Ratepayers respond to rate rise options
Ratepayers and residents are speaking up with their ideas on how Central Coast Council should manage its financial debt. Council invited people to take a survey on Council’s suggestions of…
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Claims made that Vales Point allowed to pollute at double NSW legal levels
A new local environmental group, Future Sooner, and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, have stepped up their community awareness campaign about the health risks of toxic emissions from the…
Dobell businesses and individuals assisted by various support packages
About 14,500 businesses in the Dobell electorate will again receive a tax incentive to write-off the full value of any eligible asset they purchase. NSW Senator, Jim Molan, said this…
Fire exit needed at Point Clare Community Hall
Koolewong and Point Clare/Tascott Progress Association has been trying for four years to have a fire exit installed at Point Clare Community Hall and is calling on Central Coast Council…
Upgraded intersection likely to cause more accidents
A Berkeley Vale resident is concerned that new traffic flow conditions at the Lakedge Ave and Gregory St intersection will cause more accidents. Stephen Towers says that already people are…
Patonga firies commended
Two volunteer firies from the Peninsula have been commended for their efforts in containing the large bushfires which ravaged large parts of NSW last summer. In December, Central Coast Council…
Proposal to build 19 apartments over four storeys approved
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has given the go ahead to demolish two old houses at 28 and 30 Dening St, The Entrance, to make way for a block of…
Arboretum has big plans for 2021
Pearl Beach Arboretum revealed some interesting plans for 2021 when it handed down its summary of events for 2020. President Victoria Crawford thanked the team of volunteers for their help…
Bendigo Bank gives back to community
A number of projects on the Peninsula were boosted last year by grants from Ettalong’s Bendigo Bank in a bid to support grassroots community initiatives. Notable donations included a $50,000…
No policy on nuisance dogs
Peninsula residents plagued by nuisance dogs will be interested to know Central Coast Council does not have a policy on dealing with nuisance or roaming dogs, despite the Central Coast…
Litter in creek causes concern
Woy Woy residents will be keeping a close eye on a drainage channel adjacent to Peninsula Leisure Centre which was cleared of litter and an abandoned shopping trolley following requests…
Operation Safe Skippers campaign carried out
NSW Maritime was out on the water in Lake Macquarie and Tuggerah Lakes over the weekend of January 9 and 10 for its Operation Safe Skippers campaign, with a focus…
Maintenance works scheduled to repair large potholes on busy thoroughfare
Drivers on Louisiana Rd, Hamlyn Terrace, will be pleased to know that Central Coast Council has scheduled maintenance works to repair large potholes on the busy thoroughfare. Although Council has…
Tree poisoning an ongoing issue for many years
Twelve trees have been removed from a Bateau Bay picnic area in Wyrrabalong National Park following their deliberate poisoning. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) confirmed that vandalism of vegetation…
EPA defends its recent track record
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has hit back at claims by member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, that it has let down the Central Coast with a drastic reduction in…
‘Stop selling public assets’ – Tesch
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is calling on the State Government to stop privatising public assets, saying the sale last year of land bordering Gosford Hospital could pave the way…
Meet Kath and Kim, the cheeky emu chicks
Two new emu chicks arrived at the Australian Reptile Park just in time for the new year and have been christened Kath and Kim after iconic characters created by Jane…
Weekly News 5@5
WEEKLY NEWS WRAP: The ‘must know’ stories from around the Central Coast: Masks are still compulsory in all indoor venues, a rate rise has raised consternation, the Administrator looks set…
2020: Ode to a torrid year
2020 was a huge year for the Coast – we survived bushfires, floods, a global pandemic and the financial collapse of Central Coast Council, which saw councillors suspended and an…
Abseiling to be allowed in Bouddi National Park
In a first for adventure-seekers, rock climbing and abseiling will be introduced in Bouddi National Park as part of a new management plan to help bolster nature-based tourism. The announcement…