Vales Point emission limits don’t satisfy campaigners
Vales Point power station has been issued with an order to limit its emissions of nitrogen oxide. In an application to the EPA, Vales Point requested a further five-year license…
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Low rate peg throws out Council’s numbers
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart has joined the chorus of councils criticising the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s rate pegging. IPART has infuriated Councils across NSW with its latest,…
The Weekly News 5@5
Welcome to Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5 Christmas Eve edition 2021. Christmas can’t come early enough – though the events of 2021 aren’t over yet. The Premier Dominic Perrottet…
Grants need overhaul say Labor MPs
An exposé by the Sydney Morning Herald highlighting the discrepancy between the amounts and values of grants given to Coalition seats versus non-Coalition seats has enraged local Labor Federal and…
Holt vows to fight corruption
Independent Candidate for Robertson, Vania Holt, said she believes corruption must be at the forefront of the national debate during the 2022 federal election. Holt said after spending five years…
A Christmas dash at Long Jetty
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Two more sleeps until the ‘Big Man in Red’ arrives after another year like no other. Long Jetty’s ‘Dash of Christmas’ is usually open all year round –…
Council’s 700-page reports exhibited over holidays
Central Coast Council’s push to keep its current rate variation of 13 per cent for an extra seven years will see a whole suite of reports open for public comment…
Candidates not convinced by PM’s PEP11 announcement
The Federal Government announced last week it has taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for offshore gas exploration over an 8,200 square metre area from Newcastle to…
New Local Government Minister must repair toxic relationship – Harris
Central Coast Labor MPs will call for an urgent meeting with newly appointed Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, to discuss the fall-out following the 2016 amalgamation of Gosford and…
Election may come before death of PEP-11
The Federal Government announced last week it had taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for off-shore gas exploration over an area stretching from Newcastle to Wollongong, with…
A very caring Christmas
Community organisation We Care Connect has received over 1,100 requests to provide Christmas gifts to disadvantaged Central Coast children this year. We Care Connect called on the local community to…
Local health boss appeals to public to be vigilant
[Video story attached] Central Coast residents should be vigilant with COVID-19 numbers likely to spike in coming weeks in the region. That’s the message from Central Coast Local Health District…
Dwyer and Dowdle recognised for service
The Rotary Club of Umina Beach has recognised two of its members for their service in the community at their Christmas Party this month at the Boathouse Hotel Patonga. The…
Community consulted over Farnell and Allfield intersections
Locals have been encouraged to speak up about a proposed upgrade at two Blackwall Rd intersections with the submission period to close on December 22. The upgrade of the Blackwall…
Business owners ‘furious’ about intersection upgrade
Business owners surrounding the Rawson Rd and Ocean Beach Rd roundabout at Woy Woy say they are infuriated by the lack of planning and consideration from Central Coast Council regarding…
Mingaletta celebrates NAIDOC
Local Aboriginal community-based organisation, Mingaletta, celebrated NAIDOC Day 2021 with a smoking ceremony and community stalls on December 10 in Umina. Along with a BBQ lunch, face painting, a history…
Centenary marked with new park bench
This year Soroptimist International celebrated its centenary with 72,000 members in 122 countries participating in a variety of events to mark the occasion. COVID restrictions meant that several of the…
Robertson candidate chosen for new Indigenous party
The Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia has finally received registration at the 11th hour from the Australian Electoral Commission and will field a candidate for the seat of Robertson in the…
Over $30M assets sold to satisfy commercial lenders
Central Coast Council is more than halfway to delivering its planned $60M asset sales program, with settled sales of $34.78M already in the bag and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Funding for Lions amenities helps other groups too
East Gosford Lions Club will install new bathroom amenities at its hall which will be accessible to other community groups after being awarded $20,000 through the 2021 Community Building Partnership…