Chamber welcomes dredging
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the start of dredging operations in the Ettalong Channel with works due to be completed in around six weeks’ time. “Dredging works have…
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Express North Shore rail service ends soon
Peninsula residents will soon be without an express rail service to the North Shore, to allow work on the Chatswood to Epping line, according to Member for Gosford Ms Liesl…
Council assessment rejects Sporties proposal
Central Coast Council planning assessment staff have recommended the refusal of the $30.3 million redevelopments of the Sporties site on the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North Burge Rd,…
Negligible rainfall in first 10 days August
The Peninsula has recorded only 0.5mm of rain in the first 10 days of August, according to rainfall data compiled by Umina’s Mr Jim Morrison. On average the Peninsula normally…
Both service and festival to run on Remembrance Day
A Remembrance Day service and the annual Oyster Festival will both occur in Ettalong on November 11. The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has agreed to move the Oyster Festival to…
Harris welcomes new investment and development in the area
Member for Wyong, David Harris, has welcomed the swathe of new development and jobs in the Greater Warnervale area, as Woolworths opened its new Wadalba store on August 1. Woolworths…
Twin tower residential buildings proposed for Wyong
A $10m application has been received by Central Coast Council to develop a residential flat building at 17 to 19 Warner Ave and 30 Leppington St, Wyong. The proposal is…
Rail Maintenance Facility promised jobs could go to Koreans
An independent research report about the new intercity train fleet, published in 2016, raised questions about whether the promise of jobs for Central Coast locals at the Kangy Angy Rail…
Threshold of 25 objections is recommended for a DA
The number of submissions required for a development application (DA) to be referred to a public Central Coast Council meeting may be dropped from the current 50 to 25, if…
Report to be sought on potential impacts of pollutants
The issue of the pollution risk posed by PFAS, ash dams and air pollution, will be discussed by Central Coast Council as a result of a notice of motion put…
Council has no power over Kangy Angy works
Central Coast Council called on the State Government to pause works and consult with residents over amended plans for the Rail Maintenance Facility at Kangy Angy, which has resulted in…
Catchments & Coast Committee – Tuggerah Lakes held its inaugural meeting
Councillor, Doug Vincent, has been appointed Chair of the Catchment and Coast Committee for Tuggerah Lakes. The Catchments and Coast Committee – Tuggerah Lakes, held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday,…
Councillor seeks proactive release of airport lease documents
Councillor, Louise Greenaway, has called upon the CEO of Central Coast Council, Gary Murphy, to consider the proactive release of the Council’s lease to Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI), and the…
CEN calls for more support for Kangy Angy residents
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called on the broader community to support the Kangy Angy residents who continue to fight the environmental destruction being caused to make way for…
Mariners confirm their deal with Usain Bolt
Central Coast Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp has confirmed that Usain Bolt will commence training and trialling for the club’s top team. In a video statement from the club’s Tuggerah headquarters on…
Orchard Road trees will not be removed for now
Mr Murray Harris, Transport for NSW’s Project Director of the New Intercity Fleet, told the Environmental Defender’s Office that “as a goodwill gesture” TfNSW will not remove any trees from…
Harris calls for a moratorium on developments in densely populated areas
Member for Wyong, David Harris, has addressed NSW Parliament to express his concerns about an affordable housing development proposed for 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. “I raise an issue that was…
Environmental Defender joins fight to save Kangy Angy trees
The NSW Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO) has stepped up to represent Kangy Angy residents as they fight to save a stand of mature trees in Orchard Rd that were not…
Voters want Council to look forward – Hogan
In the second part of Central Coast Newspapers’ video interview with Councillor Jillian Hogan, she speaks openly about how she believes the amalgamation is tracking. Hogan said she believed Councillors…
Council is developing a Draft Climate Change Policy
Council is developing a Draft Climate Change Policy that will meet the NSW State Climate Change Policy direction to achieve a net-zero emissions by 2050. The Policy will be a…