Nurses hold a rally at Wyong Hospital
Nursing staff in the emergency department at Wyong Hospital are overworked and understaffed while coping with a 12.5 percent increase in patients, who are then having a long wait to…
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Retirement village residents are concerned about fees & charges
An additional primary school to be built at Warnervale
Giant Pelican finds a US rival
Hospital parking fees more likely to increase rather than decrease
World record giant pelican motion succeeds
Tenders called for the expansion at Wyong Hospital
Earthworks about to start for retail town centre at Warnervale
Council is 31st Australian local government to declare a climate emergency
Introduction of a Local Planning Panel seen as a power grab
The NSW government’s introduction of a Local Planning Panel (LPP) for the Central Coast early next year is seen as a “power grab” by Mayor, Jane Smith. The LPP will…
Governments accused of having abandoned the homeless
Federal and NSW Liberal Governments have abandoned the homeless and the services that help them, according to Member for Dobell, Emma McBride. Today (August 7), I attended Coast Shelters homelessness…
Silent Protest Brings Council to a Stand Still
About 150 supporters of the airport at Warnervale brought a Central Coast Council meeting to a standstill when they stood in silent protest at a decision on Monday night, August…
Aero club fears loss of airport
Central Coast Aero Club and its supporters say they’ve been pushed into a corner and now realise that well lose the airport if we don’t start pushing our own agenda….
Wallarah 2 Coal Project approval welcomed by mining union
The NSW Government’s approval of mining leases to allow the Wallarah 2 Coal Project to proceed is a “common sense” decision that will boost regional jobs and business opportunities, according…
2020 Tuggerah Lakes restoration project endorsed
Central Coast Councillors voted unanimously at the February ordinary Meeting to set up the 2020 Tuggerah Lakes Restoration Project to cover the whole of the 77 sq km of the…
Power station pollution control licence renewed
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has renewed the five-year licence without significant change to pollution controls at Delta Electricity’s Vales Point Power Station at Mannering Park. The licence renewal…
Federal Environment Minister approves Wallarah 2 Coal Mine
The Wallarah 2 Coal Mine has received Federal Government approval, despite the NSW Land and Environment Court still to rule on it. Environment Minister, Melissa Price’s, decision on Friday, January…
JRPP calls for revised plans for Toukley development
The Joint Regional Planning Panel has deferred its decision on an affordable housing development project at 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. The proposal is for a $9.1m residential flat building, consisting…
Warnervale Airport Restrictions legislation needs to be seen in context
Central Coast Aero Club Board Member, James Stewart, has argued that the Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act 1996, was never intended to curtail the use of small aircraft, but specifically to…
Loss of a 200-plus year-old paperbark tree
The decision to cut down a 200-plus year-old paperbark tree in Budgewoi Holiday Park, on Thursday, December 6, demonstrated the major weaknesses of the proposed new Central Coast Council tree…