Gosford accounts referred for external audit
The financial reports for the former Gosford Council, for the period from July 1, 2015, to May 12, 2016, have been referred for an external audit following an Extraordinary Central…
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Council brings library fees into line
Fees paid by members of Woy Woy and Umina Libraries will be aligned with the nine other libraries in the new Central Coast local government area from April 4. As…
Gosford Council assets reduced by $1.4 billion
The former Gosford Council’s draft financial accounts for 2015-16 have included a $1.389 billion reduction in the value of its assets to around $9.6 billion. They have also revealed “serious…
Water main upgrade
Temporary traffic control measures have been in place along a section of Brisbane Water Dve, Woy Woy, until Friday March 10, to allow Central Coast Council upgrade water mains. The…
Teenager airlifted after crash
A teenage driver was airlifted to Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition after crashing his car in Woy Woy. CareFlight’s rapid response rescue helicopter landed at Woy…
Taskforce asks for infrastructure commitments
Mr Chris Holstein and the Central Coast Taskforce are calling on April by-election candidates Ms Jilly Pilon and Ms Liesl Tesch to give their commitment to several infrastructure issues. Mr…
Holstein will not run in by-election
Former Member for Gosford, Mr Chris Holstein, has declared he will not run as a candidate in the Gosford by-election. “The reality is I currently hold a number of positions…
Citizen of the Year stands for Christian party
Gosford City’s 2016 Citizen of the Year, Mr Andrew Church, will stand as the Christian Democratic Party’s candidate in the Gosford by-election on April 8. Mr Church, who is married…
Jilly Pilon is Liberal candidate
Ms Jilly Pilon has been announced as the Liberal candidate for the by-election in the Seat of Gosford. Although she lives outside the electorate, Ms Pilon said she belonged to…
Liberals ‘knew of rail costs’ before election, Tesch claims
The Liberal Government was aware of the escalating costs of the Woy Woy railway underpass before the 2015 State election, according documents secured by the Labor Party under Freedom of…
Delta Electricity strongly rejects any pollution claims
Delta Electricity has strongly rejected the claims by Environmental Justice Australia about the need for an EPA investigation into air pollution from Vales Point Power Station. Delta Electricity, the trading…
Move rail facility to pay for Link Road
The State Government could move its proposed inter-city rail maintenance facility from the troubled Kangy Angy site to Warnervale as a way to fund the proposed Link Road from Watanobbi…
Calls made for traffic solution for Carters Road
Carters Road, Lake Munmorah desperately needs a traffic solution to cater for the two Primary Schools, two High Schools, an Early Childhood Centre, a growing population and only one way…
Compass Housing to deliver 600 new dwellings for Social and Affordable Housing Fund
Leading community housing provider, Compass Housing, has been awarded a major contract from the NSW Government to help boost social and affordable housing, including new dwellings for Wyong. The Social…
Boardwalk to be built over Killarney Vale saltmarsh
Landcare volunteers have started rehabilitation on an area where a boardwalk is to be built in Killarney Vale. Three educational signs with information on how the community can help protect…
Federal Parliament hears about inadequate emergency communication services
Federal Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, has renewed calls for an improved emergency broadcast service reaching the Wyong region following the February storms. “Fortunately, the damage was not to…
School students get on track
Toukley and North Lakes Public Schools will lead the region in trialling preventative disruptive behaviour program Getting on Track in Time (Got It). Got It is an early intervention program…
CASAR Park construction could begin in early 2018
The proposed CASAR Park community-dedicated motor sport and recreation facility continues to make progress in gaining all the development approvals and sign-offs on the way to building the facility. “While…
Strike Force Raptor makes several arrests
A number of outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members and associates have been charged after replica firearms, illicit drugs and cash were seized during an operation across the Central Coast. At…
Council to build its own aviation hangar at Central Coast Airport
Central Coast Council has lodged a $2.5 million development application to build an aviation hangar at its Warnervale airport. According to the Statement of Environmental Effect submitted with the DA,…