Fashion retailer to close after 22 years
Bev Benson Fashions, one of Gosford’s most longstanding retailers, will close its doors for the last time on June 30. Retailer and former Gosford resident, Ms Bev Benson, moved to…
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Community let down by former leaders
I spoke at the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) hearing to determine a development application for the erection of an ATO building on part of the former Gosford Primary School…
Abrahams calls for all parties to support NBN rollout audit
Regional businessman and past chair of the region’s Broadband Infrastructure Group, Mr David Abrahams, has called for a full audit of the NBN rollout on the Central Coast for the…
Natural disaster relief available
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the appointment of a State Recovery Coordinator to oversee the clean-up effort in communities affected by the storm that swept across the state at…
Beaches hit hard by East Coast low
Terrigal, Wamberal and Avoca Beaches were among the local areas most affected by the East Coast low that hit on June 4 and 5. The storm was described as the…
Chamber supports ATO building on waterfront
President of the Gosford, Erina and Coastal Chamber of Commerce, Ms Alison Vidler, addressed the Joint Regional Planning Panel meeting in support of the Doma Group’s development of a mixed-use…
Gosford Waterfront Alliance heartened by JRPP decision
Members of the Gosford Waterfront Alliance were heartened by the Joint Regional Planning Panel’s decision to give consideration to legitimate concerns about the proposed Doma development of an ATO building…
Development approval of Australian Taxation Office building deferred
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) deferred its decision on whether or not to approve the development of the Australian Taxation Office building on part of the former Gosford Public…
Vehicle stop in Kariong resultsin major drug syndicate bust
NSW Police seized $1.5 million worth of prohibited drugs following a number of search warrants across the Central Coast and Sydney on Wednesday, May 25. Strike Force Bamberry, comprising offi…
Snap garbage collection strike called
No domestic garbage will be collected across the Central Coast on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3 as a result of industrial action by local waste operators. Residents in…
Gosford Classic Car Museum now open
The Central Coast is now home to one of the largest car collections in the world with the unveiling of the Gosford Classic Car Museum at the former Bunnings Warehouse…
New council interim executive structure announced
The interim executive structure adopted by the Central Coast Council at its first public meeting on May 25 did not include the interim deputy general manager’s role that was initially…
Public meeting called over Coast’s majorenvironmental and public health issue
A public meeting will be held at Gosford Leagues Club on June 16 to alert Gosford and Wyong residents to the risks associated with the Mangrove Mountain landfill. The Mountain…
Forming the biggest council in NSW is a real challenge
The administrator of the newly-formed Central Coast Council, Mr Ian Reynolds, said he was “really pleased” with the reception he was given at the council’s first public meeting on Wednesday,…
Avoca Beach Caravan Park extension proposed
Using this land as a caravan park would act as an extension to the adjoining Palms Caravan Park that has been in operation for over 40 years and currently provides…
Councillors want very fast train on the drawing board
State and federal members of parliament as well as local federal election candidates will be asked by Gosford Council to confirm their party’s support for a high speed rail project…
Point Frederick Lynn Ave development deferred
The decision on a development application for a $6.2 million residential fl at building in Point Frederick has been deferred by Gosford Council so the site can be inspected. The…
New development applications for over 1,000 residential units
New development applications for over 1,000 residential units and at least $327 million worth of residential and mixed-use developments are currently being considered by Gosford Council. Those figures are made…
MAC continue their fight for a PAC on former school site
Vice president of the Multi Arts Confederation, Ms Fi (Victoria) Hopkins is not giving up the fight to return the former Gosford Public School site to the community as a…
Privately owned development could be council’s choice for PAC
A regional performing arts centre integrated into the privately owned Waterside Development on the corner of Mann St and Georgiana Terrace is currently Gosford Council’s preferred location for the long…