Free apprenticeships on offer
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC, has said there will be an unprecedented level of support for apprentices in the 2018 State Budget, with the NSW…
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41 units and neighbourhood shop approved in Faunce St
[Gosford] A construction certificate has been issued for a $7m shop top housing development at 75-77 Faunce St, West Gosford. The development will include 41 units and a neighbourhood shop. The…
World’s first free mobile laundry service for the homeless seeks volunteers
Orange Sky Australia, the world’s first free mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness, has been operating on the Central Coast since May 2017, and now the organisation is seeking…
Video News: Laurie Maher on homelessness
Retiring CEO of Coast Shelter has spoken with Coast Community News in a frank video interview about the issue of homelessness and sleeping rough. Mr Maher shared his thoughts about…
Budget not welcomed by others
The Coast’s Labor MPs have declared that the Berejiklian Government’s budget has failed to deliver for the Central Coast, despite a promise from the Treasurer of a focus on families….
FFA refusal of a Mariners’ W-League team defies its own policy
The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) has indicated it will not support a Central Coast Mariners’ bid to be re-introduced to the W-League, Australia’s national professional women’s football competition, in…
State government budget welcomed by some
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, and Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, both commended the 2018-19 NSW State Budget, which was also welcomed by the city’s…
Ferry wharf application rejected?
The NSW Government appears to have rejected an application from Central Coast Council to fund an upgrade of the Woy Woy Ferry Wharf. “The feedback we have received from the…
The Bays asks for bus trial
The Bays Community Group is applying to get The Bays included in the new CoastConnect community transport program. “I note in the edition 446 of the Peninsula News that the…
Woy Woy to get Service NSW ‘digital hub’
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has announced a Service NSW Digital Hub for Woy Woy as part of the 2018 NSW State Budget. Mr MacDonald made…
Councillor wants to protect surf break from dredging
The Peninsula’s famous surf break, The Box, is an east coast treasure and Central Coast Councillor Bruce McLachlan wants to protect it. On several occasions during the protracted debate on…
Additional homeless resources needed, says Tesch
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she had been conducting her own investigation into homelessness. “With the help of Coast Shelter I am requesting an acknowledgement of the resources…
Ettalong school celebrates 90 years
Ettalong Public School has celebrated its 90th birthday over three days during the first week of June. Principal Ms Lynn Balfour said: “Commencing with an assembly on June 6, the…
Chamber welcomes dredging work
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement by NSW Minister for Lands Mr Paul Toole that $250,000 will be made available for emergency dredging works in the Ettalong…
Holstein seeks action on ‘sleeping rough’ deaths
Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein has called for Central Coast Council to make urgent representation to State Government to form an assertive Outreach Team to tackle the growing number of…
Council’s insurer refuses liability for water damage
[Empire Bay] Central Coast Council’s insurance company has refused to accept liability for damage to an Empire Bay home and its contents as the result of a burst water main….
Flat-townhouse complex draws 14 objections in a week
[Woy Woy] A proposal to build a 37- unit three-storey block of flats and seven two-storey townhouses in place of four houses in Blackwall Rd has attracted 14 submissions to…
Magenta Golf Course seeks approval to reconfigure lake
Magenta Golf Management Pty Ltd has applied to Central Coast Council for approval to use a reconfigured irrigation lake for the day-to-day maintenance of the golf course and to treat…
Acting Council CEO defies request from Councillor
Independent Wyong Ward Councillor, Louise Greenaway, said she was “shocked and disappointed” when Acting CEO, Mr Brian Glendenning, said he would not be adhering to her request to publish links…
Former town planner finds many grounds for DA refusal
[Ourimbah] Residents of Glen Rd, Ourimbah, have vowed to take their opposition to a proposed drug rehabilitation facility, all the way to the Land and Environment Court if necessary. They…