Draft Warnervale District Contributions Plan 2021 released
The Warnervale district is the fastest growing area on the Central Coast as it transitions from a semi-rural district to an urban residential and employment hub. It is expected that…
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Dooralong Hall improvements funded
The NSW Government will provide $29,931 to undertake maintenance and plumbing work at the 80-year-old Dooralong Hall, located near Jilliby. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding…
Water rates adjusted to allow for clerical errors
Residential water rates from July 1 this year will include an increase of up to $20 to fix an IPART clerical error. Central Coast Council’s water rates for next financial…
Free information sessions and workshops on Council’s Community Grant Program
Free information sessions on Central Coast Council’s Community Grant Program and grant writing workshops are being held in June and July. Council’s 2021-21 Community Grants Program will open July 1,…
Company fined $33,000 for underpaying a labourer
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a court ordered penalty against the former operator of a civil construction business based in Wyong. The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $33,000…
New PSN Radio tower installed at Umina Beach
A new emergency communications tower has recently opened at Umina Beach in a bid to expand the Central Coast’s Public Safety Network. The new radio site, which is located at…
The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community News 5@5, May 21. Coming up this week: Submissions for Public Inquiry to closeFormer Mayor Jane Smith says councillors hands are tiedAdvent Energy seeks equipment for PEP11 well…
Local resident in fight to save Rumbalara Refuge
Local resident, Mitchell Connolly, is fighting to keep the Gosford Rumbalara Refuge run by Coast Shelter off the Central Coast Council’s asset sales list. As a teenager, Connolly faced homelessness…
Administrator says governance around 2016 policy change “beggars belief”
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, says the State Government should either monitor NSW councils’ restricted funds or get rid of them altogether and let councillors and community decide how…
Public submissions to Inquiry to close June 21
The public, along with suspended councillors, have until June 21 to submit their thoughts to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council. But the suspended councillors will not have access…
Former Mayor, Jane Smith, says denial of access to information not fair
Suspended Central Coast Councillor and former Mayor, Jane Smith, said councillors have their hands tied in trying to make effective submissions to the public inquiry into Council, with no access…
Avoca Beach clean-up on World Ocean Day
Local community group Plastic Free Avoca Beach will run a beach clean-up from 9am-11am on June 6 in conjunction with World Ocean Day. One of thousands of events happening worldwide…
Supporters gather for Voluntary Assisted Dying law reform
Supporters of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law reform came together at Central Coast Leagues Club on May 21 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Central Coast group of Dying…
Three new road safety projects announced
The Central Coast is set to benefit from three new road safety projects, thanks to more than$3.6M in State Government funding. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
Tesch backs calls to take Gosford Bowling Club off the asset sales list
With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight to have Gosford City Bowling Club (GCBC)…
Labor calls out State Government over funding for beach erosion works
With Central Coast Council still footing a bill of almost $1.9M for erosion mitigation works at Wamberal and North Entrance, NSW Labor is demanding that the State Government explain why…
Council’s Climate Action Plan and Greener Spaces strategies dropped
Plans to develop Central Coast Council’s Climate Change Action Plan have been put on hold as has its Greener Places Strategy. And the adoption and commencement of its Sustainability Strategy…
Calls for tougher dog laws intensify
Calls for dog laws to be introduced on the Central Coast have been heightened after reports suggest local dog attacks occur more than once a day. Central Coast Council reported…
“An oasis in a badly designed, malfunctioning desert of concrete”
This was how one resident described Blackwall Reserve in their objection letter to council, trying to save the site from development. Lots 23 and 23A Memorial Avenue, Blackwall are on…
Beds go from beach to Beirut
Seventy hospital beds have made the trip from the Beach to Beirut this month in a joint partnership with the Rotary Club of Umina Beach and Peninsula Villages. The surplus…