Heritage items to be protected
Gosford Council has endorsed the preparation of a planning proposal that would see the site of the former sergeants’ residence and police station on the corner of Georgiana Terrace and…
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No Approval for CSG Mining but AGL has an Exploration License
Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein risks being accused of having made a disingenuous statement in an attempt to quash community concern over coal seam gas mining in the Central…
No-go Zones for Coal and Coal Seam Gas Called For
The NSW Nature Conservation Council (NCC) has renewed calls to create no-go zones for coal and coal seam gas (CSG) on the Central Coast. “We welcome the attention coal and…
Karalta rd Erina Seniors’ Housing Development Approved
Gosford Council has granted consent for an $8 million seniors’ housing development on Karalta Rd in Erina following a recent site inspection. The development is located within Woodglen Retirement Village…
Royal Commission Inquires into Child Sex Abuse at the Ashram Located in Mangrove Mountain
A public hearing is currently being carried out by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse to inquire into allegations of child sex abuse by the former…
21,000 age pensioners to receive increase
More than 20,000 age pensioners in the Robertson electorate will receive an increase to their payments from September 20, the second rise this year. Member for Robertson Ms…
Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein have advised residents of the Gosford LGA to prepare their homes and families for the possibility of storms
With the storm season having officially commenced, Minister for the Central Coast Mr Rob Stokes and Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein have advised residents of the Gosford LGA to…
A man stranded in the water off Point Frederick was rescued by volunteers at Marine Rescue Central Coast on Saturday
A man stranded in the water off Point Frederick was rescued by volunteers at Marine Rescue Central Coast on Saturday, October At around 12pm, Marine Rescue was tasked by the…
His Excellency the Most Reverend Paul Gallagher will celebrate the 9am mass at St Patrick’s Catholic Parish, East Gosford, on Sunday, October 26.
The Vatican’s Ambassador to Australia, the Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency the Most Reverend Paul Gallagher will celebrate the 9am mass at St Patrick’s Catholic Parish, East Gosford, on Sunday, October…
Ausgrid crews to patrol bushfire zones
Ausgrid crews will patrol bushfire zones across the Central Coast in the lead up to summer to check for any hazards on private poles and power lines. The inspections follow…
Chronic homelessness increases by 20%
Coast Shelter executive Mr Laurie Maher said he was not surprised when recently released surveys by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare indicated an increase by 20% in chronic…
Gosford Council will receive almost $6 million for local road construction and street repairs under the Australian Government’s $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery programme.
Gosford Council will receive almost $6 million for local road construction and street repairs under the Australian Government’s $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery programme. Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks…
Mobile reception black spots identified
A database of locations in regional and remote areas of the Central Coast which have been nominated by community members as having inadequate mobile coverage has been released by the…
Feedback sought on lagoon protection
Gosford Council is seeking the community’s feedback on its latest efforts to protect the health of Wamberal, Terrigal, Avoca and Cockrone lagoons. The draft Coastal Zone Management Plan for Gosford’s…
Sand dunes on Wamberal, Umina and Putty beaches will be restored thanks to a $94,000 NSW Government grant.
Sand dunes on Wamberal, Umina and Putty beaches will be restored thanks to a $94,000 NSW Government grant. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein said the three sites were…
Poor road surface, congestion and narrow lanes were the three most complained about issues on Central Coast roads
Poor road surface, congestion and narrow lanes were the three most complained about issues on Central Coast roads according to the National Roads and Motorists’ Association’s 2014 Seeing Red on…
Gosford Councillors have requested that CEO Mr Paul Anderson provide council with a report by the end of the year on the current restructure
Gosford Councillors have requested that CEO Mr Paul Anderson provide council with a report by the end of the year on the current restructure and further restructure plans of council….
Thirteen of the 22 swimming locations in the Gosford LGA have been given the thumbs down
Thirteen of the 22 swimming locations in the Gosford LGA have been given the thumbs down on water quality and swimming safety in the State of the Beaches 2013-14…
New regional partnership of Aboriginal service organisations
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) and six other Aboriginal service organisations joined together on Monday, September 8, to develop a regional partnership called Barang. The aim of Barang…
Peat Island rezoning still under consideration
Government Property NSW (GPNSW) has lodged an application with Gosford Council to rezone Peat Island in an attempt to revitalise the area. Following rezoning, GPNSW plans to offer the land…