Fast ferry service proposal presented to Premier
A fast ferry service with an interchange at Ettalong is being proposed as part of a billion dollar business plan that Central Coast Council has presented to the Premier and…
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Parliament hears of unfairness of coal mine assessment process
The current assessment process for coal mines in NSW is totally unfair, unbalanced and stacked in favour of mining companies, according to NSW Shadow Minister for the Central Coast and…
Glenning Valley development placed under controlled action
Glenning Valley resident and activist, Ms Kylie Boyle, announced the Glenning Valley development has been placed under controlled action by the Federal Department of the Environment and Energy due to…
Council not involved in garbage collection dispute
Central Coast council has distanced itself from ongoing industrial action between domestic waste truck drivers and their employer, Remondis. “Domestic waste services on the Central Coast are provided by Remondis…
Alison Homestead improvement grants could be lost because of Council delays
Volunteer groups at Alison Homestead, home of the Wyong District Museum and Historical Society, are at loggerheads with Central Coast Council over their desire to build a new office and…
Living near mines and power stations has a detrimental effect on health
Wyong resident and Executive of the Australian Coal Alliance, Mr Mike Campbell, said communities surrounding power station complexes and mines in NSW have had to pay greatly with their long-term…
New San Remo BMX facility to receive $640,000 upgrade
The Wyong region is set to receive a $640,000 grant out of a possible $9 million that was available as part of the NSW State Government’s Stronger Communities Fund. The…
Environmental Justice Australia calls on EPA to act on serious air pollution at Vales Point
Community groups have initiated an EPA investigation into air pollution from the Vales Point power station at Mannering Point. It has been alleged that coal trucks dumping thousands of tonnes…
Change to State Government funding model forces closure of Business Enterprise Centre
The Central Coast Business Enterprise Centre (CCBEC) has been closed as a result of changes in State Government funding models. CCBEC has been supporting Central Coast small businesses since 1998…
Council’s actions over airport questioned
State Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris, has posed questions in the NSW Parliament about the Central Coast Council’s ongoing efforts to expand the airport at Warnervale. Mr Harris’ questions…
Fears grow that Performing Arts Centre could lose State Government funding
As the long awaited Performing Arts Centre for Gosford remains in limbo, fears of $12 million in State Government funding being pulled from the project, grow. It has been over…
Increased load and lack of facilities at Gosford Court House seen as totally inappropriate
Local Court sittings have been increased at Gosford Court House to allow for two magistrates to sit full time at this location, but the local legal community has expressed concerns…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre Land and Environment Court hearing update
Central Coast Council has argued that the Land and Environment Court should dismiss an appeal by Norman and Beth Hunter and uphold Council’s refusal of the application to redevelop the…
Sport program starts at an early age
The Stage 1 students at Valley View Public School have already started their sport program developing physical skills. Both boys and girls worked together in sporting teams. Valley View Public…
Coast teams and players in fine form
The Central Coast’s junior representative rugby league players have kicked off their seasons in fine form as the NSW Rugby League-run competitions for the Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cups…
Avoca mates clash at Pro
Teammates are set to become rivals as pro surfers and Avoca locals Wade Carmichael and Ace Buchan gear up for an all-out battle in the 2017 Maitland and Port Stephens…
Award winning play in the womb of Gosford
Gosford’s The Rhythm Hut will play host to The Vagina Monologues, a political play that celebrates the vagina and bemoans the state of women’s rights and sexual violence. The award-winning…
5 Lands Band and This Way North to share the bill at The Rhythm Hut
The February 5 Lands Experience will kick off from 5pm at Gosford’s The Rhythm Hut on February 26. The 5 Lands Experience is a monthly community event, at The Rhythm…
Seven new water refill stations installed
Filling up your water bottle while you’re out and about on the Coast is about to get a whole lot easier, with the installation of seven new water refill stations….
Coast schools stand to lose $79 million if Gonski funding not continued
Senator Deborah O’Neill said Central Coast schools stood to lose $79 million, or around $1,000 per child, as the Liberal Government withdrew the Gonski funding that created a level playing…