Let’s crowd-fund our own pothole fixing truck
[Forum] Well, the rains returned and so did the potholes. No surprise there. One has to give the Council it’s due with its “Dob in a Pothole” initiative. This is…
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‘Rates, Rubbish and Roads’ restriction far too narrow
[Forum] In response to Godfrey Franz’ letter published in Coast Community News, edition 215, there is obviously behind the scenes activity by the Brisbane Water Branch (BWB) of the Liberal…
Our democracy is not democracy at all
[Forum] Peter Bayley (Forum edition 213) claims that proportional representation party list often leads to unstable coalitions. That is incorrect. He claims this based on the examples of Italy and…
Local Planning Panels are self serving
[Forum] Imagine a situation in which a small gaggle of self interested individuals decided to get together to set up a Central Coast Chapter of the Excellence in Planning Committee….
The Great Uneducated?
[Forum] Cr Marquart’s insults at the Climate Change Emergency Declaration reported in edition 477 can’t go unchallenged. With his ignorance of the subject, what right has he to call climate…
Tree removal threatens local beauty
[Forum] I have lived in Woy Woy on and off for the past 50 years. I was saddened to read in edition 476 that Woy Woy is one of the…
Private or Council certifiers?
[Forum] In response to the article Council will table seven motions at LGA Conference which appeared in edition 214, one Council motion will be that building certification be taken away…
Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk project supported
[Forum] As an Avoca Beach local, I am 100 per cent in support of the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk project. Even my 4-year-old daughter asks me on our nature walks:…
Liberal Party Branch not happy with Council spending plans
[Forum] An open letter to Gary Murphy, CEO of Central Coast Council. Sir, this letter is not communicated to your email address as it is not obviously available on the…
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…
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…