A mobile library is self evidently second best and inadequate
Forum – Following the decision by the Administrator at the June 29 Central Coast Council meeting to close The Entrance Library on July 30 July, I have now been informed…
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How did we let it get to this?
Forum – Australia announced its first COVID case on January 25, 2020. The World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020….
High-quality, ‘no-dickheads’ footy – well done boys
Forum – While walking past the Umina Oval around 5.00 pm last week, my attention was caught by a group of perhaps 20 lads. They were energetically playing what appeared…
Does a referendum really cost $1.75M?
Forum – Could we get it cheaper? Well, I think so. It would appear that when the NSW Electoral Office advised it was unable to supervise/conduct our completely unnecessary referendum…
Deep trauma on victims and pets that survive dog attacks
Forum – The recent news story of a woman was killed in Queensland by a dog attack brought tears to my eyes. The horror that poor soul suffered in her…
Can’t find out which vaccine best suits my condition
Forum – As a cancer patient, along with thousands currently going through treatments, I have tried to find out which Coronavirus shot best suits my treatment of immunotherapy. I have…
Council has neither the expertise nor the resources to solve housing problems
Forum – According to the Community Housing Industry Association, Central Coast has a backlog of 3,000 affordable housing units (“3,000 households on the Coast waiting for social housing”, Chronicle p15…
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…
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…