The cloud over Gosford Bowling Club continues to grow, with council-under-administration pushing ahead with its plan to reclassify the land from community to operational. Council says the reason is to support the Gosford waterfront and stadium revitalisation masterplan to provide “increased flexibility for potential future uses”. The masterplan revealed in September 2022 … [Read more...] about Gosford bowling club future gets shorter
So you want to be a councillor
Being a councillor is an interesting and frustrating blend of bureaucracy and democracy, says a man who should know. Glenn Inglis addressed a public forum last week on the Central Coast, sharing his experiences as both a long term general manager of a number of councils in NSW and as a councillor; he’s been both. Inglis told the meeting that candidates should not believe that … [Read more...] about So you want to be a councillor
February meeting highlights
Airport masterplan in six months A Status Update on Active Council Resolutions tells us that the airport masterplan was supposed to come back to Council by the end of 2023 but it will be the middle of year before we see it. Other reports such as the Winney Bay upgrade plan and the mountain bike plan are also behind schedule. : : COSS Trial support "in principle" The … [Read more...] about February meeting highlights
Mountain biking plan pushed back
It will be at least the middle of the year before any work is stared on the mountain bike plan - and that depends on whether money is allocated to the project.Back in December 2021, the Administrator Rik Hart resolved that Council-under-administration would develop a Central Coast Mountain Biking Plan.Councillors in 2020 had put off any decisions until a feasibility study was … [Read more...] about Mountain biking plan pushed back
Winney Bay walk – one for the new councillors
Administrator Rik Hart is being asked to postpone any decision on the controversial Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk. The recommendation for the February 27 meeting is that he leaves it to new councillors to deal with, after the council elections in September this year. It was an issue that split the previous councillors and was the subject of many council agendas. In 2018, the … [Read more...] about Winney Bay walk – one for the new councillors
