Cuts to ABC are appalling
[Forum] We are appalled at further outrageous attacks on the ABC by the Morrison Government when people need the ABC more than ever in these troubling times. The ABC is…
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Volunteers make a big difference to our lifestyles
[Forum] What is the community without our volunteers? Where would we be without environmental groups such as Landcare and Dunecare, disability services such as Breakaway, sporting groups like the Disabled…
Seriously negligent to promote cycling
[Forum] They should try and test what they say about cycling on the Central Coast.Central Coast Local Health District’s Health Promotion Service are bonkers. It is very dangerous without proper…
Economic Strategy is same meaningless flummery
[Forum] Heaven help us all, on top of the Covid-19 epidemic, we now have the Council’s draft Economic Development Strategy 2020-2040 to cope with. Anyone who anticipated that it would…
Could poor road funding be tied to politics?
[Forum] I sympathise with Al Wright (Forum edition 193) regards the much needed road duplication work to reduce the traffic jam from Johnson Rd, Tuggerah, to north of Wyong, and…
God does work in mysterious ways
[Forum] The Liberal Party is a broad church, so it is said, hence the Queens Honours list was led by a Bishop and an Abbott. Now I am awaiting the…
Average bloke cannot afford extra tolls
[Forum] I read an article recently in Peninsula News in which Terrigal MP Mr Adam Crouch was spruiking the benefits of the North Connex for commuters to the city. I…
The ABC has been so taken over by Left Wing ideology
In response to Sue Wynn’s letter to the editor that appeared in edition 193, sorry Sue Wynn, I can’t agree with you that the ABC needs more funding. In fact,…
Going by the (Road Rule) Book
[Forum] Last week there was an article about the relocation of the traffic lights on Brisbane Water Dve to the intersection adjacent to Fagans Park. While that relocation is an…
Don’t complain you have not been advised
I have been informed of a proposed 70 lot subdivision in the area of Bambara Rd, Kariong. In 1989 the Strom’s reported in a local environmental paper on a proposal…
One Concrete Coast
[Forum] The Central Coast was hit with an East Coast low in April 2015 with thousands of trees being lost in parks, reserves, National Parks and COSS lands along with…
Bring on council elections
[Forum] Here is another example of how badly this Council is serving us. The Broadwater Hotel was bought in 1998/99 at a premium price which has affected development of this…
Hope in good journalism and common sense
[Forum]I read with great hope and pride your front page article in Coast Community News edition 246, what a great read, “black lives matter movement supported on the Central Coast”….
Speeding cyclists should be on the road not on shared pathways
[Forum] I must compliment Central Coast Council on the increasing network of shared pathways (cyclists/pedestrians) on the Coast. Not only are they increasing in number but are well maintained. However,…
When will the upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong commence?
[Forum] One has to ask; just how much planning is really needed to achieve the long overdue and much needed upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong? I enclose extracts…
Beware when selecting an aged care provider
[Forum] Firstly, thank you for such a wonderful informative paper. A warning to all who are going into the aged care system, my husband and I are both on packages…
We will soon be importing fresh milk
[Forum] I am sure that the Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, is aware of the parlous state of the dairy industry. Milk is now markedly cheaper than when the industry…
We have to think clearly about how we survive into the future
[Forum] With unemployment rising and China increasingly withdrawing support for the Australian economy, we as individuals, have to think clearly about how we survive into the future. Anyone going into…
Exhaust all public transport and current parking options
[Forum] Peninsula News (1 June 2020) highlighted both the possibility of a new multi-level commuter carpark near Woy Woy station and parking meters in response to existing and proposed population…
Minister for Mirrors is ‘reflecting’ on highway upgrades
[Forum] Good luck to those residents hoping that the upgrade of the Central Coast Highway from Bateau Bay to Wamberal ever goes through. If the extremely long overdue widening of…