Council-under-administration was top of the pops as the most complained about council to the NSW Ombudsman again. That makes it five years in a row. With 121 in total, the complaints were a rate of 35 per 100,000 residents last financial year. It was better than the previous year when 158 complaints made it a rate of 48 per 100,000. The Ombudsman said the most … [Read more...] about First in complaints – five years in a row
Revealed: Staff injury hours over five years
Staff injuries that resulted in lost work time are this year half what they were for the first quarter of the financial year last year. There were 10 employee injuries at Council-under-administration from July 1 - September 24 this year that resulted in 863 work hours lost. This equated to an average of more than 2 weeks off work before each worker returned to suitable … [Read more...] about Revealed: Staff injury hours over five years
New 60-room motel and facelift for the Elly
A redevelopment proposal for the Elanora Hotel at East Gosford has been submitted to Central Coast Council. The proposal involves demolition of the existing motel behind the pub to be replaced with a new three storey 60 room motel facing Brougham St as the screenshot below shows. The pub would be extended and refurbished, the bottle shop renewed and a new two level parking … [Read more...] about New 60-room motel and facelift for the Elly
Panel rejects Ourimbah boarding house, approves Ettalong Beach Dual Occ
A site in Burns Rd, Ourimbah, was not a suitable site for a boarding house, according to the Local Planning Panel which has refused the development proposal. The refusal comes more than two years after a previous application for an 18 room boarding house on the same site at 17 Burns Road, Ourimbah, was refused in 2020. The current proposal for 10 rooms was submitted shortly … [Read more...] about Panel rejects Ourimbah boarding house, approves Ettalong Beach Dual Occ
Psst – wanna buy a house?
Council-under-administration has put 42 ratepayers’ properties on the market in an attempt to recoup five years’ or more in unpaid rates. The list includes 23 properties in the North; and 19 in the South and they will be auctioned on different days. The 23 properties in the former Wyong local government area, include at Dooralong, Gwandalan, Long Jetty, Bateau Bay. The … [Read more...] about Psst – wanna buy a house?
