Strange manoeuvrings on land sales
Forum – The Administrator continues to attempt to convince the Central Coast community that pockets of green spaces in residential areas must be sold off, but his actions seem to…
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Land sale decisions give contradictory signals
Forum – The Administrator continues to attempt to convince the Central Coast community that pockets of green spaces in residential areas must be sold off, but his actions seem to…
Waterfront development potential is largely fictitious
Forum – It’s deja vu all over again. Our Administrator has belatedly discovered the potential of the waterfront (“Possible rezone for Gosford waterfront”, CCN 290) to make Gosford into a…
Sale of Mt Penang Parklands will be devastating
Forum – I have never written a letter to the editor before, but I am so shocked and saddened by what is happening on the Central Coast right now that…
Too simplistic to lay blame at the feet of councillors
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Inquiry’s terms of reference fall far short of what is required
Forum – The public inquiry announced by the Minister (“Public inquiry under section 438u of the Local Government Act 1993 into Central Coast Council”, CCC 236) falls far short of…
Healthy people on a sick planet?
Forum – Many leaders in industry, politicians, religious leaders, educators and economists continue to try to solve today’s problems with the same thinking that created them. They are down at…
Avoid blaming the easy targets
Forum – So much has been written about the financial crisis that has occurred with our local government. Many have fallen into the trap, perhaps gratuitously, of joining a witch…
Searching for the PM’s energy policy in an empty jar
Forum – The picture of our PM (Scott Morrison) peering into a glass jar, presumably full of hydrogen (CCN 289) but, perhaps, completely empty, isn’t a bad image of our…
NSW Government sleepwalking
Forum – Contrary to the views of Lucy Wicks, Adam Crouch and the Administrator, I am sure that the Liberal Party Central Coast Council amalgamation was a failure of their…
Community land should not be sold
Forum – Letter to Dick Persson I, along with many residents and ratepayers of the Central Coast, have long written about why we live on our Coast. I have raised…
Assessing what an “improved planning outcome” means
Forum – A review is underway of clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument LEP document. This is the clause that gives Council power to approve developments which do not comply…
An inquiry won’t change the facts
Forum – For months now, we have all been reading about the predicament we find ourselves in with Central Coast Council. The money has gone. Money we didn’t have, is…
Doing the math on homelessness
Forum – Adam Crouch says that the Together Home programme has transitioned 26 homeless people into housing (“Housing programme sets homeless on new pathways”, PP 011) and that this has…
Eyes on May Budget funding for the ABC
Forum – On May 11, 2021, the Federal Budget will be handed down. The October Budget 2020 did not contain any recognition of the ABC’s outstanding community service during the…
Library closure is inexplicable
Forum – I am writing to express my dismay at the proposed closure of The Entrance Public Library and Council Service Centre (Chronicle Apr 7). What is astounding is that…
Scrutiny needed
Forum – Former Councillor Hogan’s recall of how basic accounting information had been withheld or controlled by Council staff (Chronicle pg1 Apr 14) should instigate questions on the role of…
Special rate variations continue forever
Forum – The burden of a special rate variation will continue long after liability for Central Coast Council debt is paid down. Pre amalgamation in 2013-2016, Wyong ratepayers also had…
Library closure is a short sighted decision
Forum – Why is there a decision to close The Entrance Library and associated council services? Council owns the property and the service provided to the community will be lost…
Man falls from Pearl Beach cliff
Forum – Fire and Rescue NSW rescued a man who fell off a ledge on Pearl Beach Road, Pearl Beach, on the evening of April 7. Firefighting crews from Gosford…