Hotel applies for $2 million renovations
A local hotel has applied for permission to undertake a $2 million renovation. The Empire Bay Tavern has applied to Central Coast Council for permission to undertake the refurbishment of…
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Council lodges application with itself for library changes
Central Coast Council has lodged a development application with itself to create an exhibition space in Woy Woy library. The site in Blackwall Road is zoned B2 Local Centre and…
Donated truck already put to use
The farm of Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina Campus, has taken delivery of a donated new cattle truck, which has already been put to use for recent agricultural shows. The…
Crowd funding campaign for injured dog
A crowd-funding campaign has been launched for the owner of the labradoodle that was attacked in Woy Woy. The day after the Go Fund Me campaign had been launched by…
Council approves non-complying development
Central Coast Council has allowed another development that does not comply with planning guidelines on the basis that nearby buildings do not comply either. The block of four flats in…
Surf clubs to raise money through container collection
Killcare and Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Clubs will collect bottles and cans to raise money through the NSW Government’s Container Deposit Scheme. From January 15, Killcare and Ocean Beach…
Chamber opposes lower submission threshold
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President, Mr Matthew Wales, said the Chamber was opposed to Central Coast Council’s decision to reduce the number of submission from 50 to 15 for a…
The Entrance dredging ‘a slap in the face’ – Tesch
The NSW Government’s decision to spend nearly $250,000 to dredge the Entrance Channel is a slap in the face to Peninsula residents, according to the Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl…
Tie dredging to beach renourishment, says Chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called on the Central Coast Council to formulate a long-term strategy to renourish and restore the beachfront at Ocean Beach south of Ettalong Point…
Pelican rescue season ‘most traumatic’
The Peninsula’s pelican research and rescue service has called the summer of 2017-18 the most traumatic and demanding in 19 years of rescuing. Ms Wendy Gillespie from Pelican Research and…
Holstein moves to revive Rawson Rd level crossing work
Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein is planning to have Central Coast Council support the resumption of work to replace the Rawson Rd level crossing. Cr Holstein said he had submitted…
Woy Woy masterplan due in 2020
Central Coast Council has set a timeframe for delivery of a new masterplan for Woy Woy Town Centre. It is to be prepared by June 30, 2020, according to the…
Year ends on a dry note
The Peninsula’s total rainfall for 2017 looked like coming in just under the annual average according to rainfall data from Mr Jim Morrison of Umina. The cumulative total rainfall for…
Library work on schedule
Work on the refurbishment of Woy Woy Library’s Spike Milligan Room is on target, according to Central Coast Council. The refurbishment will include an exhibition space for Spike Milligan memorabilia….
Council asks for beach erosion funds
The NSW Government has been asked to provide funding for Central Coast Council to complete a study into long-term options for managing erosion at Ocean and Umina Beaches. A grant…
Christmas petrol prices consistently higher
Service stations on the Peninsula consistently had the highest petrol prices on the Central Coast in the month leading up to Christmas. Minimum daily fuel prices clearly show Peninsula service…
Dredging ‘largely ineffective’ says residents’ group
Recent dredging of the Ettalong channel near Lobster Beach has “largely been ineffective”, according to the Hardys Bay Residents Group. “The spoil has been deposited in a location too close…
Waterfront group asks Council to oppose development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront group has called on Central Coast Council to oppose the redevelopment of Sporties at Woy Woy. It has asked the council to make a submission…
ATM to stay in Umina
An automatic teller machine will stay in Umina, despite the closure of the bank branch that housed it. The Westpac ATM in Bullion St will close this week, but has…
Clover Moore writes in support of oval lighting
Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore has written a letter supporting the lighting of Umina oval at night and the expanded use of closed circuit television cameras. In a letter to…