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…
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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…
$ 1M funding boost for local emergency services
Central Coast Council will soon be more than $1M better off, thanks to a State Government decision to fully fund the local government increase in the Emergency Services Levy (ESL)…
CEO powers queried by councillors
The delegation powers of Central Coast Council CEO Gary Murphy will be under scrutiny after councillors called a meeting to discuss his ability to decide on tenders with no upper…
Landcare program rebranded
Central Coast Council’s Landcare program is to be rebranded and expanded as the Environmental Volunteer Program, following a survey conducted among Landcare volunteers in April 2019 on how they thought…
Stores re-open
A Woy Woy shopping centre has announced the re-opening of some of its stores with the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Deepwater Plaza marketing manager Ms Jodie Elkin has announced six…
Many gamblers helped by lockdown, says counsellor
The coronavirus lockdown has helped many gamblers see that there is life beyond the pokies, according to gambling counsellor Mr Chris Davidson. Mr Davidson has been offering counselling online since…
Council’s destination brand vision
Central Coast Council has a tourism vision that by 2025 the area will be known as a “vibrant magnetically attractive place to work, live and play”. That is the “destination…
Small parks and playgrounds at risk
Five years after thousands of residents stood up against Gosford Council’s planned sell-off of 25 local reserves and playgrounds, community group Save Central Coast Reserves is afraid many of the…
Councillors go down fighting
Central Coast Council voted on Monday, May 11, to accept the constitution of the Local Planning Panel that will now take over the councillors’ previous role in deciding development applications….
Commonwealth Bank closes three local branches
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is closing branches in Erina, Terrigal and The Entrance. The branch at Fountain Plaza, Erina, has closed permanently, with staff relocating to the nearby…
Going back to work? What are your rights?
[Editorial] As Australia commences its return to normality, the internet is already abuzz with questions about the return of employees to their workplaces. When will it happen? How will it…
Stoush brewing over nurses’ wages
The State Opposition and the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) have both called on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to rule out pay freezes for the state’s nurses in the wake…