Water and sewerage prices may drop
Water, sewerage and stormwater charges on the Peninsula (and Central Coast) are likely to drop with the alignment of prices across the Central Coast. Average residential water bills would be…
Gosford
Saved reserve at East Gosford to have an official name
A reserve on the corner of Wells St and Coburg St, East Gosford, which was saved by the community in 2015-16 from being reclassified as operational land to be sold,…
Waterfront included in draft Gosford CBD DCP
The NSW Department of Planning’s draft Development Control Plan for Gosford reveals the State Government’s intention to develop the city’s waterfront. Central Coast Coordinator General, Lee Shearer, has said that…
Gosford’s Bonython Tower reaches topping out milestone
Central Coast Newspapers has been given a sneak peek inside Bonython Tower, the luxury development heralded as one of the most prolific catalyst projects for the Gosford CBD. Bonython Property…
Revitalisation of Gosford City Centre on exhibition
The revitalisation of Gosford City Centre as the vibrant, liveable capital of the Central Coast, reached another milestone on Thursday, August 16, with the release of the draft Development Control…
Gosford CBD and Waterfront Advisory Committee held inaugural meeting
The Gosford CBD and Waterfront Advisory Committee of the Central Coast Council held its inaugural meeting on June 28, and devised a plan of action for the coming 12 months….
299 residential unit development draws many objections
The $90m proposed development of 299 residential units, over three stages, proposed for 87 to 89 John Whiteway Dve, Gosford, has already been the subject of almost 30 objections. The…
Construction certificate granted for 57 unit development
A construction certificate has been granted for a 57 unit residential flat building and ground floor commercial premises at 277 to 279 Mann St, Gosford. The certification will enable construction…
IPART issues paper reveals underspending by council on water services
The former Gosford Council underspent on both operating and capital programs for the delivery of water services between 2013 and 2017, according to an IPART issues paper, and the combined…
Two boarding houses proposed & another receives construction certificate
Two boarding house proposals, at Niagara Park and Wamberal, are currently being assessed by Central Coast Council, and a third, in Beane St, Gosford, has just been granted a construction…
Murdered girl was a Gosford High School student
The Gosford High School community is reeling following the murder of Year 8 student, Jennifer Edwards, and her brother, Jack, at the hands of their father. Jennifer, 13 and Jack…
Riverside site, incl “Masters”, to triple its maximum floor area
The Riverside site, including the former “Masters” building, located at Mann’s Rd, West Gosford, has been given the green light by Council to triple its maximum floor area and continue…
Commuters’ Association calls for a bipartisan approach on car parks
The Central Coast Commuters’ Association is calling on all sides of politics to work together to deliver long term relief to local commuters by developing extra car parking near stations,…
Lucy Wicks sceptical of Labor’s promised $15m parking plan
Labor’s promise of $15m to build three commuter car parks across the Central Coast is a gross under-estimate of the costs involved, according to the Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks….
The people have spoken – revitalisation of Gosford needs to happen now
Overwhelming support to get on with the revitalisation of Gosford CBD was the key theme to emerge from the Central Coast community as it had its say on the latest…
ACF calls for increased levels of solar access and view sharing
President of the Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Mr Mark Ellis, has called for increased levels of solar access and view sharing than is currently proposed…
Council trust changes on hold
Councillors were asked to act as trustees for a trust that has no audited documents. Mayor Jane Smith deferred a vote to adopt amended terms of reference for two trusts of…
Gosford Police Station to be upgraded
The multi-million dollar upgrade of Gosford Police Station announced in the NSW Budget, will transform the existing station into a modern facility, according to Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch,…
Labor promises multi-level commuter carpark at Gosford
Federal Opposition Leader, Mr Bill Shorten, visited Gosford on Monday, July 2, to announce that, if elected, a Federal Labor Government would build a new multi-level commuter carpark at Gosford,…
Banjo’s Skatepark officially opened
Banjo’s Skatepark was officially opened to the public by the Pilon family on June 23. It was a special day for the Pilon family and a motley crew of Banjo’s…