Greens call for councillor candidate transparency
The Central Coast Greens have commenced preselection of candidates for the first election of the Central Coast Council in September and declared that their candidates will run on a platform…
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Council selects marketing company to deliver tourism services
Central Coast Tourism has not been chosen as the successful tenderer to deliver tourism marketing services for the Central Coast Council. The existing funding agreement between Council and Central Coast…
Council seems determined to wind up Protection of the Environment Trust
Central Coast Council has sought legal advice and is considering taking action in the NSW Supreme Court to have the former Gosford Council’s Protection of the Environment Trust (POET) wound…
Government to re-open a dedicated Gosford NCAT
According to Central Coast Labor MPs, the NSW Government’s decision to reopen a dedicated NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) office in the Gateway Centre, Gosford, is a result of…
New climate change predictions have dire consequences
New mapping of updated data on predicted sea level rise shows how vulnerable the Central Coast is to climate change and how poorly local, state and federal governments have prepared…
Duttons Hotel demolition has commenced
The demolition of the John Singleton-owned Duttons Hotel in Mann St, Gosford, has commenced. Mr Singleton said that after listening to everyone talk about revitalising Gosford CBD for at least…
JRPP refuses one large development and defers another
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has refused a $26.7 million residential flat building development in Bent St, Gosford, and deferred its decision on a $36.4 million, three-tower residential flat building…
Chamber warns caution on sea level predictions
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for caution in response to flood mapping from Coastal Risk Australia released by NSW Greens MP Mr Justin Field based on a “plausible”…
Former student dies changing tyre
A former Brisbane Water Secondary College student from Woy Woy has been killed while attempting to change a flat tyre at Crows Nest. Police have confirmed Ms Tegan Miller, who…
New alcohol-free zones proposed
A review of current alcohol-free zones is being undertaken by the Central Coast Council and new zones are proposed for Empire Bay, Ettalong, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Umina Beach and Woy…
Des Milligan dies, aged 91
Mr Desmond Patrick Milligan, the younger brother of Spike Milligan, died at age 91, on May 17. Mr Milligan and his family first came to in Woy Woy in the…
Council to establish design panel
An Urban Design Panel will be established by Central Coast Council as part of the ongoing push to regionalise decision-making across the new Local Government Area. The panel will assess…
Conservationists question nursing home application
The Australian Conservation Foundation Central Coast Branch has questioned the transparency and validity of a decision by Central Coast Council to consider a Section 96 variation on a five-year-old development…
Phil Westlake is farewelled
The Pearl Beach Arboretum has farewelled Mr Phil Westlake who had been involved with the arboretum and the broader community for over 30 years. Mr Westlake joined the arboretum in…
I want to be ‘catalyst of change’, says Tesch
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has told State Parliament in her maiden speech on May 11 that her priority was “to be the catalyst for the positive change that…
Booker Bay cemetery rejected
A proposal to list Booker Bay cemetery in Bogan Rd on the Gosford planning scheme has been rejected by Central Coast Council after objections from residents. Instead two trees at…
Council to apply for emergency dredging
Central Coast Council will apply for emergency dredging of the Ettalong Channel, following a roundtable discussion chaired by Central Coast Parliamentary Secretary Mr Scot MacDonald. The discussion, held on May…
Car struck by train
Police are investigating after a car was struck by a train when the vehicle got stuck on the tracks at the Rawson Rd level crossing on May 12. Emergency Services…
Application to build nursing home on bush block
A Section 96 application has been lodged to modify a consent given by Gosford Council in 2007 for a development on a 1.6 hectare block on the corner of Hillview…
Gateway determination sought for a 102 lot development at Chain Valley Bay
A planning proposal that will see land at Chain Valley Bay rezoned from E2 and E3 to E2 and R2 Low Density Residential, was endorsed by Central Coast Council Administrator,…