Des Milligan dies, aged 91
Mr Desmond Patrick Milligan, the younger brother of Spike Milligan, died at age 91, on May 17. Mr Milligan and his family first came to in Woy Woy in the…
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Council to establish design panel
An Urban Design Panel will be established by Central Coast Council as part of the ongoing push to regionalise decision-making across the new Local Government Area. The panel will assess…
Conservationists question nursing home application
The Australian Conservation Foundation Central Coast Branch has questioned the transparency and validity of a decision by Central Coast Council to consider a Section 96 variation on a five-year-old development…
Phil Westlake is farewelled
The Pearl Beach Arboretum has farewelled Mr Phil Westlake who had been involved with the arboretum and the broader community for over 30 years. Mr Westlake joined the arboretum in…
I want to be ‘catalyst of change’, says Tesch
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has told State Parliament in her maiden speech on May 11 that her priority was “to be the catalyst for the positive change that…
Booker Bay cemetery rejected
A proposal to list Booker Bay cemetery in Bogan Rd on the Gosford planning scheme has been rejected by Central Coast Council after objections from residents. Instead two trees at…
Council to apply for emergency dredging
Central Coast Council will apply for emergency dredging of the Ettalong Channel, following a roundtable discussion chaired by Central Coast Parliamentary Secretary Mr Scot MacDonald. The discussion, held on May…
Car struck by train
Police are investigating after a car was struck by a train when the vehicle got stuck on the tracks at the Rawson Rd level crossing on May 12. Emergency Services…
Application to build nursing home on bush block
A Section 96 application has been lodged to modify a consent given by Gosford Council in 2007 for a development on a 1.6 hectare block on the corner of Hillview…
Gateway determination sought for a 102 lot development at Chain Valley Bay
A planning proposal that will see land at Chain Valley Bay rezoned from E2 and E3 to E2 and R2 Low Density Residential, was endorsed by Central Coast Council Administrator,…
Warnervale residents still awaiting promised Woolworths retail centre after ten years
Residents in Warnervale’s newer housing estates will be asked to petition Woolworths to fulfil its promise to develop a shopping centre in the burgeoning residential area. State Member for Wyong,…
Developer uses Biobanking to try to obtain development approval in Glenning Valley
The Say No to Glenning Valley Development and Save Our Wildlife Campaigns have continued to mount a multi-faceted fight against a residential development on 64 hectares of bushland at Glenning…
Coastal Zone Management Plan identifies areas at severe risk of erosion
Central Coast Council has revised its Coastal Zone Management Plan for the northern coastal areas, extending 33km from just south of Catherine Hill Bay to Crackneck Point, and is seeking…
Federal Treasurer visits Gosford to sell the budget
Federal Treasurer, Mr Scott Morrison, has visited the Central Coast during the week commencing May 15 to sell the Government’s 2017 budget. Mr Morrison and the Member for Robertson, Ms…
Labor slams Federal Budget as unfair
Labor’s candidate for the Federal Electorate of Robertson, Ms Anne Charlton, labelled the 2017 Federal Budget as unfair towards Medicare, education, and TAFE and training on the Central Coast. “Lucy…
Community Council declare Federal Budget has not gone far enough on local issues
The Central Coast Community Council (CCCC) has declared that the 2017 Federal Budget had not gone far enough on local issues. The CCCC is an organisation that works to meet…
Meteorologists have warned to brace for an impending “Big Wet”
Meteorologists have warned the Eastern Seaboard to brace for an impending “Big Wet” as a slow moving low pressure system could potentially dump up to four months’ worth of rain…
Residents seek to have Lake View Village Development Application re-advertised
Ms Lea Lawler, an Avoca Beach resident who has been battling with Central Coast Council to have the Lake View Village Development Application (DA51538/2017) re-advertised, said her enquiries with Council…
Council welcomes Federal Budget
Central Coast Council welcomed the confirmation of funding for key projects in the Federal Budget. Funding was confirmed for a Regional Performing Arts Centre and the regional library at Gosford,…
Arts grants give youngsters the chance to shine
Two recipients of grants from the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts have used their funding to further their artistic education overseas. Ms Kimberly Gilbert from Erina used her Bouddi Foundation…