Six hundred residents create rainbow of support
Labor’s candidate for Robertson, Ms Anne Charlton, has brought over 600 Central Coast residents together to send a clear message of support for the “Yes” Campaign for Marriage Equality. “I…
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New council CEO takes control
Central Coast Council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Rob Noble, officially stepped out of the position on Wednesday, September 20, handing over the reins to new CEO, Mr Brian Bell….
Boxing Day trading restrictions removed
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and the Hunter, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC, has welcomed legislation passed by the NSW Parliament to permanently give retailers, employees and consumers the freedom…
Reports show cancer clusters 20 per cent above the state average in our region
The Northern Lakes Disability Tourism Precinct Committee has called for an independent audit of the Central Coast’s environmental and human health, due to ongoing concerns about air pollution from coal…
Work on Langford Dve roundabout to start in October
Work to fix the intersection of Langford Dve and Woy Woy Rd in Kariong will begin before the end of the year. Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, joined…
Government has committed to a target for social and affordable dwellings
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, have welcomed the announcement by NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, that the Government has…
Mountain Districts Association refers EPA chairman to ICAC
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA), based on concerns that an ICAC investigation into the NSW EPA will not look high enough, has referred CEO and Chair of the EPA, Mr…
Mayoral race is like a Melbourne Cup field
Mr Chris Holstein, long-term Gosford Councillor, six-term Gosford City Mayor, and former Liberal Member for the State Electorate of Gosford, has returned to civic duties as a newly-elected, independent Councillor…
Tax office up for sale before its finished
The Doma Group has appointed Colliers International to sell the brand new office building being constructed to accommodate the Australian Taxation Office at 99 Georgiana Terrace and 38 Mann Street…
Gosford East Ward Election
The Gosford East Ward encompasses the suburbs and localities of Avoca Beach, Bensville, Bouddi, Box Head, Copacabana, Daleys Point, Davistown, Empire Bay, Erina, Erina Heights, Green Point, Hardys Bay, Holgate,…
Vale Bob Ward
Flags were flown at half-mast on Central Coast Council buildings on Wednesday, September 6, to honour the late Gosford Councillor, Mr Bob Ward. Mr Ward passed away peacefully on Friday,…
Greens call for special commission of inquiry into waste
NSW Greens MP and Environment spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, said that the Greens had no faith in the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to solve the waste crisis exposed by 4…
Greens propose Empty Homes Levy
The Central Coast Greens have launched a new plan that will free up local rental accommodation and raise more than $16 million per year for Council to spend on community…
Fires at Froggys were precursor to squatter evictions
The ‘eviction’ of squatters from the derelict buildings in the Gosford city block bounded by Mann, Donnison and Baker Streets and Georgiana Terrace followed several recent fires on the site….
Government ministers contradict each other about potential contamination
The NSW Opposition has revealed that two Berejiklian Government ministers have contradicted each other about the potential contamination of groundwater from the Mangrove Mountain landfill site. Parliamentary questions have exposed…
Gosford CBD major developments update
Mr Cain King, from CKDS Architecture, has given a progress report on several of the key development sites in and around Gosford City. He said the Bonython Tower development in…
Nature Conservation Council welcomes ICAC investigations
The Nature Conservation Council welcomed the decision of EPA Chairman, Mr Barry Buffier, to refer allegations of waste industry corruption, including on the Central Coast, to the Independent Commission Against…
Conservatorium seeks to build its own performance space
The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music, the largest regional Conservatorium in NSW, hopes to expand on land behind its present location, the historic court house in Mann St, Gosford. President…
Squatters delay demolition
Over 40 homeless people who regularly used Froggys and the old Brisbane Water County Council building in Mann Street as a squat, have been moved on to make way for…
Misleading information allowed Mangrove Mountain landfill to grow
Former Gosford Council employee and independent candidate for the Gosford West Ward in the Central Coast Council election, Mr Gary Chestnut, said it was essential that the NSW Government held…