Labor drives key amendments to Rental Package
NSW Labor is claiming a major victory for both tenants and landlords with successful amendments to the State Government’s “woefully inadequate” Rental Package, when it was debated in Parliament on…
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To Bee or not to Bee: World Bee Day, May 20
World Bee Day was on May 20 and Member for Gosford and avid apiarist, Liesl Tesch, has renewed calls for the State Government to provide a recovery plan for struggling…
Woman dies at Skillion
A critical incident investigation has been launched following the death of a woman at Terrigal. Shortly after 2pm on Sunday, May 17, police were called to The Skillion following reports…
Injured goanna reignites hunt for animal abuser
The hunt to identify a potential serial animal abuser has been reignited on the Central Coast after a goanna believed to have been shot with a bow and arrow was…
Davistown Progress Association petitions Council to complete pathways
Davistown Progress Association fears there could be a tragedy if a system of shared pedestrian and cycle pathways throughout Saratoga and Davistown isn’t completed. Association President, Jenny McCulla, said Central…
Go outside and play: Council reopens public spaces
The Central Coast’s play spaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate reopened as of May 15, in line with the most recent State Government announcement easing restrictions in the face of…
Monday-itis predicted for Coast commuters
The NSW Government’s new COVIDSafe Transport Plan was released on May 18, but it has left Central Coast commuters who rely on public transport wondering how they’ll get to work….
Back to school
Thousands of Central Coast school children are set to return to the classroom from May 25, as all public schools resume full-time face to face teaching. Catholic schools across the…
Two Tuggerah roads partially closed for three months
Central Coast Council has advised of traffic changes at Tuggerah. A $1.9M upgrade of Bryant Dve and Lake Rd, Tuggerah, requires a section of Bryant Dve, from the Supa Centre…
Video meeting of community groups welcomed
An initiative by an East Gosford ward councillor to invite community groups in her ward to a video meeting with her has been welcomed by the Killcare-Wagstaffe Community Association. “This…
Masterplan on display for second time
The draft Mt Ettalong Reserve Masterplan will be open for a second round of public feedback to make up for lack of face-to-face consultation due to the coronavirus restrictions. Feedback…
L-Plater caught driving whilst under the influence of methamphetamine
A L-Plater has been caught at Ourimbah driving whilst under the influence of methamphetamine. At about 4:45pm on Friday, May 15, a 37-year-old man from Umina Beach was driving in…
Local Strategic Planning Statement exhibition raises a few concerns
Central Coast Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) has been on public exhibition for just over a week and already it has attracted some passionate reactions. A community group, Save…
Expressions of Interest sought for major pelican public artwork
Forty-one years ago, in 1979, Peter Mauger was working at Clifford’s Fish Shop and decided one day that instead of taking the scraps of fish to the tip, he would…
Council will review tenders to cut costs
Central Coast Council will continue to honour current contracts, but tenders will be reviewed, staff have told councillors at their April 27 meeting. Upcoming tenders would be “reviewed to understand…
Conductor Brennan hospitalised in power tool accident
[Gosford] The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music confirms that on Saturday 16, May Artistic Director / CEO Patrick Brennan had an accident which resulted in a serious injury to his…
Council approves five-storey hotel for Ettalong
A five-storey hotel at Ettalong Beach was approved by Central Coast Council on May 11, with councillors adopting the staff recommendation. The building breaks planning guidelines by being 10 percent…
Hardy’s Bay club seeks $100,000 to avoid closure
The Hardy’s Bay Community Club is seeking about $100,000 from the local community to avoid closure. Hardy’s Bay Club liaison officer Ms Treveen Brown said the Club has been unable…
Council waste strategy open for public review
Central Coast Council is inviting community members to have their say on its draft Waste Resource Management Strategy, now available online for final public review until June 21. Developed after…
Crouch defends childcare support package
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at criticism from the State Opposition over delays in the delivery of the $82M Council childcare package pledged by…