Scientists add conditions to Wyong mine approval
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee (IESC) on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development, has provided new advice to the Federal Department of Environment and Energy to help Minister,…
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Promised and then deleted park may yet be delivered
A park-playground promised to a Gwandalan community, and then deleted from a subdivision plan, may be reinstated, following a motion presented to Central Coast Council by Mayor Jane Smith, and…
Central Coast Newspapers opens Wyong office
Central Coast Newspapers has established an office in the former Wyong Shire. Based in the ultra-modern Nexus Smart Hub, at 3 Amy Close, Wyong, the office is part of a…
Central Coast Airport decision is creating legal problems for Council
[Warnervale] A confidential agenda item, understood to involve a commercial dispute between Central Coast Council and Amphibian Aerospace Industries Pty Ltd (AAI), is expected to be the subject of a…
Seismic testing is unconscionable
Local campaigner, Mr Gary Blashke, has partnered with Stop Seismic Testing Newcastle, to raise awareness of plans for seismic testing for oil or gas off the Central Coast. PEP 11…
Magenta Golf Course seeks approval to reconfigure lake
Magenta Golf Management Pty Ltd has applied to Central Coast Council for approval to use a reconfigured irrigation lake for the day-to-day maintenance of the golf course and to treat…
Mayor supports community to have promised playground
Mayor Jane Smith has offered her support to members of the Gwandalan community who have been campaigning to have a proposed playground restored to their residential housing estate. At the…
Warnervale residents claim 8 shopping centres short
Construction has started on a $6 million, 140 lot subdivision at 111 Sparks Rd, Woongarrah, to be built over five stages. It is the latest increase to housing stock in…
Wallarah II coal mine court action date announced
The Australian Coal Alliance’s (ACA) Land and Environment Court (LEC) action against the Wallarah II coal mine, will be heard on November 12. Mr Alan Hayes, ACA’s Campaign Director, said…
Pro-active solution required for Kanwal sewage overflows
Residents of Kanwal and Tuggerawong who have reported sewage overflows for many years, need a pro-active solution from Central Coast Council, according to Councillor Kyle MacGregor. Clr MacGregor said several…
Power station demolition application amended
Generator Property Management Limited, owners of the old Munmorah Power Station site, have applied to Central Coast Council to amend their application for demolition of the power station. Central Coast…
Seismic testing should be stopped until lax regulations are addressed
[Central Coast] The NSW Parliament has called on the Federal Government to suspend Asset Energy’s licence for any further offshore petroleum activity in the waters off the Central Coast until…
Parliament hears of Mariners’ push to join W-League
Federal Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, vocalised her support for the Central Coast Mariners’ push to field a womens’ team in the W-League this season, in an impassioned speech…
Council votes to support legal process against coal mine
Funding of $200,000 will be provided by Central Coast Council to the Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) to engage experts to support its Land and Environment Court (LEC) proceedings against the…
Council cleared its own land but has refused approval
A development application for the clearing of native vegetation at 140 Sparks Rd, Warnervale, submitted by Central Coast Council, for work on land owned by Central Coast Council, has been…
Do you know this man?
Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist in the investigation into an assault in Wyong. At about 2:15pm on Thursday, April 19, police have been told…
Best leads the charge for ‘Airport business park’
Another rescission motion aiming to reverse the Central Coast Council’s current position on the future of the Warnervale Airport will be debated at a July Council meeting. Leading the charge…
Charity day raises funds for Wyong Hospital
Members of Wyong Women’s Bowling Club, have continued their long history of support for Wyong Hospital, with another generous donation to improve the comfort of patients and their loved ones. Following…
The War and Peace of Warnervale Airport
The Central Coast Council has resolved to step back from the former Wyong Council’s masterplan to build a Regional Airport at Warnervale but pro- and anti-airport campaigns continue and Council’s…
No extra public air monitoring but Vales Point licence tightened
Vales Point coal-fired power station may face stricter and more consistent pollution licencing as a result of recommendations from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Following a review of power…