The quality of water entering Budgewoi Lake from Wallarah Creek declined from fair to poor during 2021-22 thanks to the flooding events. For the fifth consecutive year, water quality for Ourimbah Creek remained fair. And Canton Beach fell from Excellent to Fair in 2021-22. These water quality measures come from the latest annual report of the Central Coast Waterways published … [Read more...] about Floods saw water quality fall in 2021-22
Offshore wind turbines: hear all about it
A public information session will be held at The Entrance for people to hear about a "Hunter Coast Offshore Wind Project". BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate are proposing to build 110 floating offshore turbines, each with a capacity between 15 MW and 20 MW, as well as three floating substations which are proposed to connect to the grid at the former Munmorah Power Station … [Read more...] about Offshore wind turbines: hear all about it
31 deadlines met, five missed
Central Coast Council failed to meet five legislative deadlines in the last quarter of the 2021-22 financial year. In one case, Council didn't know if it had met a deadline. In another, it failed to conduct a yearly review - since 2019. Council has a biannual reporting obligation to the Office of Local Government about grants from the Implementation Fund and Stronger … [Read more...] about 31 deadlines met, five missed
Complaints to council: more than 300
While the NSW Ombudsman puts Central Coast Council at the top of its list as most complained about Council in NSW, (see previous story here) Council’s own report card tells another story - with bigger numbers. The NSW Ombudsman reported that it received 158 complaints about Council in the 2021-22 financial year. But more than 300 people went directly to Council to … [Read more...] about Complaints to council: more than 300
Tops in complaints – four years in a row
Central Coast Council topped the NSW Ombudsman’s list as the most complained about council last financial year. And the three years before that. The Council attracted 158 complaints in 2021-22. It attracted 164 in 2020-21. It was 141 in 2019-20 And 125 in 2018-19. The report didn’t name the councils with the highest complaints in 2017-18. The latest … [Read more...] about Tops in complaints – four years in a row
