Council director looks to Rotary for information
Central Coast Council director of planning Mr Scott Cox has told the Rotary Club of Woy Woy that the Council wanted to work with “representative bodies” such as the club…
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Couple praised for accessibility website WheelEasy
A Pearl Beach couple have been praised for establishing a website which provides accessibility information about shops, restaurants and other public locations. The WheelEasy website rates the accessibility of specific…
Youth forum to be held in Woy Woy
A youth forum will be held in Woy Woy on November 26. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch announced the event in response to calls from the NSW Government for…
Ferry services could resume soon, says Crouch
Ferry services between Wagstaffe, Ettalong and Palm Beach could resume in a matter of weeks, if not days, according to Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch. In a speech to…
Celebrating 60 years in business in Woy Woy
A Woy Woy business has celebrated 60 years of operation. Law firm Tonkin Drysdale Partners celebrated 60 years of trading on the Peninsula in September. In 1958, Mr Phillip Tonkin…
Accident blamed on ‘unsuitable wharf’
The unsuitability of Patonga public wharf as a major commuter thoroughfare has been blamed for a commuter accident which took place on the afternoon of September 12. Upon disembarking from…
Funding announced for outdoor water park
Funding for an outdoor water park at Peninsula Leisure Centre has been announced. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Mr Scot MacDonald, announced the $850,000 project as part of a…
Water and sewerage prices may drop
Water, sewerage and stormwater charges on the Peninsula (and Central Coast) are likely to drop with the alignment of prices across the Central Coast. Average residential water bills would be…
Tesch petition for Woy Woy wharf upgrade
Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, has launched a petition calling on the NSW Government to undertake immediate revitalisation and upgrade works to Woy Woy Wharf. Ms Tesch launched her…
Is Peninsula the worst heat sink on the Coast?
The Peninsula is one of the worst “heat sinks” on the Central Coast, it has been claimed. “The Peninsula is noticeably hotter than other areas because of its lack of…
Local software company wins growth loan
A Umina based software company has won an interest-free $400,000 regional growth loan that will allow it to almost triple it’s workforce. The loan was granted to allow ClockOn in Umina…
Campaign to replace level crossing
Mayor Cr Jane Smith has joined the campaign to replace the level crossing at Rawson Rd and is proposing to ask the NSW Government to fund a business case for…
Service NSW hub at Woy Woy ‘still not open’
The Service NSW “Hub” has still not opened in Woy Woy, months after it was promised by the NSW Government. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said the Service NSW…
Council does not have $1.2M to start Ettalong dredging program
No money exists in the Council’s 2018-19 budget to cover its half of the proposed $2.4 million dredging program for the Brisbane Water channel. That could delay the return of…
State government funding for 6 local projects
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, has announced $5m in funding to Central Coast Council for six community projects through round two of the NSW Liberal-National Government’s Stronger…
Minister and Department defend Woy Woy Crown Land sale
NSW Minister for Lands and Forestry Mr Paul Toole and Department of Industry Crown Lands executive director Mr Chris Reynolds have defended the sale of Crown Land to the owner…
Clean-up group nominated for Landcare award
Local organisation Clean4Shore has received a nomination in the National Landcare Awards, for removing 56.9 tonnes of litter from Brisbane Water and the Hawkesbury River. The program encourages school, youth…
Rains sooth a dry Central Coast
September has arrived and with it, some much-appreciated rainfall, with the ninth month recording rainfall events across five of its first seven days. After an extremely dry August, which saw…
Meeting about Ettalong Channel
A meeting to discuss the status of the Brisbane Water navigation channel will be held at Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 18. Ettalong Diggers chief…
MP denied access to Crown Land list
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch says that, after months of asking, she has been unsuccessful in getting a list of local Crown Land from the NSW Government. Ms Tesch…