The Ballad of the NBN (sung to the tune of the Beverley Hillbillies)
Forum – We have been trying for nearly a month to get NBN to attend. The problem is obvious and it has been like this since the March storms. Telstra…
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Time to level application playing field
Central Coast is notorious for its slowness in dealing with development applications (“Developer lobby critical of council delays”, PP 027). This slowness can’t have anything to do with aiming at…
Mining under homes and bushland
Forum – The Delta coal mine expansion will be a disaster for our community. They caused huge subsidence and environmental damage before, so why would we trust them again? There…
Council should re-think concrete lagoon trail
Forum – I want Central Coast Council (CCC) to reject the current proposal (Option 3) to build a walkway around Terrigal Lagoon (DA62171/2021). I note that the link provided on…
Leader must face questions as Delta peaks
Forum – It is disgraceful that Premier Berejiklian has decided to discontinue daily briefings on the COVID outbreak, just as the epidemic is reaching its peak and authoritative information is…
Daily leadership needed as epidemic peaks
Forum – It is disgraceful that Premier Berejiklian has decided to discontinue daily briefings on the COVID outbreak, just as the epidemic is reaching its peak and authoritative information is…
Real people supporting each other
Forum – Regarding observations made while doing legal exercise along Woy Woy waterfront. Mask up, put on your PPE and white gloves and take time to learn the stories of…
Teach the young to pay their bills
Forum – I have just read the regular Money section in your newspaper (Should young Aussies pay off HECS debt or invest? Chronicle p22 Sept 8). I am not a…
Advocate urges residents to object
Forum – Even when we see a light at the end of the tunnel – with power stations and mining impacting on the lives of residents in the north by…
Lake Munmorah needs its own Post Office
Forum – Australia Post executives collected $90M in bonuses last year and, at issue for myself and the community, is the Australia Post parcel delivery service. With Lake Munmorah and…
Give Uluru Statement a fair go
Forum – Can you remember the First Nations [Uluru] Statement from the Heart? The amount of time, effort and money that went into getting this statement finished was a credit…
Airing clean laundry
Forum – I refer Central Coast Council to recently completed and occupied social housing/boarding house units in Dunleigh St, Toukley. In very clear view of the street, there are clotheslines…
Desalination plant would be a waste of money
Forum – Central Coast Council is currently seeking to waste more money on a Desalination Plant. The Water Security Plan is currently out for consultation until September 28. My understanding…
At least we know about tribunal meeting
Forum – It’s good that IPART has put our Administrator Mark 3 back in his box (IPART tells Council what is appropriate, Pelican Post September 2). It is outrageous that…
Drinking water quality must be first priority
Forum – It is a relief to see, at last, that recycled water is to be a significant part of water planning for the future, something that I have now…
Ritual beer drinkers flout health orders
Forum – I find it increasingly difficult to maintain a positive energy when my “legal” exercise walk clashes with the ‘Beer Garden’ in Woy Woy Memorial Park/old Baths area. There…
A triumph of optimism over reality
Forum – One wonders what the Council can think up next to fill in those idle hours in the office when time hangs heavy on the hands. The latest is…
Lucky escape at Cedar Brush Creek
Forum – A driver was lucky to escape after their car flipped over a bridge into a creek along Murray’s Run Rd at Cedar Brush Creek. Central Coast Rescue Squad…
Coal killing more than COVID
Forum – In recent times several Central Coast citizens have raised issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. It is a distressing situation, however, I can’t help feeling equally…
Framework needed to stop developer favours
Forum – Mr Hart’s concern about the draft Bill on developer contributions (“Hart backs backlash over daft developer funding Bill”, Chronicle p24 Aug 25) seems to be very narrowly focussed…