“Reconciliation takes action” – Coast Shelter
Coast Shelter staff joined with clients, community members and representatives of other organisations in a walk from their Mann St office to Leagues Club Park on the Gosford waterfront on…
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Quick fix for little feet at Leagues Club Park
Leagues Club Park’s play area has been improved by adding rubber soft-fall around both slides. The new regional park at Gosford opened on February 27 but by the end of…
CEN engages Council on asset sales
With submissions on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales now having closed, The Community Environment Network (CEN) is intent on holding Administrator, Rik Hart, to his pledge not…
Council will not be reclassifying Community Land for sale “unless absolutely necessary”
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has thanked Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, for making it clear that he will not be reclassifying Community Land as part of Council’s asset…
Erosion work ineligible for funding as state government did not certify plan
With Central Coast Council still footing a bill of almost $1.9M for erosion mitigation works at The Entrance North and Wamberal, NSW Labor is demanding that the State Government explain…
Harvest Festival to be held over the June long weekend
Foodies, families and fun seekers will be flocking to the Central Coast hinterland over the June long weekend for the return of one of the Coast’s most popular annual events,…
Public Inquiry submissions close on June 21
The public, along with suspended councillors, have until June 21 to submit their thoughts to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council. However, the suspended councillors will not have access…
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…
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…