No timeframe for report to Minister
Central Coast Council still does not report the number of employees in every budget, so the community still doesn’t know where the big spending cuts are being made, according to…
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Denied entry into Queensland to visit dying stepfather
[Video report included] A Woy Woy man was denied entry into Queensland this month to visit his terminally ill stepdad after he was suddenly told he had a week left…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, October 22: GAS and OIL drilling off the Coast comes a step closer this week as a bill in Federal Parliament designed to override…
Peace Prize win upholds place of journalism in democracy
The team at CCN is delighted to report that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize 2021 has been awarded to two journalists in the firing line for freedom of expression in…
Breakers Stadium prepares to re-open
BASKETBALL – The Breakers Indoor Stadium at Terrigal is back in business. With the easing of COVD-19 restrictions taking place from October 11, the stadium doors reopened on October 18…
Facilities re-open for those who’ve been vaccinated
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Central Coast Council is reopening its facilities and venues, but only to doubly vaccinated adults and children under 16 accompanied by a doubly vaccinated…
Council debt never higher than $440M says Inquiry witness
Central Coast Council still does not report the number of employees in every budget, so the community still doesn’t know where the big spending cuts are being made, according to…
Funding brings Men’s Shed a step closer
A new building at Copacabana Men’s Shed is a step closer with an additional $127,500 in funding announced by the NSW Government to move the project from a concept design…
Grant given to help maintain emergency housing
A $5,000 grant from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing will help Coast Shelter keep its emergency accommodation in peak condition. The Wyong-based business, which continually seeks to minimise the impact it…
Brewing up new engineers
In less than a year after moving to Lisarow and setting up a brewery five times larger than its previous operation, Hawkesbury Brewing Co (HBC) has grown to a staff…
Wicks votes against debating bill to kill off PEP11
At 11am in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday, (Thursday, October 20), the Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, rose to speak against a motion that would have paved the…
Wharf to officially open on Monday
Woy Woy Wharf will officially open to the public and ferry operators next week marking the formal completion of its significant redevelopment. The upgrades aimed to improve the existing wharf’s…
Extension for coastal zone planning welcomed
Central Coast Council has welcomed news that a Coastal Management Amendment Bill is to be presented to State Parliament extending the timeline for councils to provide Coastal Management Programs (CMPs)…
Long wait times for help with vaccination proof
Waiting times at the Woy Woy Services Australia Centre in Blackwall Road (formerly known as the Centrelink/Medicare office) have soared over recent weeks as people have encountered difficulties accessing their…
Residents raise overdevelopment concerns with Council
The Pearl Beach Environment Group (PBEG) has raised concerns with Central Coast Council over the loss of bushland in Pearl Beach and its impact on the environment due to “inappropriate…
Where’s our precinct?
The $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina, which was promised in the 2019 Federal election campaign, has not commenced and community groups are beginning to ask why….
Former Council CEO touts selling water assets
Rob Noble, who took over as Acting CEO in 2016 when Central Coast Council was created, told the Public Inquiry he was surprised to discover a cash reward system in…
Botulism likely cause of bird deaths
Two adult Eastern Ospreys have been found dead at the base of their nest tree, as well as another young bird at a different nesting site, at The Entrance. Allan…
Local MPs co-sponsor Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the introduction of the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill into NSW Parliament on October 14. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, and Gosford MP,…
School students continue to strike for climate action
School students and adult supporters from across the region joined thousands of other students from around the country as part of a national school strike on October 15. The strikers…