Parliament hears of unfairness of coal mine assessment process
The current assessment process for coal mines in NSW is totally unfair, unbalanced and stacked in favour of mining companies, according to NSW Shadow Minister for the Central Coast and…
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Glenning Valley development placed under controlled action
Glenning Valley resident and activist, Ms Kylie Boyle, announced the Glenning Valley development has been placed under controlled action by the Federal Department of the Environment and Energy due to…
Alison Homestead improvement grants could be lost because of Council delays
Volunteer groups at Alison Homestead, home of the Wyong District Museum and Historical Society, are at loggerheads with Central Coast Council over their desire to build a new office and…
Living near mines and power stations has a detrimental effect on health
Wyong resident and Executive of the Australian Coal Alliance, Mr Mike Campbell, said communities surrounding power station complexes and mines in NSW have had to pay greatly with their long-term…
New San Remo BMX facility to receive $640,000 upgrade
The Wyong region is set to receive a $640,000 grant out of a possible $9 million that was available as part of the NSW State Government’s Stronger Communities Fund. The…
Environmental Justice Australia calls on EPA to act on serious air pollution at Vales Point
Community groups have initiated an EPA investigation into air pollution from the Vales Point power station at Mannering Point. It has been alleged that coal trucks dumping thousands of tonnes…
Auditor General asked to look into inexplicable selection of Kangy Angy land
The NSW Auditor General, Ms Margaret Crawford, has been called on to investigate dealings surrounding the selection of land in Kangy Angy for the location of the Intercity Fleet Train…
Council sets extremely high bar for DAs
Fifty objections will be the new minimum requirement for a development application to be automatically referred to a meeting of the Central Coast Council for determination. The new Council had…
Committee working party membership announced
Information about the Central Coast Council’s Local Representation Committee has been made available on the council website. The 18 former Gosford and Wyong councillors who were chosen to join the…
Council proposes to reduce public meetings to one per month
Public council meetings on the Central Coast may be reduced to one per month under the merged Central Coast Council. Webcasting of meetings may also be trialled for six months….
Council election needs to be held before September 2017 – Primrose
A council election needs to be held on the Central Coast before the September 2017 date currently put forward by the NSW Government, according to the state’s shadow minister for…
Only some councillors to apply for interim roles
Gosford City’s 15 elected councillors have until April 15 to express interest in taking up an interim role on a proposed new Central Coast Council. Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna…
Amalgamation is a once in a lifetime opportunity – Aiken
A Gosford Council ratepayer has spoken out in support of the need for an independent investigation into Gosford Council’s finances at a Wyong Council meeting on October 14. Mr Pat…
Bulldoze Gosford and start again
The building of the proposed Tax Office in Gosford CBD can only be a good thing for residents and young people in the area by providing jobs. Gosford and Woy…
Central Coast will always be home to the Mariners
Central Coast Mariners CEO Mr Bruce Stalder has moved to reassure members and supporters that the Club has no intention to move from its Central Coast home. Stalder, who was…
Jesse Parahi to compete at the Commonwealth Games
Central Coast rugby union player Jesse Parahi has again been selected as part of the Australian Rugby Sevens national squad to compete at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow from July 23. …
Federal and local governments working together
Wyong and Gosford Council representatives held meetings in Canberra throughout the week of Monday, June 16, with Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communication Paul Fletcher…
Petrol excise hits the wrong people
Senator for NSW Deborah O’Neill has slammed Prime Minister Tony Abbot for the contempt he has shown voters, particularly Coasties, with the decision to increase the Petrol Excise. “Tony Abbott…