Wicks urges Council to apply for Umina Oval lighting
Lucy Wicks has come out in support of lighting in the recreation precinct of Umina Oval. She has urged Central Coast Council to apply immediately for Federal funding to install…
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EPA says Ash Dam topping nothing to worry about
The Vales Point Power Station operates under strict Environment Protection Licence conditions to protect the community and the environment, according to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Wyong Regional Chronicle…
Emma McBride to help decide the future of Australian music
Emma McBride, the Federal Member for Dobell, is a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts, which will inquire into and report on factors…
Council expected to be adopt new executive structure
On the anniversary of the first election of Central Coast Council, the new CEO, Gary Murphy, has completed a structural review and reshaped his executive team. If adopted by Councillors…
Artificial reefs sought to assist recreational fishing
Councillor Bruce McLachlan has decided to stand up for local anglers, calling for Central Coast Council to use its Regional Super Council Status, to demand the NSW Government construct artificial…
Second meningococcal death on Central Coast
A 19-year-old former St Peter’s College Tuggerah student has died from meningococcal disease in Gosford Hospital. NSW Health authorities confirmed that Mischelle Rhodes succumbed to the infection in late August,…
Lake Munmorah bowling club proposes new club building
An $8.5m proposal to demolish and rebuild the Lake Munmorah Bowling Club has been lodged with Central Coast Council. The Munmorah United Bowling Club is located at 550 Pacific Hwy,…
Bus drivers’ strike action looms
Members of the public experienced free travel on some Wyong bus journeys on Monday, September 3. Transport Workers Union NSW bus driver members at Wyong depot took part in protected…
Pacific Highway upgrade Wyong unnecessarily delayed
The long-promised upgrade of the Pacific Hwy, through Wyong, may not even commence before 2020, according to Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris. Harris has warned voters to…
Still many unanswered questions to Wyong coal mine
Alan Hayes from the Australian Coal Alliance has committed 20 years to campaign to stop longwall coal mining under the Yarramalong and Dooralong Valleys because “it is the right thing…
Coast’s water security to be debated at Council meeting
Councillor Greg Best will reintroduce a motion about water security at the Monday, September 10, Council meeting, because he said it was “ignored” at the last meeting. The motion was…
Asbestos regarded as low risk at Wamberal & Terrigal
Central Coast Council has confirmed it was digging test pits and undertaking air quality monitoring along Terrigal and Wamberal Beach with expert assistance on Wednesday, August 29. Council Unit Manager…
Marine park proposal submissions open
Residents, businesses and community groups are encouraged to have their say on proposed marine environment protections, which could include up to 25 sites, as part of a new Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong Marine…
Mangrove Mountain Landfill issues before courts
Legal advice concerning the Mangrove Mountain Landfill site and related proceedings was considered in a confidential Central Coast Council meeting on Monday, August 27, but the community has not yet…
Bushfire on Lion Island
Fire brigades from across the region’s south responded to a bushfire on Lion Island on August 25. The blaze is thought to have been started by a lightning strike and…
Gosford’s Bonython Tower reaches topping out milestone
Central Coast Newspapers has been given a sneak peek inside Bonython Tower, the luxury development heralded as one of the most prolific catalyst projects for the Gosford CBD. Bonython Property…
17,000 tonnes of waste containing asbestos dumped
Police, working with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), will allege that up to 17,000 tonnes of restricted waste, containing asbestos, appear to have been dumped, or disposed of illegally,…
Why Lucy Wicks needs to worry about Wyong coal mine
The Wyong coal project (Wallarah II) may not be in Lucy Wick’s electorate of Robertson but Alan Hayes from the Australian Coal Alliance said she needs to be very worried…
Sporties developer gives emotional address
Sporties developer Mr Tony Altavilla addressed the Joint Regional Planning Panel meeting on behalf of the applicant, the current owner of the Woy Woy Sporties property, Woy Woy Holdings Pty…
Sporties refusal may ‘sterilise’ our future, says Chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce believes the refusal on August 23 of the development application for the Sporties land on the corner of North Burge Rd and Brick Wharf Rd,…