Council trust changes on hold
Councillors were asked to act as trustees for a trust that has no audited documents. Mayor Jane Smith deferred a vote to adopt amended terms of reference for two trusts of…
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Inquiry into biotoxin related illness underway
A campaign by Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, for an inquiry into biotoxin related illness in Australia, has been successful. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged…
Work to ease traffic congestion in Terrigal has commenced
Stage One of a $2.2m project to ease traffic congestion in the Terrigal CBD has commenced, according to Central Coast Council. The project has been made possible by the NSW…
Gosford Police Station to be upgraded
The multi-million dollar upgrade of Gosford Police Station announced in the NSW Budget, will transform the existing station into a modern facility, according to Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch,…
Revetment wall at Wamberal approved
As one NSW Government agency concludes that the building of a revetment wall to protect beachfront private property at Wamberal may not be viable, the state’s Land and Environment Court…
Government report predicts a grim future for Wamberal Beach
A cost-benefit analysis for the management of Wamberal Beach, prepared for the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, concludes that building a revetment wall to protect 60 properties could leave…
$4.6m cheque presentation by NSW Premier soured by community objections
The presentation of a $4.6m cheque by NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, at the 5 lands walk on June 23, was at odds with a recent commitment from Central Coast Councillors…
Labor promises multi-level commuter carpark at Gosford
Federal Opposition Leader, Mr Bill Shorten, visited Gosford on Monday, July 2, to announce that, if elected, a Federal Labor Government would build a new multi-level commuter carpark at Gosford,…
Banjo’s Skatepark officially opened
Banjo’s Skatepark was officially opened to the public by the Pilon family on June 23. It was a special day for the Pilon family and a motley crew of Banjo’s…
Shearer speaks in-depth on planning controls
Coordinator General of the Central Coast, Ms Lee Shearer, has given an in-depth explanation of some of the finer points of the new planning controls proposed for Gosford CBD in…
EPA damned by audit report – Court action underway
Court action against EPA underway to reopen Mangrove Mountain Landfill. Verde Terra, the owners of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill site, have commenced action in the NSW Land and Environment Court…
Celebrating 50 years in business at Ettalong
A well-known Ettalong family business has celebrated its 50th anniversary during June. Mr Tony McPhee acquired the Ettalong Pharmacy in May 1968 and, 50 years later, the successful family business…
Aunty Di’s image on clocktower for Naidoc Week
[Woy Woy] Mingaletta chairperson Aunty Dianne O’Brien has been selected to have her image projected onto the Majestic Clock Tower at the Grand Concourse at Central Station, Sydney, for Naidoc…
Emergency dredging starts
Emergency dredging work started on Ettalong Channel on June 25, Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch has announced. He said a $660,000 contract had been signed for the work. “The…
Tesch welcomes Service NSW shopfront announcement
Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, has welcomed the announcement that Service NSW will open a Digital Hub shopfront in Woy Woy. She said that, while not a full-Service NSW…
Service NSW to open shopfront in Woy Woy
In an apparent backdown, the State Government will offer a full range of motor registry services, other than licence testing, from a new Service NSW shopfront in Woy Woy from…
CCTV cameras fail to capture vandalism
A spate of vandalism at Umina Oval has revealed that closed-circuit television cameras have not been working. Four incidents in the last month have caused kiosk proprietor Ms Gabby Greyem…
Scientists add conditions to Wyong mine approval
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee (IESC) on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development, has provided new advice to the Federal Department of Environment and Energy to help Minister,…
Promised and then deleted park may yet be delivered
A park-playground promised to a Gwandalan community, and then deleted from a subdivision plan, may be reinstated, following a motion presented to Central Coast Council by Mayor Jane Smith, and…
Central Coast Newspapers opens Wyong office
Central Coast Newspapers has established an office in the former Wyong Shire. Based in the ultra-modern Nexus Smart Hub, at 3 Amy Close, Wyong, the office is part of a…