Opposition sees stadium upgrades as misplaced spending
NSW Opposition Leader, Mr Luke Foley, said the Central Coast’s schools and hospitals will be robbed after the Liberals committed an “obscene” $2.5 billion to knocking down and rebuilding Sydney…
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Local parliamentarians respond to Phillip Ruddock parking claims
Local Labor MPs have called on the State Government to acknowledge that the region’s infrastructure is at breaking point and to act to improve access for locals. According to Central…
29-unit residential flat building at The Entrance under consideration
Central Coast Council is assessing an application to develop a residential flat building consisting of 29 units at 6 to 10 Battley Avenue, The Entrance, under the Affordable Rental Housing…
Lakes Festival deemed a success
More than 60,000 people across the Central Coast attended 2017 Lakes Festival events across 10 days in November. The festival, which ran from November 10 to 19, was expected to…
127 lot subdivision for Glenning Valley
The Land and Environment Court (LEC) has made orders granting conditional consent to a proposed residential subdivision at 79 Berkeley Rd, Glenning Valley. The original application was for a 263-lot…
Council to review its domestic violence provisions
Domestic violence provisions for Central Coast Council employees will be reviewed after the unanimous acceptance of a motion by Clr Jeff Sundstrom. “I am aware that there is a genuine…
2.3 per cent rate peg enables Council to increase rates
Central Coast Council will be able to increase the revenue it collects from rates by up to 2.3 per cent in 2018 19, under the rate peg announced by the…
34 memoranda signed by businesses wanting the airport to proceed
A new community association will be established, supported by a facebook page, dedicated to winning public support for the expansion of the Central Coast Airport. A Central Coast Council staff…
Bateau Bay has one of the first reverse vending machines
One of the first reverse vending machines in NSW has been installed at Bateau Bay, as part of the state’s container deposit scheme rollout, Member of the NSW Upper House,…
Councillors vote down staff plans to expand Central Coast Airport
Central Coast’s new Councillors have voted down staff plans to expand the Central Coast Airport at Warnervale. Council confirmed its support for the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act and resolved that…
Teachers strike over enterprise agreement conditions
Catholic school teachers and support staff stopped work on Monday, December 4, for four hours, in the latest round of industrial action to protest Catholic school employers’ refusal to strike…
“Save my frog,” said Professor Mahoney
Professor Michael Mahoney, after whom the Mahoney Toadlet was named, has met with Kangy Angy residents in a last ditch attempt to stop the rail maintenance facility from being built…
Council aims to change rail facility location to Warnervale
Transport for NSW will receive a letter from Central Coast Council requesting that the site of the rail maintenance facility for the Central Coast be changed from Kangy Angy to…
Council presents its annual report without audited financial statements
The naming of Gosford’s Leagues Club field as Council’s preferred site for the Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre, has been listed as an economic achievement in Central Coast Council’s…
Council’s first quarter business report shows increases in revenue and expenditure
The 2017-18 quarter one business report of the Central Coast Council included an operating surplus of $195.5 million, $32.1 million better than budgeted. A large surplus is not unusual for…
Bulk kerbside rubbish collection arrangements to be reviewed
Arrangements for bulk kerbside rubbish collection will be reviewed by Central Coast Council. A motion put by Clr Jeff Sundstrom and passed at the Central Coast Council ordinary meeting on…
Three waterways projects receive land care funding
Central Coast waterways are set to receive $70,000 funding announced by Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks. The funding is part of three different projects facilitated by Greater Sydney…
Friends of Gosford call for increased local control over the Coast’s future
Mr Malcolm Brooks, former Mayor of Gosford and now Chair of Friends of Gosford Pty Ltd, has called for the abolition of the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation and the…
Ecovillage receives grant to rejuvenate Visitors Centre
Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has announced funding to rejuvenate the Visitors Centre at Narara Ecovillage. The $18,750 funding will be delivered through the Coalition Government’s Stronger Communities Program….
Sons of ANZAC raise funds for Brisbane Water Legacy
The Sons of ANZAC Motor Cycle Club rode the Coast recently to raise money and accept foodstuffs to assist Brisbane Water (NSW) Legacy in preparing Christmas hampers for needy widows…