Wicks sees ‘Open Letter’ from a different perspective
A speech in Federal Parliament about the future of Gosford and the need for local jobs has been used by the Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, to respond to…
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Government refuses access to documents relating to delayed council elections
NSW Shadow Minister for Local Government, Mr Peter Primrose, said he will continue to campaign for the Central Coast to have an elected council earlier than September 2017. “When the…
10km pollution trail was insufficient evidence to prosecute
The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) recent decision not to prosecute the operator of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill for an “uncontrolled discharge” into the Ourimbah Creek system in July 2015…
Former councillors still offer a small voice
Community members should keep speaking to their former councillors if they have any concerns during the period of Central Coast Council a d m i n i s t r…
Gosford business community feels abandoned
The business community of Gosford City has gone from riding on the crest of a wave prior to the removal of Gosford Council in May, to feeling neglected and abandoned…
Rare community support for resigning senior bureaucrat
The resignation of the Central Coast Council’s Group Leader, Customer and Community Relationships, Ms Judy Jaeger, has been described as an enormous blow for the southern area of the Central…
Crown requested JRPP deferral of decision on Department of Finance development
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has deferred its decision on whether or not to approve the $34.2 million NSW Department of Finance office development at 32 Mann St, Gosford. The…
Doma seeks cost guarantee from Land and Environment Court
The Doma Group, the developer of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) building on the corner of Mann St and Georgiana Tce, Gosford, has lodged an application with the Land and…
Gosford’s battlefield
Claims and counter claims in the Land and Environment Court, the JRPP’s decision to defer a ruling on the NSW Finance building, and the growing perception that the Central Coast…
Crouch stands by greyhound racing ban
Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, said the decision to vote against legislation to ban greyhound racing in NSW by Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris and Member for The…
Department of Finance Services building to go before JRPP
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will meet to consider a Government Property NSW application to build a second mixed use commercial development on the former Gosford Public School site….
RMS to review 40km school zone at Point Clare
NSW Roads and Maritime Services have informed Point Clare residents that they are reviewing the appropriateness of installing a 40km per hour school zone along Brisbane Water Dve to cover…
JRPP approves Nth Gosford hospital expansion
The Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved a Section 96 modification to provide an additional medical floor above a previously-approved 20-bed orthopaedic ward at the North Gosford Private…
Free tax help in six locations
With tax time well underway, the ATO has opened up its Tax Help service across community centres in Gosford, Green Point, Kariong, Kincumber, Narara and Wyoming. Assistant Commissioner Mr Graham…
Save Central Coast Reserves members meet with Reynolds and Noble
Several members of Save Central Coast Reserves attended the Central Coast Council’s community engagement session at Wyoming Shopping on Thursday, August 25. Save Central Coast Reserves has now been campaigning…
Key Council Group Leader Ms Jaeger resigns
Council’s Group Leader of Customer and Community Relationships resigns. Central Coast Council’s Group Leader of Customer and Community Relationships, Ms Judy Jaeger, is leaving Council after almost forty years of…
Terrigal Avoca defeated in BDAFL Grand Final
Two time defending premiers Terrigal Avoca were defeated by 2016 season powerhouse Newcastle City in the BDAFL Black Diamond Cup Grand Final at the No.1 Sports Ground on September 3,…
Hydroponic drug setup uncovered at West Gosford
Police have located a hydroponic drug setup after a search warrant was executed in West Gosford on August 24. Just after 8am, police from Northern Beaches Local Area Command and…
Willoughby Rd petition presented to Federal Parliament
The petition to fix the dangerous stretch of Willoughby Rd at Wamberal was presented in Federal Parliament on September 1, by Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks. After two sudden…
Senator slams liberals over ICAC report
Central Coast based NSW Senator, Ms Deborah O’Neill, said the “Operation Spicer” report released by ICAC yesterday exposed a grim underbelly of arrogantly out of touch Liberal politicians. Sen O’Neill…