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…
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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…
Two boarding houses proposed & another receives construction certificate
Two boarding house proposals, at Niagara Park and Wamberal, are currently being assessed by Central Coast Council, and a third, in Beane St, Gosford, has just been granted a construction…
Proposed new waste & resource transfer station to have 140 staff
Land at 40 Gindurra Rd, Somersby, could be the site of a new waste and resource transfer station, also described in the application as a warehouse and distribution centre, if…
Double fatality in horror smash on M1
A truck driver will face court after two people died in a six-vehicle accident (MVA) on the M1, near Kariong. Just before 5pm on Tuesday, July 31, emergency services responded…
Increased monitoring of water quality at Mangrove Mountain landfill sought
Council’s Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee has resolved to ask Central Coast Council staff to write to the NSW EPA requesting increased monitoring of surface and groundwater quality at…
Council staff respond to asbestos questions sent to all 15 elected Councillors
A discussion about ongoing findings of asbestos on Wamberal and Terrigal Beaches was deferred by Central Coast Council until “a response is provided to all questions raised in regards to…
Winney Bay stage two subject of additional community consultation
The plans for the next stage of works at Winney Bay will be the subject of an additional round of community consultation before work begins, according to Councillor, Jeff Sundstrom….
Maher’s last official interview a must see
Laurie Maher has officially retired from his post at Coast Shelter but Coast Community News had a final chat with Laurie about whether the current acute levels of homelessness across…