Three new road safety projects announced
The Central Coast is set to benefit from three new road safety projects, thanks to more than$3.6M in State Government funding. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
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Tesch backs calls to take Gosford Bowling Club off the asset sales list
With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight to have Gosford City Bowling Club (GCBC)…
Labor calls out State Government over funding for beach erosion works
With Central Coast Council still footing a bill of almost $1.9M for erosion mitigation works at Wamberal and North Entrance, NSW Labor is demanding that the State Government explain why…
Council’s Climate Action Plan and Greener Spaces strategies dropped
Plans to develop Central Coast Council’s Climate Change Action Plan have been put on hold as has its Greener Places Strategy. And the adoption and commencement of its Sustainability Strategy…
Calls for tougher dog laws intensify
Calls for dog laws to be introduced on the Central Coast have been heightened after reports suggest local dog attacks occur more than once a day. Central Coast Council reported…
“An oasis in a badly designed, malfunctioning desert of concrete”
This was how one resident described Blackwall Reserve in their objection letter to council, trying to save the site from development. Lots 23 and 23A Memorial Avenue, Blackwall are on…
Beds go from beach to Beirut
Seventy hospital beds have made the trip from the Beach to Beirut this month in a joint partnership with the Rotary Club of Umina Beach and Peninsula Villages. The surplus…
Lion Island clean-up clears the waters for Little Penguins
A clean up project at Lion Island last month has resulted in a record amount of debris collected, and local wildlife to bounce back, following severe flooding in March. The…
Barrenjoey local boy hauls out in Patonga
A seal has been spotted at Patonga Beach! The Central Coast Dolphin Project received a call about the seal on May 31 and dispatched a team to check on the…
Flood mitigation works commence on the Peninsula
A number of flood mitigation works have begun on the Peninsula this month with Council taking a ‘priority’ based focus to issues at Woy Woy and Umina. Since its commencement…
Super Mums in dramatic surf rescue
A daring rescue at Umina Beach last month has led to calls for increased signage at a popular tourist spot after a family was involved in an almost fatal accident….
Auditor General unable to give Council an unqualified report
Out of 128 local government areas, Central Coast was the only NSW Council that did not receive an unqualified audit report in 2020-2021. A qualified report means that the Audit…
Playspace Strategy finalised as two reserves are being improved
John Peter Howard Reserve play space at San Remo and Helen Reserve dog park at Gorokan are temporarily closed while Central Coast Council does some improvement works. The San Remo…
Expressions of Interest sought for Lakes Festival events
Central Coast Council is looking for exciting local events, programs and activities that shine the light on the region’s lakes and waterways. The Lakes Festival is back in 2021 and…
Tender called for wellhead equipment for offshore drilling
Asset Energy, a subsidiary of Advent Energy, has issued a call for tender for the provision of subsea wellhead equipment, materials and associated services for the Baleen drilling program, as…
Democracy activist calls out Administrators
Local democracy activist, Klaas Woldring, has shared his submission to the Public Inquiry into council with Central Coast Newspapers, revealing a scathing analysis into how undemocratic the whole process of…
More light shed on IPART rates decision
With a 15 per cent rate rise approved by IPART, just how much will Central Coast ratepayers be paying from July 1? Gosford average residential ratepayers will experience an increase…
State-designated roads on the Coast left out of State’s take-back program
State-designated roads Central Coast Council wanted to have included in the NSW Government’s takeback program have not made the priority round. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President, Cr Linda Scott, said…
Council invites elderly to run their own centre
Members of Gosford’s 55+ Leisure Centre are mulling over suggestions they take over the running of the centre. Members attended a meeting early in May and were presented with two…
Climate Action Plan and Greener Spaces strategies casualties of council crisis
Plans to develop Central Coast Council’s Climate Change Action Plan have been put on hold as has its Greener Places Strategy. And the adoption and commencement of its Sustainability Strategy…