James Scott Church charged with murder
A man will face Wyong Local Court in December, charged with the murder of Wallarah woman, Liesl Smith, who disappeared from Tuggerah Train Station in 2012. Police have charged 48-year-old…
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Climate Change Special Report is compelling evidence against mine
The Australian Coal Alliance has marked the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the impact of global warming of 1.5 degrees, as more compelling evidence that the…
Labor’s gas exploration licence was extended by Liberals
The NSW Government’s cancellation of Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 461 does not tell the whole story, according to Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris. Parliamentary Secretary for the…
Decision brings an end to gas exploration on the Central Coast
The Australian Coal Alliance, the first community group in Australia to fight coal seam gas exploration and drilling, has welcomed the NSW Government’s buyback and cancellation of Petroleum Exploration Licence…
Why Lucy Wicks needs to worry about Wyong coal mine
The Wyong coal project (Wallarah II) may not be in Lucy Wick’s electorate of Robertson but Alan Hayes from the Australian Coal Alliance said she needs to be very worried…
Physically Active Kids Project
The Wallarah Area Learning Community, consisting of Budgewoi, Blue Haven, Northlakes, Toukley and Gorokan Public Schools, and Northlakes and Gorokan High Schools, have been selected to be part of the…
McBride concerned about advice provided by scientific committee
M Central Coast Aero Club’s 2018 try and fly day member for Dobell, Emma McBride has expressed concerns about some elements of advice provided to the Federal Environment Minister, Josh…
Council’s new permanent CEO has hit the ground running
Mr Gary Murphy, Central Coast Council’s new permanent CEO, was officially welcomed to the Coast by a unanimous vote at the July 9 Council meeting. Mr Murphy had been in…
Scientists add conditions to Wyong mine approval
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee (IESC) on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development, has provided new advice to the Federal Department of Environment and Energy to help Minister,…
Labor will fund expensive, but necessary, rail underpass
[Forum] In response to Mr Scot MacDonald’s letter in the Peninsula News edition 444, it needs to be clear that this was a problem created by the NSW Liberal Government….
Cancers blamed on coal
[Forum] It is of the utmost importance that the people of the Wyong Local Government Area read the facts about Wallarah 2 Coal Mine. I live in Blue Haven and…
Council votes to support legal process against coal mine
Funding of $200,000 will be provided by Central Coast Council to the Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) to engage experts to support its Land and Environment Court (LEC) proceedings against the…
Why are there no outcries about seismic testing?
[Forum] Weeks of walking the walk and doing the talk from Budgewoi to Davistown, left me wondering why Central Coast residents knew nothing of the Seismic testing for Oil/Gas off…
Coal Alliance to take Planning Minister to court
A summons has been issued against the NSW Minister for Planning, Mr Anthony Roberts, and Wyong Coal Pty Ltd, trading as Wyong Areas Joint Coal Venture, by the Australian Coal…
Bill to prohibit mining in water catchment area introduced
A bill to prohibit mining in the Wyong water catchment area, the Wyong (Special Area Protection Bill) 2018, has been introduced into the NSW Legislative Council, on March 6, by…
McBride calls on Frydenberg to reject coal mine
Member for Dobell, Ms Emma McBride, has directly called for the Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy, Mr Josh Frydenberg, to “reject the Wallarah 2 coal mine”. “Today I…
Federal decision on coal mine extended by six months
Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy, Mr Josh Frydenberg, has officially extended the time in which he has to make a decision on whether to approve the Wallarah 2…
Coal Alliance fundraiser well attended
Almost 200 people turned out in wet weather to attend an Australian Coal Alliance fundraising film night at Avoca Theatre on February 26. Five locally made independent films, covering various…
Our representatives do not represent us
As we lead into an exciting new year for the Central Coast and having a rejuvenated council, there are those amongst us that don’t seem to want to listen to…
Questions of undue influence raised
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, has called on NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, and Planning Minister, Mr Anthony Roberts, to review all decisions made by former…