Household Chemical Collection scheduled
Council’s next Household Chemical Collections will be held at Long Jetty Depot, Bateau Bay, from 9am to 3:30pm on March 3 & at 24, 25 February at Gosford Showground. The free…
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Hotel applies for $2 million renovations
A local hotel has applied for permission to undertake a $2 million renovation. The Empire Bay Tavern has applied to Central Coast Council for permission to undertake the refurbishment of…
Seniors’ housing proposal receives State Government approval
A seniors’ housing proposal in Kanwal has been given State Government approval by the Department of Planning and Environment. The proposal, consisting of 30 two storey, self-contained units, with a…
New child care facility proposed at Fountaindale
A proposal has been received by Central Coast Council to build a $1.4m child care facility at 98 to 112 Chittaway Rd, Fountaindale. According to reports submitted in support of…
Power station demolition breaks Australian records
The demolition of the Munmorah Power Station is moving ahead with the massive blast event demolishing the remaining boiler house. The explosive demolition was originally planned for September but is…
Independent Expert Scientific Committee grave concerns Wallarah 2
The future of the Central Coast’s drinking water sits with the Federal Government, which will assess the Wallarah 2 Coal Project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act,…
Food Innovation Region Initiative established
A partnership between the University of Newcastle, Regional Development Australia (RDA) Central Coast NSW, and Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC) has been established to build the Coast’s reputation as an…
Love Lanes Festival to showcase Wyong
Central Coast Council has released the full program for Gallery Precinct 2259 Love Lanes Festival, which will take over the Wyong CBD on February 17. Love Lanes showcases Wyong in…
Five storey, 40-unit, affordable housing proposal
A $9.1m residential flat building has been proposed for 6 to 10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. A development application has been submitted to Central Coast Council by Yoomin Choi for the…
Questions of undue influence raised
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, has called on NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, and Planning Minister, Mr Anthony Roberts, to review all decisions made by former…
Women invited to apply for advisory group positions
Women have been invited become part of the council’s Status of Women Advisory Group. Members of the Group will provide advice, advocate and raise awareness of issues that affect local women…
Council lodges application with itself for library changes
Central Coast Council has lodged a development application with itself to create an exhibition space in Woy Woy library. The site in Blackwall Road is zoned B2 Local Centre and…
1200 free reusable coffee cups distributed
Keep cups, 1,200 in total, have been distributed by Central Coast Council to local cafés, to provide to their customers, free of charge, in an effort to reduce single-use coffee…
Exploratory underwater seismic blasts approved
Asset Energy has been given permission to use underwater seismic blasts to search for coal and gas off the Central Coast, according to the Central Coast Greens. The National Offshore…
Video News: Get to know Scot MacDonald
The latest instalment of Central Coast Newspapers’ video news features the Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald. Mr MacDonald talks about how he was drawn into politics…
Poultry industry could be growing too quickly
Community opposition is growing to the expansion of intensive poultry farming in the Coast’s mountains district. Two applications, worth $2.5m in total, to expand existing sheds and build new ones…
Soil from war memorials to be part of the renovated memorial at Hyde Park
Soldiers from across the Terrigal area on the Central Coast who answered the call to fight in the Great War will be honoured as part of a moving artwork in…
Children under five years old are eligible for free flu vaccination
Central Coast children between six months and five years old are now eligible for free flu vaccination this year, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC and…
Legal action of Mangrove Mountain Landfill under consideration
Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Mr Brian Glendenning, has indicated it is likely, but not guaranteed, that Council will take further legal action against the operators of the Mangrove…
Crouch keen to see higher number of objections required
Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has called on Central Coast Council to reverse its recent decision which decreased the number of objections required for a Development Application to be…