Central Coast Council should leverage off the investment in Gosford Hospital as a teaching hospital, by zoning for student accommodation. Medical education, particularly nursing, will be a money spinner for…
In the article “Channel needs science, not amateur ideas, says CEN” (Peninsula News edition 441), the chairman of the Community Environment Network, Mr John Asquith, stated: “CEN could find no…
While council plans for new waterside developments and the revitalisation of Gosford township, the millions of dollars Peninsula residents pour into the council account is doing precious little to improve…
Gosford City Car Park adjacent to Gosford Station needs its operations reformed. Closing the car park between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am the next morning is a gross underutilisation of…
[Letters to the editor] At Central Coast Council’s recent Let’s Talk Terrigal meetings, council officers revealed their CBD traffic flow improvement, a 2 stage project which they intended to start…
Many items in this paper refer to the increasing population on the Peninsula which is obviously good for some but there is a lack of any mention of the quality…
In built-up areas like the Woy Woy Peninsula, you would expect the streets to have kerbing and footpaths. The kerbing designates where vehicles can drive and park, plus controls the…
In response to the article in Peninsula News edition 440, Construction certificate issued for multi-dwelling project, the item raises questions about council’s assessment and public information. At the time the…
I am writing to respond to Ms Genny Murphy’s accusations against me printed in Edition 439 of Peninsula News (February 26), following last month’s official opening of new social and…
Why would Transport for NSW opt to develop a site zoned E2 and E3 (rural and protected), when an alternative site zoned industrial is available? Why would Transport choose a…
Over the past few weeks, we have seen on the local news bulletins, coverage of the fiasco that is Sydney trains, and all of it has been concentrated on what…
Terrigal was once the jewel of the Central Coast, but who would say that now? Yes, the gorgeous beach is still there, but the place is a nightmare to get…
I fully agree with Ms Griffith’s arguments and concerns (Terrigal is being choked by its own development) in the forum of Coast Community News, March 1. I looked at the…
One has to be excused for thinking it’s Groundhog Day when reading of the Go Gosford campaign to give the community a say on the revitalisation of Gosford (Government architect…
Mathew Wales’ claim that reducing the number of DA objections required to trigger a referral to Council will “impede the orderly development we need” is, of course, patent nonsense. Orderly…
It is no surprise that a recent Development Application to Council is citing 14 previous applications that have been approved, despite their not complying with current planning controls for setbacks,…
Politicians are flooding the media with stories about how they’ll be investigating to learn whether we should be investigating, to see if we need an investigation. Supposed “major” problems include:…
In your January 23 issue of the Chronicle, you published an article and photo of the Wyee Probus Club’s induction of 19 Foundation members under the heading “Probus club thriving”….
The Union Jack on the Australian flag is a symbol of a colonial mentality and superior military force to the original inhabitants of this country. Indigenous people were here first…
I refer to Mr Taylor Martin MLC’s article published in The Wyong Regional Chronicle on February 6, in which he calls on Central Coast Council to reverse its decision that…