Reprieve for Status of Women Advisory Committee
Central Coast Council’s Status of Women Advisory Committee has had a reprieve. Former Gosford Councillor Vicki Scott, who was instrumental in setting up the committee in 2005, has applauded Council’s…
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Free legal advice available for flood victims
Flood victims are eligible for free legal advice as they recover from the devastating rains over the weekend. Lawyers from the Disaster Response Legal Service NSW team stand ready to…
Petition to push for voluntary assisted dying laws in NSW
A Dying with Dignity stall will be set up at Woy Woy’s Deepwater Plaza on Wednesday, March 31 in a bid to collect signatures for a petition to push for…
Dramatic rescue at Killcare
A dangerous rescue off Killcare Beach on Saturday, February 20, saw a father and daughter duo caught up inside a rip with surf lifesaving teams deployed. Killcare Surf Lifesaving Club’s…
Join the Arboretum’s art trail
The Pearl Beach Arboretum is calling for Expressions of Interest from local artists who would like to be part of its Ephemeral Art Trail set to launch in June. The…
Rik Hart reveals the gritty detail of Council’s financial crisis
The story behind Central Coast Council’s financial crisis is “quite simple”, according to Acting CEO, Rik Hart. In his second exclusive video interview with Coast Community News, Hart outlined the…
Deafening silence from Resources Minister on PEP11
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, says the Federal Government has “let down” the people of the Peninsula, with no decision yet having been made on the renewal of the PEP11…
Changes to Blackwall Rd enter final planning stages
Community feedback has closed on proposed alterations to Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, with Transport for NSW set to proceed to the next stage of planning. Initial strategic designs for several…
Responsibilty for funding channel dredging resolved
The long-time controversy over just who is responsible for funding dredging of the Ettalong channel has finally been resolved, with the waterway designated as a “key investment location” under the…
Peninsula holds up well under deluge
Despite Premier Gladys Berejiklian declaring a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast region, the Peninsula weathered almost a week of torrential rain which began on March 18 surprisingly…
Central Coast declared a state of natural disaster
Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast region, following 340mm of rain falling in the previous four days causing widespread flooding. The natural disaster…
Norah Head Lighthouse still needs looking after
The iconic Norah Head Lighthouse is a grand old lady gracing the headland at the eastern edge of the village for the past 118 years. It has been standing tall…
Now I think everyone is just really fed up
Sarah Scarlett, a resident of Chittaway Bay, says that after this photo was taken at her mother-in-law, Vicki Wright’s place in Moui Ave, the water came up about another 15cm….
Ausgrid can’t get to properties without power because of flooded roads
The “valleys” have been cut off from power and phone since Saturday night because Ausgrid workers can’t get into the area due to flooded roads. The Yarramalong, Jilliby and Dooralong…
Proposed Conservation Agreement adds a further layer of protection
Central Coast Council is seeking feedback on a proposed Conservation Agreement under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 for the Porters Creek Wetland Conservation Area. Porters Creek Wetland is the largest…
Community based financial oversight group to be formed
Stephen Werner of Gorokan is appealing to other like minded and concerned community ratepayers to join him in establishing a small community Financial Oversight Group (FOG) to watch over the…
All financials from financial years 2017 to 2020 should be corrected and reissued
Central Coast Council’s plan for a 15 percent rate rise is the most sustainable solution available to the Council, says a local resident who is a Governance Risk and Compliance…
Grant received to solve Carters Rd traffic issues
Central Coast Council has received $900,000 from the Federal Government to build a car park on the grassed area at the front of Lake Munmorah High School in Carters Rd….
Major changes to Council committees proposed
The Status of Women’s Advisory Committee would disappear under a Central Coast Council proposal that goes to the March 23 meeting for a decision by the Administrator, Dick Persson. Also…
Parliamentary debate over a 20,000 signature petition refused
Labor MPs across the Central Coast have denounced the NSW Liberal Government after its Members in State Parliament on Wednesday, March 17, refused to debate a petition signed by 20,000…