Rate rise and tiny surplus in historic Council budget
Residents and ratepayers have one month to comment on a draft of the historic first combined Central Coast Council Delivery Program and Operational Plan for the 2018-19 financial year. The…
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Music industry conference held
Central Coast Labor MPs were joined by Member of the Legislative Council, Mr John Graham, and Music NSW, in hosting a Roundtable for the local music industry. Attendees included local…
Draft Northern Growth Corridor Strategy underway
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has been supporting Central Coast Council in the preparation of a draft Northern Growth Corridor Strategy that will set the course for considered…
Central Coast Gateway to future growth – a special report
Woongarrah, HamlynTerrace, Wadalba, Warnervale, and Glenning Valley are the epicentre of residential development on the Central Coast,endorsed by the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan 2036. This special report looks…
International Day of Mourning commemorated
The annual memorial service to commemorate the International Day of Mourning was held on Saturday, April 28, at the Ourimbah Wall of Remembrance. Every year on April 28, many countries…
700 ring neck pheasants die from botulism
The deaths of more than 700 ring neck pheasants from botulism, at an Ourimbah property, have prompted a warning from biosecurity experts to report unusual symptoms and behaviour in domestic…
Residents demand return of their promised park
Gwandalan children, parents and grandparents held a rally on Tuesday, May 1, to ask Central Coast Councillors to help them fight for a promised park and playground in their new…
Locally written play the next production for Wyong Drama Group
The Wyong Drama Group have started preparing their next production, The End of the Line, scheduled for performances in May. The End of the Line is the prequel to the…
Dredging is underway at The Entrance Channel
The dredging of The Entrance Channel is underway, according to Central Coast Council’s Director of Assets and Infrastructure, Mr Mike Dowling. Mr Dowling said the dredging program is carried out…
Fishing bans in place around Budgewoi Creek and Lake
Additional testing for PFAS in the Tuggerah Lakes system was promised by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in October 2017, but not delivered until April. The promise followed the…
Wild dogs attacking sheep in Dooralong
Dooralong landholder, Ms Jane Haskell, is willing to try anything to protect her sheep from wild dogs, following two separate attacks in the past few months. “My sheep are my…
Gwandalan’s missing park
A park used as a subdivision selling point is not being provided. Residents of Gwandalan’s newest residential subdivision want to know what happened to their promised playground-park, and they are not…
Coal Alliance to take Planning Minister to court
A summons has been issued against the NSW Minister for Planning, Mr Anthony Roberts, and Wyong Coal Pty Ltd, trading as Wyong Areas Joint Coal Venture, by the Australian Coal…
Kangy Angy rail facility risks being a multi-billion dollar development
Mr David Harris, speaking in his role as Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, said he did not believe there was any hope of stopping the intercity rail maintenance facility…
Feedback sought on funded pedestrian safety improvements
The community has been invited to provide feedback on a proposal to improve pedestrian safety on Oakland Ave, The Entrance. Member of the Legislative Council, Mr Taylor Martin, said the…
Wyong gets its first reverse vending machine
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has announced the latest reverse vending machine for the Return and Earn container deposit scheme has been located at Coles, Wadalba….
New intercity train fleet will be a step backwards
According to Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, half of all train passengers travelling from the Central Coast to Sydney will be forced…
Bill to prohibit mining in water catchment area introduced
A bill to prohibit mining in the Wyong water catchment area, the Wyong (Special Area Protection Bill) 2018, has been introduced into the NSW Legislative Council, on March 6, by…
New retirement lifestyle village to be built at Wyong golf course
The Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution (RFBI) and Wyong Golf Club have joined forces to create a new golf and retirement lifestyle village. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between…
Legal action initiated against Councillors & community members
Former Wyong Mayor, Mr Doug Eaton, has initiated legal action against several Central Coast Councillors and community members for alleged defamation. “I am not saying it is not true,” Mr…