First ever live webcast of council meeting
Central Coast Council is the latest local government authority to “open up democracy” by holding its first ever live webcast of a council meeting. Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Ian…
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Six schools to receive additional needs based funding
Gosford and Terrigal electorate public schools will benefit from a share of the record $219 million in additional needs based funding in 2017, made possible by NSW signing the Gonski…
Prime Minister celebrates birthday at car museum
The Gosford Classic Car Museum was the venue for Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull’s, 62nd birthday celebrations, on the evening of Monday, October 24. “We were honoured to host the…
Politicians urge council to make a decision on performing arts centre
Local Federal and State politicians, of all stripes, are now saying, unequivocally, that it is time for the Central Coast Council to deliver a regional performing arts centre for the…
Fourteen year dispute over the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre
Beth and Norman Hunter, the owners of the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, look set to take their fight to redevelop the theatre to the Land and Environment Court in February…
Council sets extremely high bar for DAs
Fifty objections will be the new minimum requirement for a development application to be automatically referred to a meeting of the Central Coast Council for determination. The new Council had…
Regressive refugee law is creating an apartheid situation in Australia
Father Rod Bower, the Arch Deacon of the Anglican Diocese of Gosford, has said the Commonwealth Government’s proposed life ban on asylum seekers and refugees is a regressive law that…
The race to save the Gosford Waterfront precinct from ATO development
GWA barrister, Matthew Fraser, resplendent in black silk suited to Melbourne Cup Day, took up all of day one in the court challenge in the NSW Land and Environment Court….
New regional plan clearly sets out the future of the Central Coast in detail
The Central Coast 2036 Regional Plan clearly identifies Gosford as the capital of the region. “This thriving centre is a smart hub for health and education,” the plan said. The…
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council extremely satisfied with new regional plan
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sean Gordon, who attended the launch of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 on Friday, October 14, said he was…
Council meetings now reduced to once a month
The frequency of Central Coast Council meetings will be halved following the adoption of amendments to its Code of Meeting Practice. Only two submissions were received during the public exhibition…
History and importance of art within the community outlined
Ms Margaret Hardy, a long-term patron of, and activist for, the arts community on the Central Coast, outlined the history and importance of art within the local community at a…
Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 released
The Central Coast in 2036 will be a thriving regional economy with well-connected communities, jobs close to where people live and a healthy natural environment, according to the region’s Parliamentary…
Senator O’Neill appointed Senate rep for Shadow Minister for Communications
Senator Deborah O’Neill has been appointed the representative for the Shadow Minister for Communications in the Senate, and made her first use of the role in scrutinising the Government’s communications…
Lucy Wicks elected to the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the NBN
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, released a statement pertaining to her election to the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network (NBN). Ms Wicks…
Proposals for development of remainder of former school site currently being assessed
Property NSW, the arm of the Department of Finance charged with the sale of the former Gosford Public School site, is still looking for partners to complete the development of…
Waterfront Alliance updates community on its campaign
The Gosford Waterfront Alliance (GWA) held a public meeting to update the community on its campaign to relocate the ATO and State Finance developments from the waterfront to other sites…
Online petition to ‘Stop the Minority Ruining Gosford Revitalisation’
An online petition called Stop the Minority Ruining the Gosford Revitalisation, has been started by North Gosford resident, Mr Stine Haastrup. The petition was initiated on change.org on October 12…
Public support sought for Land and Environment Court challenge
Mr Matthew Fraser, the barrister representing the Gosford Waterfront Alliance in the Land and Environment Court (LEC), has called on the NSW Government and the Central Coast Council to immediately…
Native Title claims cast doubt over arts centre
Unresolved Native Title and Land Title claims could see Crown Land on the Gosford Waterfront frozen for years, making it impossible to build a Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) on…