Government keeps Service NSW kiosk open
The NSW Government has announced it will keep the Service NSW kiosk open in a Woy Woy for another 12 months beyond its planned closure in September. Minister for Finance,…
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Hillview St nursing home proposal is rejected
Central Coast Council has refused the application to build a 160-bed nursing home on a 1.66 hectare site at 45 Hillview Street, Woy Woy. The $27.8 million application sought to…
New Council CEO objected to regional airport previously
Current CEO of Central Coast Council, Mr Rob Noble, is understood to be departing at the end of August, and his replacement will be Mr Brian Bell on a short-term…
Biodiversity certification proposal may be ready
The Central Coast Council’s biodiversity certification proposal for land south of Sparks Rd, Warnervale, within part of the Wyong Employment Zone, may be ready for exhibition in late 2017. Council…
Labor ignores its affirmative action policy
NSW Labor abandoned its commitment to affirmative action when preselecting candidates to run in the Central Coast Council election. Ms Lisa Matthews, who is standing for Labor in The Entrance…
Harris called for a judicial inquiry into the former Wyong Council
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, said he had unsuccessfully called for a judicial inquiry into the conduct of the former Wyong Council on three occasions during…
Joint Standing Committee on the NBN heard many tales of woe
A public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network held at Mingara, heard stories of chronic dropouts, connection issues, slow rollout times, missed opportunities for schools…
Warnervale Airport Act decision a blow to Council
The NSW Minister for Planning, Mr Anthony Roberts, has decided to keep the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act in place. Central Coast Council expressed its disappointment following the announcement, stating that…
Schools’ Tree Day celebrated at Wyoming
Brian Hilton Toyota joined the staff and pupils of Wyoming Public School to dig in and celebrate the 22nd year of Planet Ark’s Schools’ Tree Day, on Friday, July 28….
New Independents will review the forced amalgamation of councils
The New Independent team for the September Central Coast Council election has described the action of the NSW Liberal government as farcical in their handling of Council amalgamations over the…
Rally to demonstrate opposition to ‘current stealing of children’
A rally was held on July 27 in Gosford to demonstrate opposition to the taking of Aboriginal children from their families by Family and Community Services (FACS). The group organising…
NSW experiencing one of the worst flu seasons on record
NSW is continuing to experience one of its worst flu seasons on record, and the Central Coast has not been spared, with 44 per cent of recorded cases in the…
Next Generation Independents to stand in the Gosford East Ward
Three professional local women are standing for election to Central Coast Council in the Gosford East Ward on a platform of governance, accountability and independence. The group, calling itself Next…
Work on NorthConnex on track
A faster and safer journey between the Central Coast and Sydney is on the way for motorists, with work on NorthConnex on track to be completed in late 2019. Parliamentary…
Construction in West Gosford residential developments underway
The luxury apartment developments continue to roll out around Gosford City with the HarbourView being the latest to receive a construction certificate. The $13.7 million HarbourView Luxury Apartments in Wilhelmina…
64,043 overnight stays for homeless people only satisfied 1 in 5
Commenting on the NSW Government’s $4.5 billion budget surplus, Mr Laurie Maher, Executive Officer of Coast Shelter, said “a surplus of $4.5 billion and a waiting list of 60,000 for…
Business Studies students encouraged to submit ideas
The fifth annual Wild Fig Young Entrepreneur Support (YES) Awards are about to commence and all Central Coast high schools can expect to receive their letters of invitation in the…
ICAC to investigate Central Coast Council, Gosford Council over landfill
Central Coast Council has confirmed it, and the former Gosford Council, have been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The referral has been made by the NSW…
ABC 4 Corners blows the lid off dumping at Mangrove Mountain
NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment, the State Labor Members for Gosford, Wyong and The Entrance, The Greens NSW and the Community Environment Network are all demanding that the NSW…
Lorraine Wilson to stand as an independent candidate
Kulnura farmer, Ms Lorraine Wilson, will stand as an independent candidate for the Gosford West Ward in the Central Coast Council election on September 9. She said an independent presence…