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…
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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,…
Warnervale residents still awaiting promised Woolworths retail centre after ten years
Residents in Warnervale’s newer housing estates will be asked to petition Woolworths to fulfil its promise to develop a shopping centre in the burgeoning residential area. State Member for Wyong,…
Developer uses Biobanking to try to obtain development approval in Glenning Valley
The Say No to Glenning Valley Development and Save Our Wildlife Campaigns have continued to mount a multi-faceted fight against a residential development on 64 hectares of bushland at Glenning…
Coastal Zone Management Plan identifies areas at severe risk of erosion
Central Coast Council has revised its Coastal Zone Management Plan for the northern coastal areas, extending 33km from just south of Catherine Hill Bay to Crackneck Point, and is seeking…
Federal Treasurer visits Gosford to sell the budget
Federal Treasurer, Mr Scott Morrison, has visited the Central Coast during the week commencing May 15 to sell the Government’s 2017 budget. Mr Morrison and the Member for Robertson, Ms…
Labor slams Federal Budget as unfair
Labor’s candidate for the Federal Electorate of Robertson, Ms Anne Charlton, labelled the 2017 Federal Budget as unfair towards Medicare, education, and TAFE and training on the Central Coast. “Lucy…
Community Council declare Federal Budget has not gone far enough on local issues
The Central Coast Community Council (CCCC) has declared that the 2017 Federal Budget had not gone far enough on local issues. The CCCC is an organisation that works to meet…
Meteorologists have warned to brace for an impending “Big Wet”
Meteorologists have warned the Eastern Seaboard to brace for an impending “Big Wet” as a slow moving low pressure system could potentially dump up to four months’ worth of rain…
Residents seek to have Lake View Village Development Application re-advertised
Ms Lea Lawler, an Avoca Beach resident who has been battling with Central Coast Council to have the Lake View Village Development Application (DA51538/2017) re-advertised, said her enquiries with Council…
Council welcomes Federal Budget
Central Coast Council welcomed the confirmation of funding for key projects in the Federal Budget. Funding was confirmed for a Regional Performing Arts Centre and the regional library at Gosford,…
Arts grants give youngsters the chance to shine
Two recipients of grants from the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts have used their funding to further their artistic education overseas. Ms Kimberly Gilbert from Erina used her Bouddi Foundation…
Minister for the Environment questioned in Parliament over Mangrove Mountain landfill
NSW Labor Opposition spokesperson on the Environment, Ms Penny Sharpe, has put questions on notice to the Minister for the Environment about the landfill at Mangrove Mountain. Questions were asked…
Building rubble potentially including bonded asbestos at Wamberal Beach remains exposed
Building rubble, potentially including bonded asbestos, and dangerously overhanging materials, remain exposed at Wamberal Beach six weeks after Council and the EPA said they were working to clean them up….
Council’s Operational Plan to spend over $750m on essential services and capital works
Central Coast Council’s first integrated draft Operational Plan and Budget to deliver $551 million in essential services, and a record $208 million in capital works is now on public exhibition….
St Hilliers chosen to develop the remainder of the former Gosford PS site
The NSW Government has announced St Hilliers as the successful proponent to acquire and develop the remaining 1.1 hectares of the former Gosford Public School site. The remaining land was…
Lucy Wicks provides details on Federal Budget
The Turnbull Government is making the right choices to ensure our nation’s economic growth story continues to secure better days ahead for the Central Coast, according to Member for Robertson,…
Prison proposal for Warnervale denied
Both Corrective Services NSW and Central Coast Council have denied that Council-owned land that was to be the location for the proposed Chinese Theme Park at Warnervale, had been earmarked…
Wyong Chamber calls for funding of Highway upgrade
There has still been no money allocated for the Pacific Hwy upgrade through Wyong Town Centre, and the Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce wants action. The Chamber has set up…