Unless development changes, heat trend will continue
[Forum]In last edition (Peninsula News 476), it was reported that the Peninsula has the hottest suburbs on the Central Coast. Based on a report by Seed Consulting Services, whose findings…
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A real shake up for the juvenile justice system is needed
[Forum] The recent riot at Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Kariong, previously known as Mount Penang Institute for Boys, came as no surprise to Public Service Association officers. Problems had…
Gosford needs a cultural precinct
[Forum] There are hundreds of loyal members who have, since before the turn of the century, been supporters of the Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP) in the drive…
Ratepayers’ funds better spent on kerb and guttering
[Forum] In regards to the Terrigal Boardwalk proposal, I refer to the proposal as outlined in Coast Community News (edition 196), which shows the proposal with an architect’s impression and aerial…
Crown Land for Public Recreation is under threat
[Forum] Crown Land for Public Recreation is under threat on the Central Coast. The intention of Crown Land for Public Recreation is for the people to recreate. Why is it…
Our roads are in a bad state of repair
[Forum] The new Central Coast Council should all resign, as since they have been in power, the roads are now in a bad state of repair. The first time I…
Bureaucratic waffle and pettifogging on garden
[Forum]We have a Council that can’t deal with any of the crucial issues facing the city but can find time to harass and threaten community-group members trying to make some…
Kangy Angy’s unsuitability proven correct
Your Kangy Angy correspondent has had good reason to indulge in several I told you so moments last week (November 26 to December 2) regarding their fight with TFNSW building…
Lack of affordable housing issue is far beyond Local Government
[Forum] As I have previously pointed out, Kathy Smith, in her letter, ‘We need to support Affordable Housing Strategy’ (edition 153), starts from the fundamentally wrong positions, that the problem of…
Budgewoi Ward omitted from Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan
[Forum] It is becoming blatantly obvious that the new Central Coast Council has not changed its ways since the amalgamation. Once again, the Budgewoi Ward does not get a mention,…
Copacabana resident unhappy with closed shop committee
[Forum] As a long term resident of Copacabana, and an original 5 Lands walker, it is with great distress that I have observed a wonderful low key community based idea…
State government is threatening our quality of life
[Forum] Our quality of life is under threat by the current State Government’s, develop at any cost, policy. If not, why then are Council’s planning policies being taken over by…
Many good reasons why landfill should be rejected
[Forum] I am a Wamberal resident potentially affected by the proposed expansion of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, and I have sent the following to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). I oppose…
A fitting Remembrance Day service at Ettalong
[Forum] It was a Remembrance Day to remember on the Peninsula. The sun was shining and the sky was blue, as a crowd gathered on the waterfront reserve next to the…
Thanks for Remembrance Day support
[Forum] The Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Association of Australia Central Coast Sub-Branch wish to thank the Peninsula community for their support and decorum during Remembrance Day ceremonies held across…
Mangrove Mountain landfill affects our drinking water
[Forum] An advertisement placed in other Central Coast newspapers by the Environment Protection Authority calling for public submissions on the proposed extension of Mangrove Mountain Landfill is the latest reminder of…
Housing problem lies outside the boundaries of local government
[Forum] Margaret Johnson is incorrect in saying that “affordable homes are needed” (Wyong Regional Chronicle 152) to deal with the shelter problems of low-income households. Focusing on “affordable homes” misses…
We need to support Affordable Housing Strategy
[Forum] Thank you for the excellent coverage that you have given the Public Exhibition of the Council’s Draft Strategy on Affordable and Alternative Housing. Council is providing many ways that local…
Council needs to take care of the little things
[Forum] There has been an abandoned vehicle in Beane St, where I reside and am a property owner, between Hills and Gertrude Sts, Gosford, which has been there since July. I…
The world is not a big hole
[Forum] Today, I witnessed the most wasteful of operations in my life. At the West Gosford Shopping Centre, tons of useful shelving was just tossed into a truck and when…