Thanks to caring medical staff
Following a GP appointment for after-effects of COVID, my wife was transported by the NSW Ambulance Service to Gosford Public Hospital. Two young, friendly, caring professional paramedics attended to her…
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We should stick with 15 councillors
At the September 2024 local government election, every Central Coast voter will be asked to vote for a new group of 15 councillors to represent them. This will finally re-establish…
Thank you to Gosford Hospital
May 20 each year is International Clinical Trials Day, and I would like to say thanks to the staff at Gosford Hospital for their ongoing commitment to improving treatments and…
The dinosaurs of today
Today’s “dinosaurs” are our patriarchal and hierarchical institutions including financial, political and religious. Our financial institutions, with their focus on greed and profit for shareholders, are partly responsible for climate…
Not much has improved at Council
I liked the article by Kevin Brooks about Central Coast Council keeping the 15 per cent rate increase. (Administrator) Rick Hart was put into Council to improve the financial position…
Erin Brockovich, where are you?
I find it totally repulsive, if not criminal, that the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in May 2024 has identified the land at the former Munmorah Power Station to be a…
Dense housing will have consequences
I was intrigued to read that our State Member of Parliament, Liesl Tesch, thinks it’s wonderful that Woy Woy, and other parts of the Central Coast, will now be subject…
It’s time for action on Rawson Rd crossing
The excellent Editorial by David Abrahams in CCN 435 summarises the current drama and history of the fight by the Woy Woy Peninsula community over 26 years, to have a…
Be sure to have your say on Council spending
Central Coast Council has released its draft Operational Plan and Budget 2024-25 for public exhibition. This will allow our community to have their say on where the funding provided by…
Overpopulation the underlying problem
I write regarding the letter on Woy Woy high-rise housing (Andrew Lewis, CCN435) – this is a band-aid approach. The root cause of traffic congestion, lack of aged care, immigration…
Governments, politicians ignore health concerns of power stations
We frown over the way Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are oblivious to outside scrutiny, yet are the citizens of NSW copping the same treatment from the Labor Party or…
Aircraft noise concerns
Like Tony Matheus (CCN 431), and many other residents, we are quite tired with the level of noise pollution caused by the light aircraft from Central Coast Airport at Warnervale. We…
Martin should step aside
Our local Member of the Legislative Council Taylor Martin has been expelled from the Liberal Party – the Party under whose banner he stood and which he was elected to…
Signs are up, but no roadworkers in sight
I think it is high time that Central Coast Council removed the roadworks signs on Peats Ridge Rd. These signs have been there for at least three weeks, with no…
Crack down on youth crime
Recently, some 200m from home on a quiet street at 2pm, my neighbours were put in hospital by a stolen car which came around the corner on the wrong side…
Railway crossings an anachronism
Regarding the incident at the Rawson Rd railway level crossing on Friday, April 19, I understand this is not the first time an incident has occurred at this location. Railway…
High rise apartments a bad idea for Woy Woy
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has shared her jubilation over the recent decision to cram high-rise apartments in Woy Woy near the station, aligned with the NSW Government’s housing plan….
Woy Woy infrastructure must be addressed before more housing
Your front page story (CCN 434) reported that the State Government has targeted Woy Woy for housing density to be increased up to six storeys for residential apartment buildings within…
What about Lady Drysdale?
Your story on the heritage listing of Bouddi Farm (CCN 433) makes Lady Maisie Drysdale a victim of wifedom. (Papers at) the National Library of Australia … document the life…
Lots of questions over airport upgrade
I would like to add my concerns about upgrading Central Coast Airport at Warnervale. When I read through the information on the Council’s website the answer to a FAQ about…