Remote Planning Panel meetings cost $12,000 each
Central Coast’s Local Planning Panel will consider new rules to hasten the pace of development application decisions. The number of complaints about a development will need to reach 15 before…
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Specific environmental protection zone for all Coastal Open Space System land sought
The Central Coast branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACFCC) wants to see a specific environmental protection zone created for all Coastal Open Space System (COSS) land in the region….
Mismanagement and missed oversight
A Certified Practising Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor from Tuggerah and Liberal Councillor on Hunters Hill Council, Ben Collins, shed some light on how Central Coast Council might have met…
Draft CCLEP and CCDCP on the agenda for next meeting
After years of work, and numerous Council resolutions, the draft Central Coast Local Environment Plan (CCLEP) and Development Control Plan (CCDCP) have their best chance yet of being adopted by…
Chain Valley and Mannering collieries to go under one development approval
Delta Coal is planning to consolidate the operations of its Chain Valley and Mannering collieries under one development approval, with the same environmental protection measures, and to boost its workforce…
University cuts a quarter of its courses
Eight undergraduate degrees, 14 postgraduate degrees and 530 individual courses are set to be consolidated or discontinued at the University of Newcastle (UON) in 2021. The course culling announcement is…
Local delegation visits Canberra to protest any PEP11 extension
A Save Our Coast (SOC) delegation to Parliament House in Canberra on Monday, December 7, presented thousands of heartfelt comments and signatures in opposition to Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP)11. Save…
Workforce at Central Coast Council to be slashed by 242
The workforce at Central Coast Council will be slashed by 242 in the wake of its financial crisis, to return to the number of staff at the time of amalgamation….
Elsie’s Retreat expected to be completed by March 2021
Construction of Elsie’s Retreat, the Coast’s first dedicated in-patient palliative care unit, is poised to begin. On December 3, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, confirmed that construction…
Foreshore reserve rejuvenated
Over the past 18 months, a small group of Budgewoi locals have been rejuvenating a small foreshore reserve at the end of Noela Pl, bringing it back to life, firstly…
Council has a $565M debt
Central Coast Council has a $565M debt, it was announced on Wednesday, December 2, when interim Administrator, Dick Persson, delivered his 30-day report on Council’s financial crisis. The debt includes…
Over 700 Christmas Day meals on wheels
Meals on Wheels Central Coast is determined that no client will miss out on Christmas dinner this year, with hundreds of meals to be distributed all over the region in…
Art poles and animal islands – Leagues Club Field set to come alive
With the new $10M Leagues Club Field regional play space set to open to the public during summer, work is well underway on installing sandstone animal islands in the park….
Safety concerns over closed footbridge
Narara resident, Bruce McRae, is concerned for children’s safety after a footbridge between Hanlan St North and Hanlan St South was closed by Council, forcing people to now walk a…
New post for Ian Jarratt
A former president of Umina Beach Men’s Bowling Club has been elected as president of Central Coast Past Presidents Association (CCPPA). Ian Jarratt was confirmed as president at CCPPA’s annual…
Brad bids farewell to Maccas after 11 years
After 11 years of continuous employment with McDonald’s Gosford West, Brad Smith, who lives with Down Syndrome, has celebrated his last shift, sadly saying goodbye to his fellow employees. Smith…
Once Navy, always Navy
Central Coast Sub Section of the Naval Association of Australia recently celebrated the association’s 100th birthday. The association had its beginnings after a chance meeting in Melbourne in 1920 between…
Reg the seal hauls out on Forresters Beach
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has urged beach-goers to keep their distance from a large Australian fur seal which has been spotted sunbaking at Forresters Beach over the…
Central Coast Strategy feedback required
Central Coast residents are encouraged to have their say on six areas of interest across the region, which the NSW Government and Greater Sydney Commission have identified areas of economic…
New fire truck for Killcare/Wagstaffe rural fire brigade
Killcare/Wagstaffe rural fire brigade received a new fire truck on November 15 as part of a vehicle replacement program. It was one of three new trucks to be delivered on…