An open letter to the NSW Government
[Forum] Dear Premier, Treasurer and Member for Terrigal; I request that you abandon your recently announced plan to offer a $1000 [inducement] as opposed to honouring already agreed upon pay…
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Opposed to Council no matter what they do
[Forum] Adam Crouch manages to criticise Central Coast Council (CCN edition 243) both for opposing the government’s decision to have any contentious development application determined by an independent expert-dominated panel,…
Replacement trees need to be identified as such
[Forum] When Mannering Park Progress Association asks Central Coast Council about developments that remove mature trees, we are told that there is a two for one replacement policy. This sounds…
Remove exemptions for clubs and religious institutions
COVID-19 has turned our economy on its head, and with that, the usual way of thinking about how to collect the taxation revenue required to have everything in society working…
Councillors make welcome changes to parking plan
[Forum] In response to Vic Wulf’s letter that appeared in edition 190, parking is a Central Coast Council matter. Metered on-street parking at Gosford and Woy Woy have been deleted…
Weekly paper appreciated
Congratulations to all at Coast Community Chronicle. Bringing back a weekly newspaper is very much appreciated and fills a large gap in our lives. It’s a great read for us…
Disconnect on carers salaries
When essential services stayed open at the onset of COVID-19, two of those services were the early childhood centres and aged care providers. Federal and state leaders commended and praised…
Terrigal is a shambles
[Forum] I’ve lived on the Coast for around 40 years, so I think I qualify to be a local. Have followed the changes in various areas, some for the better…
No going back on globalisation
Recently, there has been a debate in the Forum of Coast Community News regarding the merits for Australians of industrial protectionism as against us operating in a relatively free market…
Let’s re-imagine a new and better Australia
[Forum] As we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in six, 12 months or more, let’s take the best we have discovered about ourselves in lockdown and re-imagine a new and…
Residents have very little say over developments
[Forum] Central Coast Council requests that the community has input into a myriad of strategies and policies on exhibition, as if our concerns are automatically acted upon, or not overridden…
Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking
[Forum]Hospital staff shouldn’t have to pay for parking I would like to congratulate the doctors, nurses and all other staff who looked after me for 19 days in the surgical…
Beware the allure of protectionism
Robert Findley’s idea that we should go back to protectionism as an economic policy (edition 241) is too simplistic even to warrant mention. The removal of protectionist barriers and the…
Still waiting for a retraction
Godfrey Franz, where have you been – searching for enlightenment? I am still waiting for your retraction regarding your totally false claim I am a paid-up member of the Labour…
Whither the Elephant?
Did you read about the Elephant? What Elephant? The Elephant at the hall Didn’t you know, it’s in the paper I’d better go check, talk to you later Is it…
Why does Council seem to only meet with UDIA on planning?
[Forum] It’s quite disappointing to hear of the 22 meetings that our Council’s Strategic Planning and Development staff attended with the Urban Development Institute (UDIA) of Australia from 2017-19. The…
Made in Australia
I read in your paper (edition 240) that our rail carriages are made overseas, I wonder why? When are we going to get our manufacturing back and save our money…
Irish virus blues
Damned virus gimme troubles take away my fun gonna git me a doctor’s mask then git me a virus gun go searchin’ for that virus teach that critter a little…
Deserving public acknowledgement
There’s one person in this quiet village of Wagstaffe who, during the disruptions of the coronavirus, has been such a hero to the community that she deserves public acknowledgement. The…
Local planning panel is a win for developers
[Forum] I agree with Central Coast councillor Jillian Hogan, in her remarks that the State Government directive to implement a local planning panel for Central Coast Council is a means…