Former Broadwater Hotel recommended as preferred site for RPACC
Central Coast Councillors were due to vote, on the evening of Wednesday, April 11, on whether or not to accept a staff recommendation to locate the Regional Performing Arts and…
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Auditing firm backflip clears Gosford accounts
Accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers appears to have done a backflip in its assessment of the former Gosford Council’s finances. The auditing firm has now reported to Central Coast Council…
Specialist access harming healthcare of young diabetics
A Wamberal resident is calling on the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) to increase and improve upon the range of diabetes treatment and management services available to patients on…
Lionel Richie lights up Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Pop legend Lionel Richie performed in front of 10,000 adoring fans at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford last night, proving that he still has his mojo and is loved by…
Former Gosford Council’s books get the all clear
Almost two years after the dismissal of Gosford Council, and one year after holes were found in its financial management systems, the NSW Auditor General’s Office, and Price Waterhouse Coopers,…
Gosford’s civic heart beating – Special feature
Bonython Tower – Rising from Duttons Tavern 159 Mann Street. Owned by Bonython Property and Investments. Value: $19.3m. The 13-floor, mixed-use development, including restaurant, offices and shop top housing (56…
Study on reduction of train travel times between Sydney and Newcastle funded
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, was joined by local state parliamentarians and a business leader, at Gosford railway station, on Friday, March 9, to announce that the NSW…
Gosford CBD planning proposal terminated
Central Coast’s Coordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, has flexed her muscles and announced the termination of a planning proposal for Gosford’s CBD. The proposal, versions of which had been in…
Gosford’s civic heart beating stronger than ever
The area around Gosford’s Kibble Park has been identified by the NSW Government Architect as, potentially, the city’s renewed civic heart, as part of its work on the Gosford Urban…
Coast wide tree policy adopted
The former Wyong Council’s controversial tree policy has been replaced with the Tree and Vegetation Management Chapter of the Gosford Development Control Plan 2013. Independent Councillor, Louise Greenaway, was instrumental…
Old Sydney Town land has attracted a huge amount of interest
Hong Kong born billionaire, Mr Richard Chiu, President and founder of Warwick International Hotels, is expecting to sell the 120-hectare land holding at 945 Old Pacific Highway, Somersby, for between…
Government architect sets the scene for Gosford CBD
The Central Coast Co-ordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, and the Government Architect have launched an intensive four-week campaign, called Go Gosford, to give the community its say on the revitalisation…
Gosford CBD – certificate issued for 15-storey building
A construction certificate has been issued to allow commencement of work on the $34 million, JRPP-approved, 140 unit residential flat building, at 21 to 25 Mann St, Gosford. The project,…
Australian Reptile Park & former Old Sydney Town land for sale
[Please Note: This article relates to the land sale, NOT the businesses. The Reptile Park has a long-term lease on the land and is NOT affected by this sale] The…
Olympic silver medal for Matt Graham
Narara native, Matt Graham, has won a silver medal in the moguls at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic games on Monday, February 12. Graham is Australia’s first medallist this Winter Olympic…
Household Chemical Collection scheduled
Council’s next Household Chemical Collections will be held at Long Jetty Depot, Bateau Bay, from 9am to 3:30pm on March 3 & at 24, 25 February at Gosford Showground. The free…
Poultry industry could be growing too quickly
Community opposition is growing to the expansion of intensive poultry farming in the Coast’s mountains district. Two applications, worth $2.5m in total, to expand existing sheds and build new ones…
Soil from war memorials to be part of the renovated memorial at Hyde Park
Soldiers from across the Terrigal area on the Central Coast who answered the call to fight in the Great War will be honoured as part of a moving artwork in…
Children under five years old are eligible for free flu vaccination
Central Coast children between six months and five years old are now eligible for free flu vaccination this year, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC and…
Legal action of Mangrove Mountain Landfill under consideration
Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Mr Brian Glendenning, has indicated it is likely, but not guaranteed, that Council will take further legal action against the operators of the Mangrove…