Excessively non complying Terrigal development rejected
Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, has stressed the need for Council to enforce its own planning controls, after an application for a shop top housing development at 5-7 Church St,…
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Things are looking up for Gosford – Rod Dever Video News
Gosford has been “planned to death” but confidence is finally returning, as projects get underway in the city centre, according to Gosford, Erina and Coastal Chamber of Commerce President, Rod…
Mayor Critisises Non-Compliant Building Approvals
Central Coast mayor Cr Jane Smith has criticised the number of non-complying development applications being approved by the Council. She said findings from ICAC reports showed that it was when…
Station building may become retail space
The upper level of Woy Woy station may be used as retail space. Sydney Trains is offering the former ticket office for lease. The 28sqm ticket office space is being…
Sporties‘ determined to reinvent itself over summer
Woy Woy Bowling Club’s registered club The Sporties at Woy Woy will rebrand itself as The Greens Woy Woy. Club chief Mr Kevin Jenkins said the club had drawn a…
Clr Kyle MacGregor recounts achievements of Council’s first year
One of the 10 new faces to Central Coast Council in 2018, Clr Kyle MacGregor, said he believed two of the Council’s greatest achievements to date, were progressing the development…
JRPP calls for revised plans for Toukley development
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has deferred its decision on an affordable housing development project at 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. The proposal is for a $9.1m residential flat building, consisting…
Mayor not happy with proposed Local Planning Panels
Central Coast Council Mayor, Jane Smith, has slammed suggestions that the NSW Government could be preparing to take further planning powers away from Central Coast Council. Mayor Smith said a…
Shared pathway to join Avoca Dve & Kincumber Boat Ramp
Central Coast Council has been granted $995,000 for a shared footpath and cycleway at Carrak Rd, Kincumber, Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, and Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, have announced….
Tourism services contract extended
“A one year extension of Council’s current tourism services contract will enable a continued focus on growing tourism value for the Coast”, Mayor Jane Smith said. Council commenced a two…
Easing of working holiday visa restrictions fails to resolve anomaly
Regional Development Australia, Central Coast, (RDACC) has applauded the decision by the Australian Government to address working holiday visa restrictions to help address the critical labour shortage facing Australia’s agricultural…
Surplus budget enables increase in home care packages
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the pre-Christmas Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report, confirmed the strength of the Australian economy and welcomed news that the Budget would…
Council one of the first to invest in Green Tailored Deposit
Central Coast Council has been announced as one of the first investors in the world’s first Green Tailored Deposit to be certified by the internationally recognised Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)….
Council closure over holiday period
Central Coast Council offices and a number of services will close from December 24 for the annual Christmas closure and reopen on January 2, 2019. This includes Council’s Gosford and…
Coordinator General for Central Coast claims enormous progress
The 2018 annual monitoring report for the Central Coast Regional Plan, showed that “significant progress had been made in the second year of the NSW Government’s 20-year blueprint for development…
Strong feedback results in controversial changes to Winney Bay project
Labor candidate for Terrigal, and Central Coast Council Gosford East Ward Councillor, Jeff Sundstrom, has argued that revised plans for stage two of works at Winney Bay are “on track”,…
Younger generation are going to cop the worst from climate change
Groups and individuals distributing misinformation about Central Coast Council’s imminent draft Climate Change strategy, are causing unnecessary fear, according to, John Asquith, Chair of the Community Environment Network (CEN). “For…
O’Neill’s vision of fairness for all
Senator Deborah O’Neill said she felt compelled to join the Labor Party after listening to Paul Keating, following his election loss in 1996. “I was studying for my Masters in…
Central Coast Implementation Plan 2018-2020 released
The Central Coast Implementation Plan 2018-2020 has been released to set out how the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 will deliver jobs, housing, conservation planning and revitalisation for the region…
Mixed response to nearing NBN completion
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is speeding towards completion, with 98 per cent of homes and businesses on the Central Coast now ready to connect, according to the Member for…