Lawyers acting for Council are calling for residents to speak in the Land and Environment court about development application 52083/2017/C. That’s the half built block of units at 5 - 7 Church Street, Terrigal. The applicants want to add a sixth storey to the building which has approval for five storeys only. The Local Environment Plan (LEP) allows for four storeys only. The … [Read more...] about Terrigal sixth floor saga continues in court
Chat with Administrator Rik Hart
Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart will be at the Australia Day community event in Leagues Club Park, Gosford, from 5pm to 7pm. “I am very much looking forward to meeting members of our community and chatting about what matters to them living on the Central Coast,” Mr Hart said. “Council is always listening to our community, and I want to make it easy for anyone … [Read more...] about Chat with Administrator Rik Hart
Savings increase by $100m in 2022
Council’s cash and investment portfolio was $680.90M at 31 December 2022. That’s up by $100m in 12 months. Council’s cash and investment portfolio totalled $580.62M at 31 January 2022. Two years ago, Council’s cash and investment portfolio totalled $488.72 million at 31 January 2021. The latest update on Council’s external borrowings is from November 2022. Those … [Read more...] about Savings increase by $100m in 2022
Happy new year – the finances are improving
Finances have improved so much in the last 12 months that Council hopes to retire a $100m emergency loan by the end of this year. Council signed up for a $150m in two emergency loans in December 2020 when an administrator was appointed to replace the councillors after a cash flow crisis was announced in October. Now, barely two years later, the Council, still under … [Read more...] about Happy new year – the finances are improving
Increase in workplace incidents
Work Health Safety incidents at Council have increased. And there was “strong reporting” of near misses and notifications through the safety hotline, council’s Audit, Risk and Management Committee was told at its December meeting. “An increase in incidents with 20 Lost Time Injuries year to date, 7 being in the last month which is higher than last few years,” the minutes … [Read more...] about Increase in workplace incidents
