Council has always been opposed to Wallarah 2
[Forum] I write in response to Cr Troy Marquart’s comments on the Wallarah 2 Coal Mine, published in edition 488, calling the Council’s opposition to the coal mine “environment crap”….
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Pacific Link proposal reduces social housing
[Forum] Luke Chell (Forum, edition 487) expresses commendable sentiments. There is a real need for social housing. However, exactly what is provider Pacific Link proposing for its site near the…
Climate change results from an ever increasing population
[Forum]We are all aware of the current excitement over climate change, but it seems that there is little substance to the ill-informed hoo-hah. The climate is simply the daily weather…
Roundabouts reduce severe and fatal crashes but have more accidents
[Forum] Tim Bard is quite correct that a roundabout reduces severe and fatal crashes, as compared to a light-controlled intersection (Forum, edition 228), although he does not point out that…
Ausgrid needs to be responsible for its own equipment
[Forum]Why did Ausgrid sack 4,000 people and then call upon the Federal Government to use Defence Force engineers to repair our power supply? All power and water should be owned…
Nature has a way of recovering
[Forum] Put the words ‘climate’ and ‘change’ into a headline (Coast Community News edition 229) and you are bound to get some reaction in this modern era. After all, it…
‘The greenhouse effect’ says it all
[Foum] This letter is in response to Godfrey Franz’s letter which appeared in Coast Community News, edition 229. Mr Franz can expect to find no evidence one way or the…
Climate change evidence is there for all to see
[Forum] This letter is in response to Godfrey Franz’s letter which appeared in Coast Community News 229. Within his incoherent ramble, he asks for facts and photos. If he wanted…
Statement regarding membership of a political party refuted
[Forum] Clarification of Coast Community News’ reporting standards is overdue. I refer Mr Godfrey Franz’s letter to the editor in edition 229 and the false advice therein. Mr Franz refers…
Stop seismic testing program in Lake Macquarie
The following is an open letter to Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean. Minister Kean, I implore you to use all the powers of your office to end Centennial…
Minister’s response was misleading
[Forum] In response to Paul Fletcher’s letter (Coast Community News Feb 7 p 14): Mr Fletcher, Federal Minister for Communications, stated: “Our safety standards in Australia are based on the…
Train disruptions becoming more frequent
[Forum]Once again, on February 10, we experienced a disrupted chaotic journey to the city from Woy Woy: People left queuing with buses coming every 30 minutes during peak hour on…
TAFE is an important alternative pathway
Over the past decade or so, the emphasis in public discourse has been disproportionately on university as the route to a successful career, while TAFE as a pathway, has been…
Hang glider rescued from cliff
A hang glider was rescued from a cliff off Bateau Bay’s Crackneck Lookout after crashing his glider. Emergency services were called to the lookout, located in Wyrrabalong National Park, at…
Climate action rejected for 40 years
Climate change action has been rejected by the three levels of government since at least the 1980s. The ramifications of this apathy have reached crisis level years in advance of…
Our future is being decided by faceless bureaucrats
[Forum]I was one of about 50 residents who attended Central Coast Council’s Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith’s, meeting on planning for the Coast on January 16, and I think those active…
Angry Kangy Angy residents say “I told you so”
[Forum] Minister Andrew Constance said he is a changed man after his experience fighting the bushfires around his home. Although no one would wish such trauma on anyone, the residents…
Australia is a mere vassal of the USA and UK and complicit in their cover-ups
[Forum] This is an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. I would like to know what specific efforts you, your Foreign Minister or diplomats, have made to bring the…
It’s crazy to base council strategic planning on wards
[Forum] Councillor Mehrtens is right in claiming (edition 219), that it is crazy to base council strategic planning on wards. They are just artificial bureaucratic creations, constructed to put about…
Some councillors have a brain
How refreshing it was to read your article in edition 223 regarding Central Coast Councillors, Troy Marquart, Greg Best and Chris Burke, for showing the intestinal fortitude to vote for…