Council starts to respond to lack of toilet soap
[Forum] I am pleased to report that Central Coast Council has started to respond to widespread concerns about the lack of soap in our public toilet facilities during the Covid-19…
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Where is the best location for the new air quality monitor?
[Forum] Mannering Park Progress Association wishes to thank Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper, on behalf of the residents of the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie, for obtaining the new air…
Relatively new resident didn’t see health issues
[Forum] I am a relatively new resident of the Central Coast, having chosen to live here some 10 years ago after many years of family holidays at The Entrance and…
Council wastes a lot of money
[Forum] I recall reading in one of the local papers that Central Coast Council intends to spend taxpayer money on a statue of Percy the Pelican at The Entrance. Well…
Can’t see the attraction of living in Gosford centre
[Forum] With all the grandiose projects being announced for Gosford centre, there seems to be very little marketability information being provided to underpin these ambitious plans. For anyone who works…
Present restrictions are essential
[Forum] May I once again beg your indulgence to state my indignation and outrage on watching this morning’s ABC program which interviewed men who agreed, over emphatically, that all our…
Could Ross Barry become the Coast’s Ross Gittens?
[Forum] Ross Barry and Coast Community News should be congratulated for the excellent article on John Maynard Keynes (book review edition 238) and for the clear and concise explanation of…
Safe connection from Mannering Park to Chain Valley Bay is sorely needed
[Forum] Having just completed a bike ride from Mannering Park to Lake Munmorah and back, I can tell you that it is so obvious that we need the connection from…
PM2.5 particles have been found in NSW that originated in South Australia
[Forum] So, the State Government sells off a state asset, coal-fired power generator, Vales Point Power Station, for a song, and we, the public, again pay the too high price…
We need to protect ourselves first
[Forum] Well, as we all have seen, we need to protect ourselves, listen to our health officials and manufacture our own PPE and keep Australia going. Face masks can be…
Technology may have a human cost
[Forum] This letter is in response to the article, ‘Controversial telecom tower planned for Wyoming’, that appeared in Coast Community News, edition 239. I wonder how many people who complain…
The Central Coast has been effectively loved to death
[Forum] The Tuggerah Lakes system is under the immediate threat of becoming a ‘no go area’ if something is not done about proper management, which seemingly was last studied about…
Esplanade footpath needs access for scooters and bikes
[FORUM] An afternoon of sunshine and perfect weather is a time for walking, jogging or just getting out with the aid of a mobility walk frame, scooter, pushbike plus those…
Extended library services should be expanded
[FORUM] The extended online services being provided by Central Coast libraries (Libraries extend free online resources, Peninsula News, April 20) are to be heartily welcomed but they should not be…
Queensland Council installs toilet soap dispensers
[FORUM] Our comparator council, the Sunshine Coast Council in Queensland, announced on March 23 that it would install and maintain soap dispensers in all public toilet facilities across the region…
Work from home after lockdown ends
Working from Home is the new phrase we have become familiar with but what does it mean and could it help our local economy? For this commuter it means, I…
Confidence wanted in council management of funds
[FORUM] Thanks for publishing your article (Town centres, wharf and drainage get budget allocation, Peninsula News, April 20). I draw attention to this excerpt from Central Coast Council’s operational plan:…
Fuel profiteering as we are asked to pull together
[Forum] Peninsula fuel prices remain 30 cents a litre dearer than Gosford and Sydney. This borders on theft, taking advantage of our isolation in this extraordinary time of government aid…
Ratepayers are becoming desperate
[Forum] The toilet block near the library in Umina is a disgrace. When I made a comment to another user recently, he said that Woolworths asked Central Coast Council if…
Documented evidence available on request
[Forum] My thanks to Godfrey Franz considering my letter (Forum edition 237) as a “joke”. That is exactly the reaction I expected because no climate change denier is ever likely…