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…
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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…
Heritage-listed Creighton’s Building / Rola back in JRPP
The future of the heritage-listed Creighton’s Building in Mann St Gosford will soon be back in the hands of the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP). Amended plans were received by…
Wildlife Protection Area still sought after 20 year delay
In May 2016, Saratoga and District Sport and Recreation Association (SDSRA) issued a written request to Central Coast Council to consider, as a matter of urgency, the establishment of a…
Chris Hartcher named by ICAC
Chris Hartcher found by ICAC to have acted with the intention of evading election funding laws The former Member for Gosford and Terrigal (on the Central Coast), Mr Christopher Hartcher,…
West and North Gosford water contract let
Kerroc Constructions Pty Ltd has been granted the contract for Reservoirs Valve Pit Construction in West and North Gosford. Works under the contract form part of the Mardi High Lift…
Bus stoppage cancelled at the last minute
Busways announced at the last minute on Friday that a 24-hour stoppage planned for today, September 5, had been cancelled. A spokesperson from Busways told Peninsula News that the Transport…