Climate change policy not due before February
The exhibition of Central Coast Council’s draft climate change policy has been delayed until February. The policy has been expected to be on exhibition for public comment for several months,…
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Umina and Ocean Beaches graded as ‘good’
Ocean and Umina Beaches have both been graded as “good” and suitable for swimming most of the time in the latest State of the Beaches Report published by the NSW…
Group to fight over-development of Peninsula
The Save Our Woy Woy community group has renewed its determination to fight over-development on the Peninsula following a meeting at the Woy Woy Leagues Club on Tuesday, October 16,…
Council to prepare long-term dredging plan
Central Coast Council has resolved to “work with the NSW Government on a long-term dredging plan for the maintenance of the navigation channel”. Councillors further resolved at the October 9…
Dredging delays ferry service for another month
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has been advised that delays to dredging work on the Ettalong Channel are likely to mean the ferry service may not resume until the end…
13 year rainfall record for the Peninsula
October is officially the wettest month of 2018 with the Woy Woy Peninsula recording 228.9mm of rain in the first 18 days of the month, according to rainfall data compiled…
Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy
Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the…
Bungaree to be commemorated at Pearl Beach
Bungaree, one of the most celebrated men in early Sydney, will be commemorated by the Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group on Friday, November 23, and Saturday, November 24. Born in…
Free vision checks for all 4-year-old children
Parents and carers of preschool aged children are being urged to take advantage of the State-wide Eyesight Pre-schooler Screening program (StEPS) by the Central Coast Local Health District. The program…
Private Hospital to close surgical services to focus on mental health
Staff at Berkeley Vale Private Hospital were advised that 65 employees would be made redundant as a result of the hospital’s surgical unit closing on November 16. “I expect that…
JRPP to decide on two Affordable Housing projects
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will determine applications for a 29- room boarding house at Canton Beach, and a 29-unit Affordable Housing flat building at The Entrance, when it…
Merger of development corporations not welcomed by all
The NSW Government’s announcement that the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation has been merged with its Hunter counterpart, has been described as “another nail in the coffin for a standalone…
Climate Change Special Report is compelling evidence against mine
The Australian Coal Alliance has marked the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the impact of global warming of 1.5 degrees, as more compelling evidence that the…
Mannering Park-Chain Valley Bay pathway planning funded
Councillor, Jillian Hogan continued her campaign to have the ‘Forgotten North’ become the ‘Remembered North’ with the success of her motion to have the Mannering ParkChain Valley Bay shared pathway…
Bolt unhappy with drug testing order
Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and Central Coast Mariner in the making, has questioned the motives of Football Federation Australia (FFA) after he was ordered to undertake drug testing…
Chappie Pie China Time Theme Park land to be sold
Land at 1 Warren Rd, Warnervale, which was to be the site for the Chappie Pie China Time Theme Park, will be sold by Central Coast Council. Councillor Louise Greenaway…
Council to shortlist potential sites for a wave park
A draft Tourism Opportunity Plan to be presented to Council in November, will consider opportunities for a wave park for the Central Coast. The plan will include a shortlist of…
Ideas sought for Gosford Regional Park and Playground
The Central Coast Regional Development Corporation (CCRDC) has sought the community’s ideas for the new Gosford Regional Park and Playground, with a four-week engagement campaign launched elsewhere on September 5….
Feedback sought on Winney Bay Clifftop Walk
Central Coast Council has invited the community to provide feedback on the design of the Winney Bay Clifftop Walk, that will lead from Captain Cook Lookout to Winney Bay Reserve….
Marine Park feedback is extremely inconsistent
Public support for a new Marine Park, with the sanctuary zones that Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, campaigned against, sits at 75 per cent in Gosford and Terrigal. A recent…