Development controls included in a draft new planning scheme would permit higher density development in residential areas around Woy Woy. The proposed change is directly at odds with the position…
Woy Woy has been designated a “principal town centre” in a review conducted for Central Coast Council which was adopted at the December 10 council meeting. The staff review has…
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Darkinjung) has welcomed the release of a Consultation Paper by the NSW Government containing planning measures to help Darkinjung achieve better economic outcomes from its…
The decision to cut down a 200-plus year-old paperbark tree in Budgewoi Holiday Park, on Thursday, December 6, demonstrated the major weaknesses of the proposed new Central Coast Council tree…
Designs have been unveiled for the Wyong Hospital redevelopment. Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, and Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin,…
The Toukley Community Action Group has called for an affordable housing development at 6 to 10 Dunleigh St, to be deferred until a new traffic impact study was completed for…
Significant steps have been taken to achieve the permanent protection of Porters Creek Wetland, the largest fresh water wetland on the Central Coast. Mayor, Jane Smith, has made the permanent…
We have moved from housing stress to housing crisis on the Central Coast according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Connected Communities , Julie Vaughan. The need for more affordable…
An application has been received by Central Coast Council for a designated and integrated poultry farm at 1411 Peats Ridge Rd, Peats Ridge. The estimated cost of work for the…
This Christmas, The Salvation Army is encouraging Gosford locals to connect with their community, whether it is through participating in Christmas activities, giving a hand up to someone in need,…
T he Job Active Network is failing to help the unemployed, according to Senator Deborah O’Neill. Senator O’Neill was speaking with Coast Community News from a Public Hearing of the…
Brisbane Water Police District is set to gain two new specialist officers as part of the NSW Government’s $583m investment in the NSW Police Force. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Three out of the 15 elected Central Coast Councillors were met by over 25 community members, when they attended their inspection of the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk site at…
The exhibition of Central Coast Council’s draft climate change policy has been delayed until February, but Mayor, Jane Smith, has cautioned the community not to believe “misleading” messages about the…
The Somersby to Erina growth corridor is likely to be a focal point for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council in 2019, according to a draft strategy considered by…
At a packed meeting at Mangrove Mountain Hall on Wednesday, November 28, guest speaker, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, pledged that a future Labor Government would establish an independent inquiry…
Property NSW, the state government’s real estate agent, is close to resubmitting a proposal to determine the future of Peat Island and Mooney Mooney to Central Coast Council. John Andrews,…
Over 100 concerned community members braved torrential rain to express their concerns about the future of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, at a community meeting on Wednesday, November 28. The Mangrove…
Retire Australia Pty Ltd has proposed to build 54 assisted living units in a new four-storey building on vacant land at Tarragal Glen retirement village, valued at $19.95m. The application…
The founder of an independent arts and vocational college at Kincumber, has called for an independent inquiry into why the school has been closed. Gabrielle McIntosh said the Eagle Arts…