Where are the regional boundaries?
I wonder whether anyone really knows what and where the NSW Central Coast is. For example, the Sydney Television channels display Gosford as being part of Central Coast but vaguely…
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Only system changes could make councillors responsive
What Fred Charles fails to grasp (Do we have to wait another three years? Peninsula News, December 11) is that the majority of councillors do not represent the ward they…
Party councillors have been missing in action
In response to Fred Charles, “Do we have to wait another three years?”, how would things have been different when the candidates that were elected didn’t live on the Peninsula?…
The north has third world infrastructure
An attempt by NSW Planning Minister, Mr Anthony Roberts, to supply straight answers regarding the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 has appalled us at the Northern Lakes Disability Tourism Precinct…
Mount Penang Development Plan 2014 needs to be redrawn
Central Coast Regional Plan 2036–Gateway to the Central Coast A person could not be forgiven for thinking that this is simply a local affair which only affects the people of…
Comments on key Council appointments needed correction
I refer to the article titled ‘Elected Councillors have yet to deal with several critical issues’, published on November 22, and need to correct a number of errors that are…
Gosford Council’s accounts are now magically OK
The draft consolidated accounts for the merged Central Coast Council (business papers, December 7 extraordinary meeting) leave a number of old questions unanswered and raise new ones for rate payers…
Do we have to wait another three years?
For years, the residents of the Peninsula have had to put up with no representative on Council. If, perchance, you did spot a councillor somewhere their response was “I don’t…
Wicks mails out misleading energy information
Lucy Wicks has done residents a disservice by mailing out to residents misleading information about the best solutions for reducing energy costs. Although some good strategies were mentioned, the information…
Zero evidence of council applying itself
Our freshly-minted, shiny-faced, brimful-of-ideas, democratically-elected councillors have now been in office for nearly three months. In that time, they have just managed to discuss (but, of course, not reach a…
Elder abuse needs to be more widely reported
Is it not strange that abuse of the elderly in nursing homes seldom gets reported to the police, or brought to the notice of the media? Some seniors who arrive…
Local tertiary student figures are unacceptable
These are figures from the ABS 2016 Census QuickStats. In the Central Coast, 10,275 people are undertaking studies at a University or tertiary institution. Statistically, this represents 10.9 per cent…
Development of a Rail Maintenance Facility in wetlands makes no sense
I have noticed Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald’s recent pronouncements in respect of the development of a Rail Maintenance Facility in wetlands at Kangy Angy, including…
Having printed train timetables is essestial
I am hearing from both regular commuters and casual train travellers that new railway timetables are like the proverbial rocking horse poo; non-existent. I was a regular commuter for 10-12…
Mount Penang highway precinct development a disaster
The recent decision by Central Coast Council once again underlines the appalling lack of any consultation with the local communities. Thirty seven submissions were received regarding the Mount Penang highway…
Editorials and advertising appreciated
On behalf of the team at Gosford District Garden Competition Inc., I thank you all for your help and consideration in publishing my editorials and advertisements, in both the Coast…
Good public performance venues needed
I feel there is a need for good public performance venues on the Peninsula. There is real difficulty accessing those that exist on the Peninsula for public performances, despite the…
What is the future of the Peninsula?
The recent news of Woy Woy Sporties’ overdevelopment is not just about the future of an 84 year-old bowling club. It’s about the future of the Woy Woy Waterfront, our…
They will not supply a dredge – stop asking
Again yesterday the ferry scraped the bottom, headed to Patonga and buses had to be marshalled. The pressure is on and should be pressed harder but, please, over the past…
Creeks are the best form of drainage we have
Regarding “Councillors invited to community meeting at Umina”, Peninsula News, November 13. Ms Greyem tells us that the lack of adequate drainage and drainage solutions are of massive importance to…