Major changes for hospital emergency department
The Emergency Department at Gosford Hospital will move to Level 3 of the tower from May 31, and there will be permanent changes to Holden St from that date. The…
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Childcare Centre refused by Councillors
An application for a childcare centre at 612 The Entrance Rd, Wamberal, has been refused by Central Coast Council. The refusal was carried following Council’s consideration of a supplementary report…
NSW Parliament calls for suspension of offshore petroleum activity
The NSW Parliament has called on the Federal Government to suspend the licence for Asset Energy’s proposed offshore petroleum activity in the waters off the Central Coast, until concerns raised…
Gosford east rising – special report
Point Frederick has always been a sought-after address in Gosford, but it is currently undergoing a transformation, spurred on by its inclusion in the Gosford City Centre bonus height and…
Council’s delivery program & operational plan on exhibition
Residents and ratepayers have one month to comment on a draft of the historic first combined Central Coast Council delivery program and operational plan for the 2018-19 financial year. The…
Donnison St Rail Bridge to be closed for six weeks
Donnison St Rail Bridge, Gosford, will be closed from May 27, whilst safety improvement works get underway. Sydney Trains will be undertaking safety improvements between Dane Dve and Showground Rd,…
1,873 hectare flora reserve to be established
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister, Ms Gabrielle Upton, that a new 1,873 hectare flora reserve will be established…
‘Christianist’ terrorists invade Gosford Anglican Church
Gosford Anglican Church was invaded by a group of alleged ultranationalist neo-Nazis. On May 19, The Church’s Saturday night mass was interrupted by five Melbourne men, belonging to Nationalist far-right…
Issue remains as housing project succeeds, says Tesch
A Woy Woy project provides 30 of only 47 units of social housing provided on the Central Coast under the NSW Government’s new funding model for social and affordable housing,…
Council budget goes on exhibition
The first full financial year budget for the combined Central Coast Council has been placed on public exhibition for a month. Hundreds of projects are planned across the Coast in…
Vacancies on council committees
Expressions of Interests are now open for community members to sit on the Central Coast Council’s Pedestrian Access and Mobility Advisory Committee, its Protection of the Environment Trust Management Committee…
Liberals claim dredge victory
Liberal councillors and Members of State Parliament have claimed victory for the community following the decision by Central Coast Council to apply for 50-50 dredging funding. East Gosford Ward Liberal…
Department confirms GP money may go elsewhere
The Federal Department of Health appears to have confirmed that little of the $100,000 allocated to fix the Peninsula GP shortage has been spent. That money is now likely to…
Chamber calls for urgent beach repair
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called on Central Coast Council to urgently allocate funds to maintain and repair beachfront accesses including the disability access well ahead on the next…
Meeting to discuss Sporties development application
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront Group is holding a community meeting to air public opinion about the Woy Woy Sporties development application at the Woy Woy CWA Hall from 10…
Wales elected for 20th year
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales has been re-elected for a 20th consecutive year in office. “This is a very critical period for our local business community with…
Federal Government to provide CCTV at Umina oval
The Federal Government will provide up to $47,000 to the Central Coast Council for the installation of closed-circuit television cameras at community facilities to tackle antisocial behaviour and vandalism within…
Council goes for 50-50 dredge funding
Central Coast Council has agreed to apply for 50-50 funding to dredge Ettalong Channel following a fortnight of sustained community and political pressure, which saw 400 residents attend a meeting…
Do you know this man?
Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist in the investigation into an assault in Wyong. At about 2:15pm on Thursday, April 19, police have been told…
Best leads the charge for ‘Airport business park’
Another rescission motion aiming to reverse the Central Coast Council’s current position on the future of the Warnervale Airport will be debated at a July Council meeting. Leading the charge…