Wicks urges Council to apply for Umina Oval lighting
Lucy Wicks has come out in support of lighting in the recreation precinct of Umina Oval. She has urged Central Coast Council to apply immediately for Federal funding to install…
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Bushfire on Lion Island
Fire brigades from across the region’s south responded to a bushfire on Lion Island on August 25. The blaze is thought to have been started by a lightning strike and…
Sporties developer gives emotional address
Sporties developer Mr Tony Altavilla addressed the Joint Regional Planning Panel meeting on behalf of the applicant, the current owner of the Woy Woy Sporties property, Woy Woy Holdings Pty…
Sporties refusal may ‘sterilise’ our future, says Chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce believes the refusal on August 23 of the development application for the Sporties land on the corner of North Burge Rd and Brick Wharf Rd,…
Crown land sale referred to ICAC
The sale of 1100 square metres of Crown land to the owners of Woy Woy Sporties has been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption by Greens MP Mr…
Koolewong boat ramp officially opened
The $1.48m revamped Koolewong boat ramp was officially opened on August 20, by Central Coast Council and Roads and Maritime Services. Council Acting Director Mr Boris Bolgoff said the upgrade…
Report says derelict oyster farms are major pollutant
A report from local clean-up organisation Clean4Shore has identified debris from derelict oyster farms as a major pollutant in Brisbane Water. Removal of the debris represents much of the voluntary…
Chamber welcomes dredging
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the start of dredging operations in the Ettalong Channel with works due to be completed in around six weeks’ time. “Dredging works have…
Express North Shore rail service ends soon
Peninsula residents will soon be without an express rail service to the North Shore, to allow work on the Chatswood to Epping line, according to Member for Gosford Ms Liesl…
Council assessment rejects Sporties proposal
Central Coast Council planning assessment staff have recommended the refusal of the $30.3 million redevelopments of the Sporties site on the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North Burge Rd,…
Negligible rainfall in first 10 days August
The Peninsula has recorded only 0.5mm of rain in the first 10 days of August, according to rainfall data compiled by Umina’s Mr Jim Morrison. On average the Peninsula normally…
Both service and festival to run on Remembrance Day
A Remembrance Day service and the annual Oyster Festival will both occur in Ettalong on November 11. The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has agreed to move the Oyster Festival to…
CCTV installed free of charge
A local fire protection company has installed eight new closed-circuit television cameras at a break-in prone Umina kiosk free of charge, following media coverage of the situation. Mr Matt Marland…
Belinda Neal fights party expulsion
The Gosford Australian Labor Party State Electoral Council has announced on July 17 that the former Member for Robertson, Ms Belinda Neal, is no longer a member of the party….
Ferry services may start in four weeks, says association
The Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association vice-president Mr Mike Allsop believes ferry services could start in about four weeks, if dredging proceeds to schedule. “The dredging will apparently involve an initial dredge…
Council calls failed wharf applications ‘excellent’
Central Coast Council staff failed to justify the description of unsuccessful grant applications as “excellent” when challenged by deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein at the July 23 Council meeting. The…
Ettalong channel dredging starts … or does it?
Dredging of the Ettalong Channel had started on several days last week, according to various media releases received by Peninsula News. “The emergency dredging is only now beginning, despite being…
Bishop suggests church closures
Anglican Bishop of Newcastle Dr Peter Stewart has written to the people of the parish of Woy Woy to inform them of potential church closures. “I have found myself wrestling…
Sand bar has been surveyed, association told
The Wagstaffe- Killcare Community Association has been advised that a survey of the sand bar has been completed ahead of dredging the Ettalong channel. Association president Ms Peta Colebatch said:…
Council issues asbestos disposal warning
Central Coast Council has issued warnings after asbestos was found in green waste after a bin collection around Umina and Ettalong. The contaminated green waste bin was collected by Council’s…