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Central Coast Council Watch

Merilyn Vale

McKinna is Mayor

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Team Central Coast's Lawrie McKinna was voted in as Mayor at the October 8 extraordinary meeting - the first meeting of this council. There were two nominations for mayor: Kyle MacGregor and Lawrie McKinna The vote was seven for MacGregor and eight for McKinna. The Liberals and Team Central Coast voted for McKInna while Labor and two independents voted for … [Read more...] about McKinna is Mayor

Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO

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The NSW Ombudsman is examining the legality of the performance improvement order (PIO) imposed on Central Coast Council by the Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig. The move comes after a Central Coast resident looked at the fine print of the PIO. Council Watch has kept the identity of the informant private. The resident believes a PIO could have been given to the … [Read more...] about Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO

Introducing your councillors, 2024

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Two people who were part of the first Central Coast Council that was suspended in October 2020 and then sacked in March 2022 have been elected after final counting has been completed in the 2024 Council elections. They are Labor's Kyle MacGregor who has been elected in the Wyong Ward and independent Jane Smith, who was the the first mayor of the newly formed Central Coast … [Read more...] about Introducing your councillors, 2024

Yes vote in Referendum has the numbers

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The residents have spoken: we want fewer councillors The Central Coast has voted 62-38 to have nine councillors instead of 15. The results from the September 14 local government elections and referendum have not been finalised but the numbers don't leave any other conclusion: the yes vote in the referendum is the winner. That is based on 210,000 votes counted from a … [Read more...] about Yes vote in Referendum has the numbers