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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I thought you might be interested in information on the Central Coast Council’s website I just stumbled upon, by sheer chance, and the reference to Wallarah and Spring Creeks. The…
On behalf of the Salvation Army, I would like to thank you for all you have done to support our fundraising campaign in recent months. Your donation of advertising in…
I am opposed to the Commonwealth Bank’s plan to close its Toukley branch. Such a closure will be very inconvenient to me, as I do not have a car or…
I thought I would analyse my energy prices since moving into my home nearly four years ago. When plotted upon a graph they make interesting viewing. At the end of…
As a result of the sad administration period of council, we have, rather than two councils each having public council meetings fortnightly, one council meeting per month. A reduction of…
The female public toilets at Terrigal Beach are an absolute disgrace. There is such poor natural lighting that numerous fluorescent lights are on all day, a cost I’m sure Council…
It is great to hear that the sand has come back to Lobster Beach but the channel is dangerously shallow. We need the Federal Member, State Member and our local…
The Brisbane Water Foreshore Floodplain Risk Management Study of March 2015 offers comments on planning and the Council’s sea level rise planning levels. In the early days of Gosford Council’s…
I have been trying for years now, without any success or feedback whatsoever, to draw Central Coast Council’s attention to the lamentable state of our roads on the Central Coast….
I write to strongly support Gabby Greyem’s proposal for improved surveillance and policing at the Peninsula Recreation Precinct, Umina. This area is the site of rare and endangered State-listed remnant…
The traffic management study for the Woy Woy Sporties proposal (DA53119/2017), section 5.2, contains a statement based on the Peninsula’s 10-year growth model. It is an innocuous comment at first…
Headline: August 2016, ‘the NSW Government to buy back the Caroona coal mine exploration license from BHP, at a cost of $220 million, to protect the aquifers and farmland of…