Residents demand return of their promised park
Gwandalan children, parents and grandparents held a rally on Tuesday, May 1, to ask Central Coast Councillors to help them fight for a promised park and playground in their new…
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Gosford’s Northern $500m exposure – a special report
[Special Report] The waterfront and Kibble Park may grab all the headlines, but a new, $500m-plus precinct is emerging at the northern end of the Gosford city centre. Over half a…
Lederer Group DA withdrawal
The Lederer Group, owners of Gosford’s Imperial Centre and the Kibbleplex building, withdrew their masterplan DA for the Kibbleplex site following the NSW Government’s decision to terminate the planning proposal…
Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre site confirmed
Council reconfirmed, at its April 23 meeting, that a Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre (RPACC) will be built in the Gosford CBD. A rescission motion, to move the site…
Renovation costing $3.5 million completed by June
A licensed venue in Umina will complete a six-month $3.5 million renovation in June and is hoping to fill 20 positions via a recruitment day at the end of the…
Strata subdivision approved
A strata subdivision has been approved by Central Coast Council staff for a development at 4 Augusta St, Umina. The subdivision of the residential (R1) zoned 847 square metre residential…
Extension proposed for Umina surf club
An application has been lodged for $120,000 of alterations and additions to the Umina Surf Life Saving Club building. The proposal would involve the erection of a two-storey addition to…
Council ‘not telling’ about compliance numbers
It is possible that no recent residential flats and multi-housing approvals issued by Central Coast Council on the [Woy Woy] Peninsula have complied with planning guidelines When asked, Central Coast…
Gwandalan’s missing park
A park used as a subdivision selling point is not being provided. Residents of Gwandalan’s newest residential subdivision want to know what happened to their promised playground-park, and they are not…
CCRDC to deliver the “built form outcomes” for Gosford revitalisation
The newly appointed CEO of the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation, Mr Michael Cassel, said he was determined to work closely with Central Coast Council and to deliver the “built…
Government Architect releases first Gosford redevelopment report
The NSW Government Architect has released the first of three Place Reports that will make up the Urban Design and Implementation Framework (UDIF) for Gosford City. The report, called the…
Developments Gosford waterfront & city park areas – Special Report
[Special Report] In the second part of Coast Community News’ series on the NSW Government’s Urban Design Implementation Framework (UDIF) for Gosford, we have taken a look at the waterfront…
Additional dwelling approvals surge
Central Coast Council’s quarterly report into the activities of the Development Assessment (DA) and Environment and Certification Units reveal that 6,181 additional dwellings had received approval since the commencement of…
Attempts being made to bring back Old Sydney Town
Several local buyers have expressed interest in acquiring the land at Somersby that includes the Old Sydney Town and Australian Reptile Park sites. One is backed by the 10,000-strong community…
Conservatorium releases vision for Performing Arts Centre
The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music (CCCM) has officially released its bid for the Central Coast Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC). The Conservatorium’s preferred site for the RPAC is land…
ACF branch objects to proposed nursing home
The Central Coast branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation has objected to the nursing home proposed for Hillview St, Woy Woy, in a submission to Central Coast Council. “The development…
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…
New retirement lifestyle village to be built at Wyong golf course
The Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution (RFBI) and Wyong Golf Club have joined forces to create a new golf and retirement lifestyle village. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between…
Gosford’s civic heart beating – Special feature
Bonython Tower – Rising from Duttons Tavern 159 Mann Street. Owned by Bonython Property and Investments. Value: $19.3m. The 13-floor, mixed-use development, including restaurant, offices and shop top housing (56…
Gosford’s civic heart beating stronger than ever
The area around Gosford’s Kibble Park has been identified by the NSW Government Architect as, potentially, the city’s renewed civic heart, as part of its work on the Gosford Urban…