Coast in housing crisis: Vaughan
We have moved from housing stress to housing crisis on the Central Coast according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Connected Communities , Julie Vaughan. The need for more affordable…
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Four 50,000 bird poultry sheds proposed
An application has been received by Central Coast Council for a designated and integrated poultry farm at 1411 Peats Ridge Rd, Peats Ridge. The estimated cost of work for the…
Locals encouraged to connect with their community over Christmas
This Christmas, The Salvation Army is encouraging Gosford locals to connect with their community, whether it is through participating in Christmas activities, giving a hand up to someone in need,…
Hearing learns of failure of Job Active Network
T he Job Active Network is failing to help the unemployed, according to Senator Deborah O’Neill. Senator O’Neill was speaking with Coast Community News from a Public Hearing of the…
Police to gain Child Protection and Elder Abuse officers
Brisbane Water Police District is set to gain two new specialist officers as part of the NSW Government’s $583m investment in the NSW Police Force. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Community members attend Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk site inspection
Three out of the 15 elected Central Coast Councillors were met by over 25 community members, when they attended their inspection of the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk site at…
Draft climate change policy raises concerns from coastal residents
The exhibition of Central Coast Council’s draft climate change policy has been delayed until February, but Mayor, Jane Smith, has cautioned the community not to believe “misleading” messages about the…
Somersby to Erina growth corridor to be focal point
The Somersby to Erina growth corridor is likely to be a focal point for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council in 2019, according to a draft strategy considered by…
Mangrove Mountain Landfill community meeting unanimous
At a packed meeting at Mangrove Mountain Hall on Wednesday, November 28, guest speaker, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, pledged that a future Labor Government would establish an independent inquiry…
Property NSW close to resubmitting Peat Island planning proposal
Property NSW, the state government’s real estate agent, is close to resubmitting a proposal to determine the future of Peat Island and Mooney Mooney to Central Coast Council. John Andrews,…
Gosford MP calls for community support on landfill
Over 100 concerned community members braved torrential rain to express their concerns about the future of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, at a community meeting on Wednesday, November 28. The Mangrove…
New four-storey building proposed for Tarragal Glen
Retire Australia Pty Ltd has proposed to build 54 assisted living units in a new four-storey building on vacant land at Tarragal Glen retirement village, valued at $19.95m. The application…
103 students vulnerable after school closure
The founder of an independent arts and vocational college at Kincumber, has called for an independent inquiry into why the school has been closed. Gabrielle McIntosh said the Eagle Arts…
Premier announces additional school funding
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister, Rob Stokes, visited Valley View Public School on December 5 to announce an additional $100m will be added to the NSW Liberal and…
Withheld documents cast a shadow over Gosford CBD developments
Documents proactively released by Central Coast Council appear to make a mockery of the NSW Government’s new, recently gazetted, planning controls to deliver the revitalisation of the Gosford CBD. The…
Premier’s proposed fast train study met with support & scepticism
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, visited Gosford Train Station on December 5, to announce that the Central Coast would benefit from significantly reduced travel times, after being included in one of…
Petition circulated to stop seismic testing
A petition to stop three dimensional seismic testing for oil and gas off the Central Coast was presented to members of the public at the recent Woytopia festival at the…
All council meetings to be held at Wyong
Central Coast Council will hold all its public meetings in the Wyong Chamber for the foreseeable future, because some councillors said they feared for their safety at Gosford. Two Peninsula…
Bravery award for local firefighter
An Empire Bay firefighter has been awarded a 2018 Royal Humane Society Bravery Award. Mr Jeffrey Morse was awarded a bronze medal for his role in responding to a gas…
Council to close successful community garden
Central Coast Council has threatened to fine Booker Bay residents who have started a successful community garden on the nature strip. However the council says it is located on a…