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Merilyn Vale

Nareen Gardens redevelopment approved

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A redevelopment of Uniting Nareen Gardens Bateau Bay was approved by the regional planning panel on November 30. The application for 180 new retirement and independent living apartments and a 160-place residential aged care home will include a village green, barbeque area, children’s playground and resident clubroom. The admin for Bateau Bay Community Collective facebook page … [Read more...] about Nareen Gardens redevelopment approved

Searching for owners of beachfront land

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Are you a descendent of Harold Clarke Thompson? The seven heirs of Harold, who died in 1939, own the land between the mean high water mark and the seaward boundaries of the beachfront lots south of ‘The Ruins’ at Wamberal Beach. It’s a sliver of land as the screenshot shows. But that beachfront land has been at the centre of a search for the seven heirs - or their successors - … [Read more...] about Searching for owners of beachfront land

Affordable housing for Ashton Ave, The Entrance

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Council owned land at 23-25 Ashton Avenue, The Entrance, will become the first of Council's affordable housing projects.Pacific Link Housing Limited will partner with Council in the first stage of Council’s Affordable Housing Land Proposal program, adopted back when the Council had councillors in 2019. The announcement of Pacific Link Housing, the only locally based Tier One … [Read more...] about Affordable housing for Ashton Ave, The Entrance

Re-allocate wetlands money, says council staff

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Council is suggesting the $1.4M put aside to buy Davistown wetlands be moved on to another new fund - a Central Coast Conservation Fund. The new fund would aim to achieve environmental benefits for the community across a broader geographic range within the Central Coast. It follows on from Council-under-administration deciding in April last year to give up on trying to buy … [Read more...] about Re-allocate wetlands money, says council staff