Central Coast Elections – Candidates, Wards & Issues
On Saturday, September 9, the community of the Central Coast will make history by electing 15 Councillors, the first democratically elected team to govern in the new, enormous Central Coast…
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Gosford East Ward Election
The Gosford East Ward encompasses the suburbs and localities of Avoca Beach, Bensville, Bouddi, Box Head, Copacabana, Daleys Point, Davistown, Empire Bay, Erina, Erina Heights, Green Point, Hardys Bay, Holgate,…
Terrigal Avoca Panthers win Black Diamond Cup Grand Final
T he 2017 Black Diamond Cup Grand Final has been described as the best Grand Final of this generation. The match saw minor premiers, Terrigal Avoca, hold off a fast-finishing…
Vale Bob Ward
Flags were flown at half-mast on Central Coast Council buildings on Wednesday, September 6, to honour the late Gosford Councillor, Mr Bob Ward. Mr Ward passed away peacefully on Friday,…
Residents to vote in historic first election
On Saturday, September 9, the residents of the former Gosford Local Government Area will have their opportunity to vote in the historic first election of the combined Central Coast Council….
Gosford West ward covers the Peninsula
Gosford West ward includes the suburbs and localities of Blackwall, Booker Bay, Ettalong Beach, Horsfield Bay, Koolewong, Little Wobby, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Phegans Bay, Umina, Wondabyne, Woy Woy and Woy…
Community plan group supports council candidates
The community group which formulated the Community Plan Central Coast (CPCC) has indicated support for some Central Coast Council candidates running for election on September 9. The group of around…
Decision Time – Pre-polling open at Woy Woy oval
Pre-polling venues for the Central Coast Council elections opened on Monday, August 28. The only pre-polling location on the Peninsula is at the Woy Woy stadium in Oval Ave. It…
Pre-election day voting arrangements
Northern Central Coast residents are reminded that early voting for the NSW Local Council Election is now open for those who cannot vote on election day, which is September 9….
Bob Graham pleased to see other independents take up the cause
Mr Bob Graham, former Mayor of Wyong and long-standing independent councillor, has bowed out of contention in the September 9 election, but said he was happy to know that there…
NRMA disputes candidate’s statement on Wyong roads
A $22.5 million road funding backlog still exists in the former Wyong Shire, despite former Mayor and independent candidate in the Wyong Ward, Mr Doug Eaton, claiming the former Council…
A Community Plan “by the people for the people”
A group of around 100 Central Coast residents have been working, since November 2016, to put together a Community Plan for Central Coast (CPCC). The group has included community members…
The Coast votes
One year, three months, four weeks and one day after its two Council’s were dismissed by the NSW Government and replaced by an Administrator, the community will be able to…
NRMA members invited to motorists’ roadshow
The NRMA Local Roadshow will visit Gosford on Friday September 8. The NRMA Roadshow will be held at Gosford Classic Car Museum and will be hosted by the NRMA’s Chairman,…
Greens call for special commission of inquiry into waste
NSW Greens MP and Environment spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, said that the Greens had no faith in the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to solve the waste crisis exposed by 4…
Greens propose Empty Homes Levy
The Central Coast Greens have launched a new plan that will free up local rental accommodation and raise more than $16 million per year for Council to spend on community…
Fires at Froggys were precursor to squatter evictions
The ‘eviction’ of squatters from the derelict buildings in the Gosford city block bounded by Mann, Donnison and Baker Streets and Georgiana Terrace followed several recent fires on the site….
Government ministers contradict each other about potential contamination
The NSW Opposition has revealed that two Berejiklian Government ministers have contradicted each other about the potential contamination of groundwater from the Mangrove Mountain landfill site. Parliamentary questions have exposed…
Gosford CBD major developments update
Mr Cain King, from CKDS Architecture, has given a progress report on several of the key development sites in and around Gosford City. He said the Bonython Tower development in…
Nature Conservation Council welcomes ICAC investigations
The Nature Conservation Council welcomed the decision of EPA Chairman, Mr Barry Buffier, to refer allegations of waste industry corruption, including on the Central Coast, to the Independent Commission Against…