Wallarah 2 Timeline
Wallarah 2 Coal Project outlined the project’s history on its website: 1995: The NSW Government granted Exploration Licenses to the Wyong Areas Coal Joint Venture for the two areas east…
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Coal mine approved despite risk to Coast’s drinking water supply
The Planning Assessment Commission has granted consent to the Wallarah 2 underground coal mine west of Wyong, subject to conditions, despite admitting that the location is sensitive to the Central…
Contaminated Water at The Entrance Channel
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – THE ENTRANCE CHANNEL Council advises water quality in The Entrance Channel may have been affected following a sewer overflow on the northern side of the channel,…
New year’s eve festivities at Gosford, The Entrance & Terrigal
There are three approved New Year’s Eve festival activities on the Central Coast in 2017. Both The Entrance & Gosford foreshores will be the prepared a multitude of activities, markets,…
Central Coast will fall under the new Primary Production SEPP
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, had a follow-up meeting with farmers on the Central Coast to discuss the proposed Primary Production and Rural Development State Environmental…
Premier inspects completed rock groyne
Premier Gladys Berejiklian was in The Entrance on December 19 to inspect work on the recently completed rock groyne. The completed rock groyne will help retain sand along The Entrance…
Tuggerah Station lift funded then cancelled
The Members for The Entrance and Wyong met with a group of protesters at Tuggerah Station on December 12. The group is campaigning for a lift to be installed at…
436 hectares of unlined ash dams require constant monitoring
The unlined, 40-year-old, ash dams at Munmorah and Vales Point Power Stations, cover a total of 436 hectares but, according to the NSW EPA, they are monitored carefully. Mr Gary…
Dangerous toy ordered off the shelves
A dangerous toy which could kill or injure children has been ordered off the shelves in Westfield Tuggerah, Minister for Fair Trading, Mr Matt Kean, said. Mr Kean said NSW…
Councillors stymied by bureaucracy
Three months after the local government election, Central Coast Councillors are encountering what they consider to be barriers to performing their duties properly. Clr Lisa Matthews, of The Entrance Ward,…
Community Library receives community grant
Halekulani Community Library has been operating in Budgewoi Community Centre since 1989. The library is completely volunteer run, with a small group of dedicated ladies and their families, giving up…
Twelve community consultation committees to be established
The new Central Coast Council was expected to reinstate up to 12 community consultation committees when it held its last ordinary meeting for the year on December 18. All committees…
Trees probably poisoned
The death of a stand of 80-year-old Norfolk Pine Trees at Cabbage Tree Bay, and of vegetation in Mazlin Park, has been drawn to the attention of Central Coast Councillors….
Councillors want to consult with the community over the airport
Councillor Greg Best, with the support of Clrs Bruce McLachlan and Jilly Pilon, planned to overturn the resolution made by Council at its November meeting, to suspend works and stop…
Protest over the treatment of refugees on Manus Island held
Representatives from the Central Coast for Social Justice group peacefully protested the treatment of the refugees on Manus Island in front of the Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride’s, office…
Canton Beach boarding house to be determined by Joint Regional Planning Panel
An application to build a $5.9 million, 29-room boarding house, at 1A Wallis Street and 8 Kantara Road, Canton Beach, will be determined by the Joint Regional Planning Panel. The…
Opposition sees stadium upgrades as misplaced spending
NSW Opposition Leader, Mr Luke Foley, said the Central Coast’s schools and hospitals will be robbed after the Liberals committed an “obscene” $2.5 billion to knocking down and rebuilding Sydney…
Local parliamentarians respond to Phillip Ruddock parking claims
Local Labor MPs have called on the State Government to acknowledge that the region’s infrastructure is at breaking point and to act to improve access for locals. According to Central…
29-unit residential flat building at The Entrance under consideration
Central Coast Council is assessing an application to develop a residential flat building consisting of 29 units at 6 to 10 Battley Avenue, The Entrance, under the Affordable Rental Housing…
Lakes Festival deemed a success
More than 60,000 people across the Central Coast attended 2017 Lakes Festival events across 10 days in November. The festival, which ran from November 10 to 19, was expected to…