Peat Island Planning Proposal to be Prepared
Plans to revitalise Peat Island were discussed on Tuesday, December 9, with Gosford Council endorsing the preparation of a planning proposal that could see key land in the area rezoned….
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$1 million Improvement for Garnet Adcock Memorial Park
The NSW Government has committed more than $1.2 million to support the development, maintenance and improvement of public reserves across the Gosford electorate. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein said…
Kincumber Resource Recovery Facility Decision Deferred
Gosford Council has unanimously deferred its decision on a contentious planning proposal for a resource recovery facility on Kerns Rd in Kincumber following around 500 public objections and almost 100…
Bambara Lobby Group Tastes Success at Last
A 6,200 square metre parcel of land will be added to Brisbane Water National Park at Kariong protecting important cultural sites and expanding habitat for a number of threatened native…
A Puppy is not a Toy; The trials of animal care often neglected
Christmas is fast approaching. Many will be considering a pet. Dogs, or actually puppies, are often the choice. They can make loyal friends, are fun to have around and, in…
A Very Different Christmas in the 1940s
We came to Gosford to live in 1939 and I have many memories of it as a small town. Gosford was a quiet place in the 1940s and Christmas, in…
Ettalong Beach Foreshore Development is Perfect for Gosford
How good to see the spectacular development of the Ettalong Beach foreshore with its sympathetic preservation of the natural beauty of the area, while offering a nice balance of unobtrusive…
Wrongdoers rewarded and no explanations given
When I was a child it was common knowledge that if the gate was hard to open all you needed to do was put a little oil on it and…
Climate change issues not to be forgotten
On Saturday, August 30, hundreds of local people of all ages braved the pouring rain to support their causes at the March in August at Gosford Waterfront. Among the many…
Speed Humps Save Lives
Gosford Council has turned down a request by the residents of Glennie St and Dunbar Way, North Gosford, for speed-humps to be installed. There are many children playing in the…
Council should be placed under administration
The Gosford mayor has been elected for a third term. This is a sad day for Gosford. It should be noted that this mayor wanted to change the name of…
Young asylum seekers to receive schooling
For so long Central Coast residents and so many fellow Australians have despaired of the harsh treatment and lack of human kindness metred out to our asylum seekers, especially the…
Chief Scientist vindicates community concerns
In light of the government spin put on the Chief Scientist’s report released on Wednesday, October 1, on Coal Seam Gas mining, it is important to read what the report…
Our sensitive aquifer explained
The Land and Environment Court Hearing on September 8 challenged the proposed Rocla extension and Calga application. I plan to explain simply what our ancient, uplifted, fractured porous aquifer is…
Successful building developments wanted
The Central Coast seems to attract a never ending stream of developers who, half the time, finish up doing nothing. Gosford Township is a perfect example of a multitude of…
Bathrooms have no bath
It was recently advertised extensively throughout Erina Fair that management had installed new bathrooms. This pleased me greatly as I thought, next week on my weekly grocery trip, I can…
Guidelines for quarry buffer zones required
The letter by Alan Bingham (Coast Community News, September 3) is typical of the pro- proposal for a recycling resource facility at the Kincumber Quarry – their arguments have no…
Is justice really given to the highest bidder?
Bingo Hill (Coast Community News, August 20), it just doesn’t add up. The letter by Don Rowe gives rise to a number of questions. I have been attending the court…
NBN connection issues
As NBN will not connect our home phones, will they also cut our public phones? Will everybody have to get a mobile phone? Many poor people cannot afford a mobile…
Quarry protest should be reconsidered
The recent furore about the proposal by Rexdor Pty Ltd to continue recycling materials at the Kincumber Quarry, a local icon, is quite disappointing yet so typical. On one side…