Time to protect the Coast’s premier natural asset
Forum Coastal Open Space System, or COSS as it is lovingly referred to by many locals, is a large network of reserves and bushland around our ridges, down into the…
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Planned retreat is a dumb unproven theory
Forum I write in reference to Coast Community Chronicle September 2, page 6, “Planned retreat is the best way to combat coastal erosion – Greens”. Planned retreat is just about…
Pensioners are fortunate that they didn’t get a reduction
Forum As a pensioner, I sympathise with Danny Mullen (Pensioners missed out the most”, Coast Community Chronicle 204, September 2) that he didn’t get his meagre pension increase this year….
Former Prime Minister now a British trade advisor
Forum Tony Abbott renounced his British citizenship to become Australian Prime Minister but was dumped by his own Liberal mob. Now he has become the British unpaid trade advisor in…
Seating will only make thin lane thinner
Forum I write in reference to the article in Peninsula News 501 on August 24 about the laneway between Umina Beach surf club and Ocean Beach surf club being “upgraded”….
Paperbarks slashed yet again
Forum My journey into Woy Woy has become incredibly stressful. The tree hackers have been at it again and the melaleuca quinquernervias, or broad leaved paper-barks, in South Woy Woy,…
Poor form, Mr Hazzard
Forum Disasters can bring out the best and worst in all of us but last week’s performance by the NSW Health Minister where he openly abused the NSW Opposition leader,…
Mr Crouch, what about traffic at Kariong
Forum I notice Mr Crouch says 3,000 jobs are to be created at the Kariong parklands precinct (CCN Aug 28). That would mean at least 2,000 motor vehicles entering and…
Weight of research suggests mountain-biking is harmful to the bush
Forum In reference to J. Curtis’s letter (CCN August 28): Mountain biking and trail-building destroy wildlife habitat. Mountain biking is environmentally, socially, and medically destructive. There is no good reason…
Let’s stick to the facts
Forum Mr. Findley’s notion that Australian industries have relocated overseas because of the payroll tax (“Ditch payroll tax”, CCN 257) is so outlandish that it is hard to know how…
Replace Warnervale railway crossing now, not later when its too busy
Forum As we all know the Warnervale area is growing. In the next 10 to 20 years, according to various articles, there will be up to 25 new streets, an…
What is council spending supposed to achieve?
Forum Central Coast Council is going to spend $300,000 on works in the Woy Woy Town Centre (Peninsula News 501), without any indication of what the purpose of these works…
Ease restrictions on lending for granny flats and tiny homes
Forum – These are exceptional times and our recovery needs exceptional action by parliament to think outside the square and do things that we have never thought possible. We must…
Pensioners missed out the most
[Forum] It has come to my attention that since the COVID-19 lockdown, the only people that are missing out on financial relief are the pensioners. Yes, we got the $1,500…
Ditch payroll tax
[FORUM] It is no wonder that Australian companies go overseas owing to the payroll tax, energy not affordable and stupid planners who don’t care about our country. I can’t buy…
Bouddi Park not meant for mountain biking
[FORUM] I am as appalled as everyone else that a booby trap has been found in the Bouddi National Park (“Bouddi Booby Trap”, CCN, August 7). However, it seems that…
Nursing home changes should not have been needed
[Forum] The Peninsula News (July 27, page 13) reported on changes to the aged care development at 45 Hillview St, Woy Woy. This development was approved by the Hunter Central…
Who was Mann St named after?
[Forum] I would suggest to the writer (forum, CCN, August 14) a simple Google check would fill him in on Gother Mann for whom the two streets were named, though…
Will the disabled access be fixed?
[Forum] Disabled access to the Pavilion at Woy Woy has been made more difficult than ever with the current road works at Deepwater Plaza. Nobody can use the access ramp…
Whither COSS, the hallmark of the Central Coast?
[Forum] In the wider city of Gosford, I know that, in most places, I can look at the green horizons and know how precious they are to the Central Coast….