The bride was rushed to the altar
Forum – I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) and the consideration of submissions to…
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We are not alone!
Forum – Irrespective of who or what Party the Central Coast community voted for in September 2017 to comprise the newly amalgamated Council, we are surely entitled to know the…
Council’s behaviour is like a re-enactment of “Utopia” from the ABC
Forum – Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, provided a letter to explain the proposed action to remedy the comical situation created by elected councillors and senior Council…
$2.3M may help with EPA fines
Forum – It was with great interest I read in your January 15 edition news of a $2.3M Federal Government grant to local recycling company iQ Renew. The Minister for…
Where are all the masks?
Forum – My wife and myself were in Terrigal on January 4, both diligently wearing face masks, But I was appalled to notice that of the hundreds of people at…
How to vote when both options are objectionable?
Forum – I am objecting to the proposal (re a rate rise) as described in the letter to residents circulated in January 2021. Firstly, I found the letter patronising in…
No taxation without representation
Forum – No taxation without representation is one of the most powerful slogans in history. Yet, here on the Central Coast, an unelected and unaccountable administrator is seeking to impose…
Kind act appreciated
Forum – I would like to send a commendation to the lady who stopped at the traffic lights at Lake Munmorah Woolworths to assist a gentleman walking near the median…
Millions spent making intersection more confusing
Forum – I write in reference to the Chronicle story “Upgraded intersection likely to cause more accidents” (p8 Jan 13). The same thing has happened at the recently built new…
Wyong ratepayers cannot continue to be flogged
Forum – Some time prior to our Council amalgamation, Wyong ratepayers were required to pay a 7.6 percent Special Rate Variation (SRV), inclusive of an ordinary rate increase, on a…
Dumping of supermarket trolleys ignored
Forum – I live near Mardi Creek and have been reporting the dumping of supermarket trolleys in the creek channel for some months. Two were removed early in the year,…
Not all bikes can be reinvigorated
Forum – I was inspired by your story regarding members of Alison Homestead Men’s Shed, who restore old pushbikes to give to people in need. (Chronicle p1&14 Dec 16) The…
QR code scanning requirement ignored
Forum – With COVID destroying the world and with how Christmas was basically cancelled, I am very concerned about the way people are ignoring QR Codes when entering stores. Both…
Late rush follows long period of inaction on draft planning documents
Forum – While I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft LEP and draft DCP and the consideration of submissions, it would seem that it…
Rate rise survey a cheap tactic
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
Questions for the Administrator
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
Make financial dealings public
Forum – Give me a break! Central Coast Council is broke and it’s about to come after ratepayers for another 15 per cent in rates; all because of incompetence. Now…
Interest must be paid on restored misappropriated funds
Forum – I am extremely concerned about the interim General Manager’s (Rik Hart) recent comment regarding the repayment of the misappropriated reserve funds. (Chronicle p5 Dec 16) He said: “This…
Coast misses out on party political distribution of public funds
Forum – After a number of poor decisions made by the Premier, as Treasurer and Premier, it would seem that no matter how good a job Gladys Berjiklian has been…
On political representation
Forum – Recent recommendations from the Federal Government’s Electoral Matters Committee include optional preferential voting, the introduction of the Robson Rotation for House of Representatives ballot papers and an entirely…