89 lot subdivision approved for Hamlyn Terrace
Central Coast Council has approved a Development Application (DA) for an 89 lot subdivision, plus three residue lots, and demolition of existing structures, in Virginia Rd, Hamlyn Terrace. In the…
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Approved development application cancelled
An approved Development Application (DA) proposing a 56 lot subdivision for Hamlyn Terrace has been cancelled. The DA proposed 53 residential lots, one drainage reserve lot, two shared pathway lots,…
Right project, wrong site
Federal Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, and State Member for The Entrance, Mr David Mehan, have labelled the NSW Government’s proposed rail maintenance facility at Kangy Angy the “right…
$300m intercity fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy approved subject to conditions
The Federal Department of Environment and Energy has given conditional approval to Transport for NSW to build its intercity fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy. The proposed development had been…
Gateway determination sought for a 102 lot development at Chain Valley Bay
A planning proposal that will see land at Chain Valley Bay rezoned from E2 and E3 to E2 and R2 Low Density Residential, was endorsed by Central Coast Council Administrator,…
Warnervale residents still awaiting promised Woolworths retail centre after ten years
Residents in Warnervale’s newer housing estates will be asked to petition Woolworths to fulfil its promise to develop a shopping centre in the burgeoning residential area. State Member for Wyong,…
Developer uses Biobanking to try to obtain development approval in Glenning Valley
The Say No to Glenning Valley Development and Save Our Wildlife Campaigns have continued to mount a multi-faceted fight against a residential development on 64 hectares of bushland at Glenning…
Coastal Zone Management Plan identifies areas at severe risk of erosion
Central Coast Council has revised its Coastal Zone Management Plan for the northern coastal areas, extending 33km from just south of Catherine Hill Bay to Crackneck Point, and is seeking…
Prison proposal for Warnervale denied
Both Corrective Services NSW and Central Coast Council have denied that Council-owned land that was to be the location for the proposed Chinese Theme Park at Warnervale, had been earmarked…
Wyong Chamber calls for funding of Highway upgrade
There has still been no money allocated for the Pacific Hwy upgrade through Wyong Town Centre, and the Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce wants action. The Chamber has set up…
Modified consent granted to $ 300m development
Modified consent has been granted to Development Application 1080/2014 (DA1080/2014), for a mixed use development comprising shop top housing, a hotel tower, a multipurpose function space, a restaurant, a shopping…
Menindee Ridge residential celebrates growth
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) has celebrated three years since the first concrete slab was laid at its Menindee Ridge residential housing development. The Menindee Ridge development is a…
Rezoning request by quarry owner likely to be rejected
A request by the owner of Crangan Bay Quarry to rezone 79 hectares of land, was expected to be declined by Central Coast Council at its ordinary meeting on April…
Long term critics continue to question Australia China Theme Park
Central Coast Council was seeking a meeting with Australia China Theme Park Pty Ltd (ACTP) to discuss the future of the proposed Buddhist Temple and Chinese Theme Park at Warnervale….
Council to take over management of pools and recreation centres
Central Coast Council will take over management of the Lake Haven Recreation Centre, the Toukley Aquatic Centre and the Wyong Olympic Pool from current operators, YMCA NSW, effective from July…
Men’s Sheds on the Central Coast prove to be an Oasis
The 85 members of the Bateau Bay Men’s Shed consider themselves to be part of a world-wide phenomenon. This comes from that premise that, typically, retired men were confronted with…
Biocertification project underway at Warnervale
A strategic lands biocertification project, under the Threatened Species Conservation Act (TSC Act 1995), is underway on approximately 523 hectares of land at Warnervale. According to Council, the project was…
Riley Hilditch has a long road to recovery
A Go Fund Me campaign to support the recovery of Tumbi Umbi teenager, Riley Hilditch, has raised $25,000 of its $150,000 goal since its inception in early April. Riley…
Delta Electricity deny evidence of leaching from ash dam
Delta Electricity claim that there is no evidence of leaching from the Vales Point Ash Dam (VPAD) into the groundwater table. According to Delta Electricity’s statement regarding the operation of…
Former councillor breaks gag rule
Former independent Wyong Councillor and Mayor, Mr Greg Best, was still waiting to hear, on Monday, March 27, if he was to be removed from Central Coast Council’s Local Representation…