$145M profit for clubs and pubs from gambling losses
Punters splurging on the pokies in the first half of this year has resulted in a combined net profit of $145M for clubs and hotels across the Central Coast. Liquor…
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Mercedes-Benz E 300 – Car Review
If the 2021 Mercedes-Benz E 300 Coupe were a character, it would be the sophisticated gentleman who walks confidently into a bar, dressed in an immaculate suit, and orders himself…
Bowling green and fishing shed to go
A local fishing club has been informed it has until December 17 to vacate its long-term home within the grounds of the Woy Woy Sporties Bowling Club. The Woy Woy…
Proposal to increase Woy Woy density is appalling
[Forum] Many residents have great concern about the appalling proposal to increase the building density of Woy Woy, alone in all of this huge area of Central Coast. The proposal…
Council director looks to Rotary for information
Central Coast Council director of planning Mr Scott Cox has told the Rotary Club of Woy Woy that the Council wanted to work with “representative bodies” such as the club…
MP denied access to Crown Land list
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch says that, after months of asking, she has been unsuccessful in getting a list of local Crown Land from the NSW Government. Ms Tesch…
Crown land sale referred to ICAC
The sale of 1100 square metres of Crown land to the owners of Woy Woy Sporties has been referred to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption by Greens MP Mr…
Community meeting calls for Crown Land buy back
[Woy Woy] A community meeting, held at the Everglades Country Club on Sunday, May 27, voted unanimously to call on the NSW Government to re-acquire Crown Land that was sold…
Vinyl records on sale
Vinyl records will be on sale at a “record fair” to be held at a local bowling club. The Peninsula Record Fair is to be held at Sporties Woy Woy…
Waterfront group fights on against development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront community group is continuing to work “100 percent to stop inappropriate development” of the Woy Woy Bowling Club’s site, according to Mr Ross Cochrane. The…
Insulting to building industry and council planners
I don’t normally waste my time answering petty criticism of myself but Bruce Hyland’s letter, Democracy Needed in Planning Process, (Peninsula News, February 12) deserves a reply if only to…
Landowner disappointed at council intervention
The landowner of Woy Woy Bowling Club, Mr Tony Altavilla, has expressed his disappointment at Central Coast Council’s decision to intervene in the development assessment process for his proposed Seniors…
Woy Woy bowling club makes steps towards Ettalong
Woy Woy Bowling Club has decided to make steps towards amalgamating with Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club. Woy Woy Sporties general manager Mr Kevin Jenkins has written to members describing the…
Democracy needed in planning process
Matthew Wales’ claim that reducing the number of DA objections required to trigger a referral to Council will “impede the orderly development we need’ (“Chamber opposes lower submission threshold”, Peninsula…
Waterfront group asks Council to oppose development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront group has called on Central Coast Council to oppose the redevelopment of Sporties at Woy Woy. It has asked the council to make a submission…
What is the future of the Peninsula?
The recent news of Woy Woy Sporties’ overdevelopment is not just about the future of an 84 year-old bowling club. It’s about the future of the Woy Woy Waterfront, our…
What is the Peninsula’s 10-year growth model?
The traffic management study for the Woy Woy Sporties proposal (DA53119/2017), section 5.2, contains a statement based on the Peninsula’s 10-year growth model. It is an innocuous comment at first…
Surfing Fraternity celebrates 40th Anniversary with a new book
Norah Head Surfing Fraternity (NHSF) held its 40th Anniversary in 2016 with a reunion at Soldiers Beach where they launched a book, A History of Norah Head Surfing. The afternoon…
Terrrigal miss out on No 1 pennant
Ettalong Memorial Bowls Club won the number one grade flag for the third year in a row at the Bowls Central Coast pennant finals on Saturday, May 30. The…