“Council’s Climate Action Plan and Greener Spaces strategies dropped”, PP 015) on reality. The Council had…
Airport lease granted too early
Forum – Dear Mr Hart, Administrator, We, Mannering Park Progress, object in the strongest terms to the 45-year lease granted to the Central Coast Aero Club. This is in contravention…
Patrick Brennan back in action
Forum – It was great to see Patrick Brennan, Artistic Director of Central Coast Conservatorium , back on the podium and showcasing young talent from around NSW, as conductor of…
Park with no shade
Forum – On a bright sunny day recently I took my grandchildren to explore the new Leagues Club Park. We had to park 10 minutes’ walk away. We found that…
Community demands summarily dismissed
Forum – The public inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial fiasco is under way (Public submissions to inquiry to close June 21, CCN 295). Nevertheless, as I pointed out when…
Our public land is being privatised at the expense of the public good
Forum – Having just objected to various proposed asset sales by Central Coast Council, I am particularly disturbed by the number of land sales which require a change in the…
Essential community landholding should not be sold off
Forum – While I don’t under-estimate the dire financial position that Central Coast Council is in, I strongly object to essential community landholding being sold off. The assertion that the…
What happened to the Performing Arts Centre?
Forum – There was much thought, meetings, articles, architects’ impressions, positive and enthusiastic conversation re a possible performing arts centre at Gosford. Well, what happened? It all went away; where…
How can we trust Council to spend the additional rates revenue wisely?
Forum – The rates increase is now a fait accompli (“More light shed on IPART rates decision”, CCN 294), but what assurance do we have that these new imposts will…
Council buck-passing on Gosford wharf
Forum – In reference to Hernan Ratto’s letter (CCN293), Gosford Council wharf is a disaster. I wrote to Liesl Tesch MP about the public wharf and about people living on…
Maintain book budget
Forum – I was shocked to see in Central Coast Council’s operational plan and budget currently on exhibition, that Council propose to not only close The Entrance branch library and…
Ratepayers pay the price of voting in politically aligned councillors
Forum – In connection with the coming rates rises, Adam Crouch says that ‘it’s completely unfair for ratepayers to have to pay for the mistakes and failings of the councillors’…
Trees on the Peninsula need to be preserved
Forum – On the Woy Woy Peninsula over a number of years, there has been an increasing trend to replace single dwelling houses with multi-unit developments (including a number of…
An open letter to Central Coast Council
Forum – I am a native animal rescue volunteer here on the beautiful Central Coast based in Umina. I have seen first hand the large amount of native animals that…