Police to investigate pelican deaths by dogs
At least five infant pelicans were mauled to death by dogs at Blackwall on December 30. “In relation to the recent attack, police are leading the investigation,” according to a…
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House prices increase on Sydney demand
The Peninsula is becoming increasingly popular with Sydney home buyers paying higher prices for local homes that are still within reach of the Sydney CBD, according to a Woy Woy…
Council to prepare plan for channel dredging
A dedicated team at Central Coast Council will prepare and implement a plan of management for the Brisbane Water Channel, according to Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch. Community groups…
Fairview Homestead finally wins first step after a 30 year campaign
A 30 year campaign to save Fairview Homestead at Mangrove Creek has won its battle to restore the colonial property. According to Ms Margaret Pontifex from Mangrove Mountain, Central Coast…
Draft Coastal Management laws described as draconian and unfair
Land owners in low lying areas of Gosford, and suburbs such as Davistown, will not be compensated for future coastal hazards under the NSW Government’s new Coastal Management laws. According…
Horticultural Pavilion destroyed by fire
The building destroyed by a fire at the Gosford Showground in December was the Horticultural Pavilion. Gosford Showground Trust Chairperson, Ms Roma Stonestreet, confirmed the Pavilion was the building at…
Secure bike shed under construction at Gosford Train Station
A new, 40-space secure bike shed is under construction at Gosford Train Station, according to the NSW Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch. The new Opal bike shed at Gosford…
Devil Ark crowd funding campaign off to a good start
A crowd funding campaign has already raised almost $150,000 for the not-for-profit organisation Devil Ark, a breeding facility started by the Australian Reptile Park, to save the Tasmanian Devil from…
Application made for staged tower development
An application has been received by Central Coast Council to modify the consent for a 180-unit retail and shop top housing development on the corner of Erina St and Henry…
Council’s Kangy Angy land deal reported to ICAC
The former Wyong Council has been reported to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by the NSW Auditor General, Ms Margaret Crawford, for an investigation into possible corruption by the…
ATO given the all-clear by Land and Environment Court
The Doma Group has been given the all-clear by the NSW Land and Environment Court to build the Australian Taxation Office on part of the former Gosford Public School land…
State Finance Office development decision deferred
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) deferred its decision on the proposed development of the State Finance Office development on 32 Mann Street until 2017. The panel met in Gosford…
Hawkesbury River Bridge has freight train limitations imposed
A Sydney Trains report, leaked to the Sydney metropolitan media, detailed the extent of the damage suffered by the Hawkesbury River Rail Bridge. The report, released by the Sydney Morning…
Ice pigging procedure underway to clean water mains
Residents in Point Frederick, East Gosford, North Gosford and Springfield can expect cleaner water as Central Coast Council undertakes ice pigging works over a three week period from December 1…
Gosford makes national top 10 for NBN complaints
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s annual report has revealed Gosford falls into the national top 10 for complaints about the national broadband network (NBN). Senator Deborah O’Neill said complaints about the…
Minister sees ‘black spots’ first hand
A pre-Christmas road safety a w a r e n e s s blitz by Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Darren Chester, has started with an inspection of local ‘black…
Bonython Tower looks like being first cab off the rank
Advertising, media and property entrepreneur, Mr John Singleton, has decided to kick-start the rebirth of the Gosford CBD with the development of the Bonython Tower at 155 to 163 Mann…
102 lot subdivision at Forresters Beach approved
A 102 lot subdivision to be developed over two stages at The Entrance Rd, Forresters Beach, has been given deferred commencement consent by the Central Coast Council. The applicant and…
Auditor General asked to look into inexplicable selection of Kangy Angy land
The NSW Auditor General, Ms Margaret Crawford, has been called on to investigate dealings surrounding the selection of land in Kangy Angy for the location of the Intercity Fleet Train…
Central Coast Tourism required to submit an Expression of Interest
The long-awaited shake up of tourism management on the Central Coast has commenced, with Central Coast Tourism being told it will have to submit an Expression of Interest if it…