Decision on Council Advisory Committees deferred
A Mayoral Minute calling for the establishment of Council Advisory Committees and Trust Committees, was deferred by Central Coast Council and will be discussed at its December 18 meeting. Central…
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Protest over the treatment of refugees on Manus Island held
Representatives from the Central Coast for Social Justice group peacefully protested the treatment of the refugees on Manus Island in front of the Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride’s, office…
Canton Beach boarding house to be determined by Joint Regional Planning Panel
An application to build a $5.9 million, 29-room boarding house, at 1A Wallis Street and 8 Kantara Road, Canton Beach, will be determined by the Joint Regional Planning Panel. The…
Mariners jump high after wonder goal
The Central Coast Mariners have recorded back to back wins for the first time in the 2017-18 A-League season, after defeating Perth Glory 1-0 at Central Coast Stadium, thanks to…
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…
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…