Nippers rewarded for collecting bottles and cans
Umina Nippers have earnt a $500 donation to their club for collecting plastic bottles and aluminium cans. The Nippers collected a total of 65 bags with the next closest total…
Peninsula
Council calls for rail underpass funding
Central Coast Council has called on the NSW Government to recommit funding to the Woy Woy rail underpass at Bulls Hill. The council will approach the Premier, Transport Minister, Roads…
Waterfront group fights on against development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront community group is continuing to work “100 percent to stop inappropriate development” of the Woy Woy Bowling Club’s site, according to Mr Ross Cochrane. The…
Spiralling fuel prices spur local MPs to action
Spiralling Peninsula fuel prices have prompted action by our local Members of Parliament. Both the Federal Liberal Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks and the State Labor Member for Gosford…
Channel needs science, not amateur ideas, says CEN
The Ettalong channel dredging needs science, engineering and common sense, and not ill-considered amateur ideas, opinions and dogma, according to the Community Environment Network. Chairman Mr John Asquith said: “When…
Award recipient objects to nursing home
The man who received an Australia Day award from Central Coast Council for his work with the environment has written to the council opposing a proposal to build a nursing…
Fuel prices continue to be up to 35 cents higher
Peninsula fuel prices have been up to 35 cents per litre higher than those charged in nearby Kariong, West Gosford, Erina and Kincumber in recent weeks. At the time of…
Liberal and Labor lobby for position on dredge purchase
Liberal and Labor councillors are claiming the moral high ground after a motion to take steps to purchase a “super dredge” was defeated at a council meeting on February 26….
Endangered bushland is not ‘significant’ to Council
Endangered bushland on the Peninsula has not been recognised as regionally significant, despite being gazetted as endangered at a State level. Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland has been gazetted under Threatened…
Council grants six non-complying DAs in three months
Central Coast Council has admitted it approved six development applications on and around the Peninsula between October and December that didn’t comply with development standards. On October 18, Council approved…
Peninsula identified as having high gambling risk
The NSW Government has identified the Peninsula as having a high gambling risk and will cap the number of poker machines at current levels. The Peninsula has 768 poker machines…
Community housing project officially opened
A Government-sponsored community housing project has been officially opened in Woy Woy on February 22 by Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch. Talia on Chambers was developed by in a…
Council should spend up to $20m on dredge, says Chamber
Central Coast Council should buy an ocean-going multipurpose dredge to service the Ettalong Beach Channel and Brisbane Water estuary on a permanent basis, according to Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. “We…
Landowner disappointed at council intervention
The landowner of Woy Woy Bowling Club, Mr Tony Altavilla, has expressed his disappointment at Central Coast Council’s decision to intervene in the development assessment process for his proposed Seniors…
Woy Woy bowling club makes steps towards Ettalong
Woy Woy Bowling Club has decided to make steps towards amalgamating with Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club. Woy Woy Sporties general manager Mr Kevin Jenkins has written to members describing the…
Library wants children for ‘some creative building’
Woy Woy library is calling on children from the age of 5 to12 to come along on Wednesday, February 28, for some creative building with interlocking plastic bricks. This workshop…
Patonga boat ramp upgrade funded but not Woy Woy wharf
The NSW Boating Now fund has allocated $3.6 million to the “Hawkesbury River, Pittwater and Brisbane Water Region”. This is expected to be spent on “priority regional projects” up to…
Holstein lists Peninsula roadworks
Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein has responded to criticism of lack of road maintenance on the Peninsula. He said Central Coast Council had scheduled work for the coming 12 months…
Scientific paper written about our cultured pearls
A scientific paper about cultured pearls grown in Woy Woy has appeared in the international journal, Gems and Gemology. Researchers from Macquarie University and Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany have…
Sporties proposal big enough for panel referral
The proposed redevelopment of the Sporties club in Woy Woy is one of only two Peninsula projects big enough to be referred to the Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel…