COSS land safe … for now
Central Coast Council Administrator Dick Persson has announced Council will borrow $50M and sell $30M worth of assets in an attempt to address an expected $89M deficit. Environmentally sensitive lands…
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Coast residents gather to mark 102nd Remembrance Day
While many RSL sub-branches in the region chose to go for private in-house gatherings, public COVID safe Remembrance Day services were held on November 11 at Gosford Anglican Church and…
Funds available for shovel-ready road projects
Central Coast Council is compiling a list of road works to apply for a share in $136.4M available in Round 2 of the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads program. Funding…
13 new members to Council’s Access and Inclusion Reference Group
Central Coast Council has 13 new members to its Access and Inclusion Reference Group (AIRG) who will support Council to further improve accessibility and inclusion on the Coast. The AIRG…
Changes at two fire stations
Toukley and Budgewoi have new firefighter recruits, following their recent graduation at the Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) Emergency Services Academy. Three have been assigned to the Toukley station and Budgewoi…
Are you getting enough vitamin K2?
Part 4 of our ‘Nourishing our Kids’ series We’re mid-way through a discussion of the work of Dr Weston A. Price, who studied the diets of traditional people and found…
Open community forums to take place before each council meeting
The Administrator in charge of Central Coast Council while councillors are suspended, has opened his door to the public. Dick Persson has decided to hold open community forums before each…
Cutler Dr intersection improvements underway
Road safety improvements at the intersection of Cutler Dr and Pacific Highway, Wyong, were due to start on Monday, November 9. Safety upgrades will include a new painted median island…
Serious mountain biking accident
A 17-year-old boy is recovering after a serious mountain biking accident. Just before 1pm on Sunday, November 8, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park following…
Bruce Hyland could be our Nostradamus
Forum – I have sparred with Bruce Hyland in Forum a few times over the past several years, but I more often than not share his views. I was researching…
Study on Council’s role in providing trails for mountain bike riders available
The debate raging between mountain bike riders and others who love the bush is to continue with Central Coast Council waiting until next year to put a discussion paper on…
Coast celebrates NAIDOC Week
Regardless of when its celebrated NAIDOC Week is an event of national importance for all Australians. That’s the message from the National NAIDOC Committee as communities right around Australia begin…
Council is drawing up a list of assets to sell
Central Coast Council is drawing up a list of assets worth more than $30M to sell, as it works through a list of strategies to address a growing deficit. Administrator,…
Call to fast track urgent repairs to social housing
Shadow Minister for Housing, Jason Clare, joined Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, in Watanobbi and Wyoming on Thursday, October 5, to visit government owned homes in dire need of…
Unanimous Motion of No Confidence in Council CEO and Executive Leadership Team
Hundreds of United Services Union (USU) members at Central Coast Council depots have unanimously supported a Motion of No Confidence in Council Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy, and all members…
Exemption for Remembrance Day
Groups of up to 100 people will be able to gather for Remembrance Day services on the Central Coast, thanks to a one-off exemption from COVID-19 restrictions. The one-off exemption…
Submissions accepted on Draft Community Participation Plan
Central Coast Council is revising its Community Participation Plan, a plan that tells residents how to have their say on planning matters. The plan needs updating because the State Government…
NRMA report highlights risks of looming storm season
Umina Beach was the third most affected suburb on the Central Coast during last year’s storm season, according to new statistics from the NRMA. Only Terrigal and Berkeley Vale were…
Help needed in quest to save sick and injured pelicans
With a La Niña weather pattern recently making its presence known over the east coast, Wendy Gillespie, aka ‘the Pelican Lady’, is urging Peninsula residents to keep an eye out…
Andrew’s Bridge legacy to be retained
Transport for NSW has given assurances that the name Andrew’s Bridge will be retained on the footbridge at Lisarow once the railway station revamp is complete. The move follows concerns…