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42 storeys is fine, says committee

May 23, 2026 by Merilyn Vale Leave a Comment

Councillors will have to decide on May 26 if they want to endorse a recommendation from the Environment and Planning Committee about the old Gosford primary school site. (Yeah, ok, you have to be pretty old to remember the old primary school was on the site where the tax office, Centrelink, and now a residential development sit above the leagues club park in Gosford.) As … [Read more...] about 42 storeys is fine, says committee

Here’s the list of 30 priority projects

May 21, 2026 by Merilyn Vale Leave a Comment

  The May 26, 2026 meeting of council is expected to endorse an updated Central Coast Region Key Enabling Projects April 2026 document. Once endorsed, the document is to be used for advocacy and to be shared with local members of parliament, regional bodies, government agencies and other appropriate parties as determined by the Executive Leadership Team and Councillors.s See … [Read more...] about Here’s the list of 30 priority projects

Three storeys the “future desired character” of Long Jetty

April 15, 2026 by Merilyn Vale

The Land and Environment Court has approved a part two and part three storey development of four units at 72 Toowoon Bay Road, Long Jetty. The applicant DMCR 2 Pty Ltd took the case to the LEC after a deemed refusal. During the court case, the number of units was reduced from five to four; fixed privacy shields were included and solar access was discussed. But the biggest … [Read more...] about Three storeys the “future desired character” of Long Jetty

Compare today’s fees and charges with proposed increases

April 13, 2026 by Merilyn Vale

If you want to compare Council's current fees and charges with what it is proposing to charge next financial year - which starts on July 1 - you can download this comparison pdf. It might be on council's website where the entire suite of documents is now on public exhibition but I for one could not find it. So here it is: Fees and Charges Comparison (2) The rest of the draft … [Read more...] about Compare today’s fees and charges with proposed increases

March 31, 2026 meeting

March 28, 2026 by Merilyn Vale

Council will continue its March 24 meeting on March 31, after it failed to get through its entire agenda on March 24. The meeting was the first council meeting held in the Gosford Regional Library. The March 31 meeting will be held back at Wyong, in the usual council chambers at 2 Hely St.   … [Read more...] about March 31, 2026 meeting

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