Toukley Bridge maintenance under way
Transport for NSW is carrying out night work on Toukley Bridge for the next five weeks, starting on Monday, November 16. The work will finalise pier and girder repairs and…
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Report into airport restrictions repeal Bill tabled
Central Coast Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, has welcomed the Legislative Council Report into the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) (WAR) Repeal Bill 2020, which was tabled in NSW Parliament…
Public housing vacant for eight years
A boarded-up and neglected townhouse duplex at Bateau Bay is one of 58 vacant public housing properties across the Central Coast. The two townhouses at 5 and 6 Faye Cl…
The Glen for women approved
The award winning and internationally recognised program at The Glen has achieved formal approval to build a 20-bed drug and alcohol rehabilitation service at 253 Yarramalong Rd, Wyong Creek. “This…
$34M upgrade at Tuggerah railway station announced
A $34M upgrade at Tuggerah railway station was announced in the 2020-21 NSW Budget on Tuesday, November 17. The funding will go towards design work, planning approval and construction of…
NSW 2020-21 Budget infrastructure spend for Central Coast
The Pacific Highway upgrade through Wyong Town Centre will get $4.3M in the NSW 2020-21 Budget announced on Tuesday, November 17. This funding will go towards finalising detailed designs and…
Stage two of Council’s Business Recovery Plan is underway
Stage two is underway in Central Coast Council’s Business Recovery Plan, previously called the 100-Day Recovery Action Plan. Council’s focus continues to be on reducing expenditure, arranging financing, raising additional…
Two bushfire recovery funds are open for applications
Community groups and not-for-profit organisations in bushfire impacted areas have until next Monday, November 16, to apply for their share of $25M to promote community wellbeing, social recovery and future…
Opportunity for residents to shape future water pricing and security
Residents have been given the chance to help plan the region’s long-term water security and to have a say in how much they should be charged for water usage. Over…
Drop-ins to source local feedback on Wamberal Beach solutions
Drop-in sessions will be held later this month as the first round of community engagement begins on possible solutions to ongoing beach erosion issues at Wamberal Beach. The State Government…
Mountain biking debate set to sizzle over summer
The debate raging between mountain bike riders and others who love the bush is set to continue with Central Coast Council waiting until next year to put a discussion paper…
No basis to Service NSW privatisation claims – Crouch
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has reassured residents that there is no plan to privatise the region’s Service NSW centres after the State Opposition raised concerns about…
Hunt for seeds to save rare plant species
Central Coast land holders and property owners are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for scrub turpentine and native guava on their properties as the State Government’s Saving our…
Indigenous health in focus during NAIDOC Week
Like so many other community activities, NAIDOC Week 2020 looked a lot different on the Central Coast this year. COVID-19 restrictions led to a scaling down of activities to celebrate…
Knitting Nannas show support for Climate Change Bill
Climate activist group, Knitting Nannas Central Coast, protested in West Gosford last week in support of MP Zali Steggall’s Climate Change Bill which she put to the House of Representatives…
Rise in Airbnb puts squeeze on long-term rental accommodation
Finding a home to rent on the Central Coast is becoming increasingly difficult, with more people moving to the region and an increase in Airbnb short-term rentals leading to a…
Copa resident calls out shoddy roadworks
Copacabana resident Hardy Albrecht is set to send Central Coast Council a repair bill for damage sustained to his car through what he describes as a poor repair job done…
Council suspends apprentice and undergraduate programs
Central Coast Council’s apprentice and undergraduate programs for 2021 have been put on hold as a result of its financial crisis and $89M deficit. As part of its Business Recovery…
Weekly Video News 5@5
The week’s lead Central Coast stories: Council administrator set to sell assets and borrows $50 million from undisclosed lender. Contentious Darkinjung development at Kariong questioned. Social housing project in Gosford…
Administrator accepts $50M loan from unnamed institution
Central Coast Council administrator Dick Persson has continued on with a councillor resolution to secure a $50M loan. Persson, installed by the State Government on October 30, called an extraordinary…