Council’s loaded question offers ‘binary choice’
Forum – Central Coast Council’s latest on-line survey is little more than spin and propaganda in support of further rate hikes, rather than an objective attempt to ascertain community feedback…
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Shed lads say thanks
Forum – The lads at our Shed have requested that we write on their behalf to thank the Pelican Post team for the coverage that was provided in issue 036,…
What really scares Gary
Forum – I really don’t know what all the controversy about assisted dying is about. For many decades politicians, John Howard among others, have assisted in sending Australian men and…
More dollars per square metre
Forum – I’m writing in response to your article “Collective wants planning panel to refuse vertical village” (Chronicle, p21 Oct 27) Myself, and many others currently living at Nareen Gardens,…
Racetracks or classrooms?
Forum – Regarding your item in CCN issue 320 concerning NSW Government funding of $11.4M for Gosford Racecourse. I am absolutely astounded to learn the State Government has provided $8M…
Base load nuclear tutorial
Forum – Katandra Reserve is a very nice recreational area and a most unlikely and undesirable place for any other purpose. We should be able to have a fair and…
Bruce leads a walking tour of Woy Woy’s lumpen eyesores
Forum – I think that Council CEO, David Farmer, must go everywhere in a car, if he thinks that Woy Woy can be transformed into a walkable neighbourhood any time…
Slur on community ‘not acceptable’
Forum – Ahh! Poor Mr Hart, get out the tissues folks. I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or get angry with Council Administrator, Rik Hart’s, tirade at the Press…
Bureaucracy put before community
Forum – Your story highlighting that Central Coast Council plans to employ 72 additional employees in its water and sewerage department, within a year of forking out millions on voluntary…
National interest missing from PEP11 stance
Forum – What happened to Lucy Wicks’ “rock solid guarantee”, on behalf of the Morrison Government, that PEP11 gas development would not go ahead? The responsible Minister is now saying…
Elderly dog owners ‘ignored’
Forum – The Recreation Precinct will cost $8.25M and Rogers Park [at] Woy Woy upgrade didn’t report a cost but there’s no mention of any “off lead” recreation space for…
Implementation of plans is the real problem
Forum – The Central Coast Friends of Democracy (CCFoD) is very critical of the poor planning and the lack of infrastructure in Central Coast (“Communities need to take the lead…
Appeal for pedestrian safety
Forum – Can someone please explain why there is not a proper crossing out near the retirement places in Karalta Rd, Erina? It’s only a matter of time before someone…
State Government needs to own and fix mess
Forum – I suspect like many ratepayers to the Central Coast Council, I found your rather comprehensive article covering the State Government’s response to the organisational and financial crisis the…
Tilting freedom
Forum – Free, fresh and friendly; this is how I’ve always looked at Australia and I have lived here for more than 40 great years. Australia is still fresh with…
Campaign to close off choices for Wamberal
Forum – It is disturbing that the Wamberal Taskforce is downgrading the issue of sand renourishment in its agenda (“Wamberal community says sand nourishment must stay on agenda”, CCN 319),…
Asking vaxed questions
Forum – Following 18 months of our new normal you’d think the message would have gotten out to all and sundry. No, it appears. You can’t imagine how disappointed and…
Some things can’t be learned online
Forum – So, the NSW Government is forcing TAFE to move to online courses (“Labor MPs protest ‘gutting’ of TAFE to move to online learning”, Chronicle p8 Nov 10). How…
Executive performance ‘difficult to pass off as sound management’
Forum – There has been lots of very interesting insights from the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial troubles, which has been described as the biggest financial failure in…
Buckley’s chance of protecting coal
Forum – As part of agreeing to Climate Change legislation, some of our politicians have demanded “protection for the mining industry”. Australia mines many things such as iron, aluminium, lead,…