Emma McBride to speak to ABC Friends
Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, will be the guest speaker at the ABC Friends Central Coast meeting on July 6. Ms McBride was elected in 2016 and has previously…
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Free Winter Blues and Jazz Festival at The Entrance
The Central Coast Council is set to help rid residents of their winter blues by holding a free music festival at The Entrance in July. The popular Winter Blues and…
Helping Adani coal mine hurts Hunter coal miners – Conroy
Federal Member for Shortland, Mr Pat Conroy, has criticised the Turnbull Government for considering loaning $1b to help fund a rail link to the Adani coal mine in Queensland, saying…
Fire Trail works completed
The NSW Rural Fire Service recently completed hazard reduction works in bushland off Hue Hue Rd, Jilliby. The work consisted of the prescribed burning of vegetation, minimising bushfire fuel and…
Funding for UFO group questioned
A Tuggerah Lakes UFO Group has come under fire following the exposure of almost $6,000 in federal funding being awarded to the group in the past four years. The UFO…
Application lodged to add seven lots to Hamlyn Terrace subdivision
An application to modify a 41-lot residential subdivision at 259 to 269 Warnervale Rd, Hamlyn Terrace, has been placed on public exhibition by Central Coast Council. The Section 96 modification…
Sayle Kenneth Newson charged with murder
Police have made a breakthrough arrest in the murder case of Lake Macquarie woman, Ms Carly McBride, arresting 39-year-old Mr Sayle Kenneth Newson, in San Remo. 31-year-old Ms McBride of…
Campaign underway for an overhead pedestrian bridge at Sparks Rd
Member for Wyong, Mr David Harris, has started a campaign to have an overhead pedestrian bridge built across Sparks Rd at Warnervale. “I will be writing to the NSW Minister…
Consortium selected to deliver tourism marketing and industry services
A consortium of three companies, to be known as Affinity, has been named by Central Coast Council as the successful organisation to deliver tourism marketing and industry services for the…
Warnervale Uniting Church officially opened
The Warnervale Regional Uniting Church Worship and Community Centre was officially opened on Sunday, June 4. The day of celebration was attended by 300 people. The congregation was relieved and…
Darkinjung land at Doyalson rehabilitated
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) has been busy working on the ‘Untracked’ initiative since January, to rehabilitate and restore the environment. DLALC made great strides in returning two areas…
Rail fleet maintenance facility to provide employment
The NSW Government remains committed to building its inter-city rail fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy, according to Mr Scot MacDonald, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast. “The Kangy Angy…
Minister for Finance sees Work and Development Orders in action
NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Mr Victor Dominello paid a visit to the Glen Centre at Chittaway Point on Thursday, June 15. The Glen Centre, run by the…
$3m additional federal funding
Central Coast Council has welcomed $3m in funding for Tuggerah Lakes Estuary and Catchment Improvement as part of the Federal Government’s Improving Your Local Parks and Environment Program. These funds…
FESL reversal causes administrative chaos
The decision by the NSW Government to halt the introduction of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy (FESL) on properties has divided major stakeholders. Central Coast Council announced in April…
Petition calls for preservation of Ourimbah Station Master’s cottage
State Member for the Entrance, Mr David Mehan, presented a petition with over a thousand signatures to the State Parliament this week calling on the State Government to stop the…
Submissions on Council’s plan and budget close soon
Residents of the Central Coast have until June 13 to write submissions on the Central Coast Council’s draft operational plan and budget for 2017-18. The draft plan incorporates the actions…
Draft Local Environmental Plan sent for gateway approval
The unelected Central Coast Council has sent a draft Local Environmental Plan for the whole new LGA to the NSW Department of Planning for gateway approval prior to being exhibited…
Local electioneering begins
Three former Wyong Councillors, Mr Greg Best, Mr Lloyd Taylor and Mr Adam Troy, have been terminated from the Central Coast Council’s Local Representation Committee (LRC) one month prior to…
Further review for Wallarah 2
The NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) report into the amended application on the Wallarah 2 Coal project has been unwavering in its stance that the NSW Planning Department and the…