As the NSW Labor opposition makes an election promise to ban toxic PFAS fire-fighting chemicals, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has not produced any new public information about PFAS…
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) has announced the election of Mr Matthew West as Chairperson and the appointment of Mr Geoffrey Scott as Chief Executive Officer. The role of…
President of the Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Mr Mark Ellis, has called for increased levels of solar access and view sharing than is currently proposed…
Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has announced that Central Coast Community Council, the peak body for the region’s not-for-profit organisations, would receive $185,497 to help divert food waste from…
Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has said the Coalition Government has delivered income tax relief for all Australian workers. Addressing Parliament on the passing of the Federal Government’s package…
Work will start on the intersection upgrade of Empire Bay Dve, The Scenic Rd and Cochrone St, Kincumber, on July 15, according to the Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
[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 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…