Greyhound racing ban could cost Central Coast economy $79 million pa
The passing of the Bill to ban greyhound racing in NSW Parliament could cost the Central Coast economy $79 million per year and threaten the future of the Gosford Showgrounds…
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Merindah Apartment building could be the first to start construction
The $72.16 million Merindah Apartment building, at 21 to 23 Mann St Gosford, is the development we have chosen to profile in this edition of Coast Community News as part…
DOMA and Council summonsed over JRPP approval of ATO
The Gosford Waterfront Alliance Inc (GWA) has formally lodged a challenge in the NSW Land and Environment Court to the development consent for Doma to build an Australian Taxation Office…
Senator calls for Royal Commission into the banks
Senator Deborah O’Neill has joined what she has called a “groundswell of Parliamentary colleagues” in calling for a Royal Commission into the banks, after research by the Parliamentary Library found…
Saratoga tennis courts abandoned due to Council demands
The first community organisation to be offered a new council Community Licence Agreement, Saratoga and District Sport and Recreation Association , has labelled the document completely out of touch with…
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis & no plan
Gosford City is facing a parking crisis, with uncertainty, confusion and congestion surrounding the city’s major car parks. With the fate of the 400 free car parks atop Kibbleplex (formerly…
Local Health District has a new chief executive
Chair of the Central Coast Local Health District Board, Mr Paul Tonkin, has announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Montague as the new chief executive for the district following the…
Four homeless people have already died in 2016
More than 100 people attended Coast Shelter’s annual Memorial Service for those who have died from homelessness. The event was held at the Coast Community Centre on August 2. Coast…
Adam Crouch appointed as temporary speaker
Speaker of the House of Legislative Assembly, The Hon Shelley Hancock, announced before Parliament that Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has been appointed as temporary speaker, on August 2….
Les Arndell – 100 and still driving
Gosford North Rotarian, Mr Les Arndell, 100, still lives on his own, has his driver’s licence, is very active in Rotary and is really enjoying life after his 100th birthday….
Local Employer Council formed
The Local Employer Council (LEC) is a newly formed initiative focussed solely on encouraging Central Coast businesses working together to boost the ongoing development of the Central Coast labour force….
Pacific Link to manage innovative housing for disabled young people
Gosford based Pacific Link Housing has won a contract to provide asset management services to the Summer Foundation, a not for profit agency working on innovative housing models to suit…
Damning evidence of neglect at mountain dump – FOI reveals
A 2012 NSW Office of Water report – ‘Evidence gathered onsite indicates that the groundwater table has been intercepted by excavation with seepages noted up to approximately half the height…
Five Lands Walk attracted 18,000
More than 18,000 people participated in 2016s 5 Lands Walk from MacMasters Beach to Terrigal. The 2016 Walk, which took place on June 25, was the eleventh annual Five Lands…
Rotary Club members to deliver aid to Madagascar
A team from Gosford North Rotary Club will travel to Madagascar to deliver much needed aid to those affected by natural and man-made disasters later this year. Team leader, Mr…
Mariners Plaza development stalled pending decision on incorporation of performing arts centre
Fifteen months into a two-year development consent, the Mariners Plaza development, on the corner of Mann St and Donnison St, Gosford, appears to be at a standstill. The Joint Regional…
Administrator to decide on his own attendance at conference
The chief executive officer and the administrator of the Central Coast Council will both attend the Local Government NSW annual conference in Wollongong from October 16 to 18. At the…
5,000 signature petition to fix The Dip at Wamberal
Member for Robertson , Ms Lucy Wicks, has vowed to take up the cause to fi x the notorious strip of Wamberal’s Willoughby Rd called The Dip. According to Ms…
Management of hall seized by Council
Management of the Point Clare Community Hall has been awarded to Wyoming Community Centre following an expression of interest process by Central Coast Council. The hall had been under the…
Saratoga development attracts over 70 submissions
An application for the staged development of two residential flat buildings on the corner of Mimosa Ave and Village Rd in Saratoga has attracted over 70 submissions to council and…