Top three stories: Gosford Library will not be demolished. One Central Coast Beach will be free of shart nets this summer but which one is not yet known. No new plan for Wamberal Beach with Cr Doug Eaton's motion voted down. See all stories in 20 posts uploaded on Facebook as the meeting unfolded on August 26. … [Read more...] about August meeting
Council Meetings
Shortfall of $10M from federal government
The federal government reduced the amount of funding it gave Central Coast Council in advance of the new financial year by $10M. While Council will likely get the money this financial year, it means last financial year's financial surplus won't be as much as predicted. For the 2024-25 FY, Council budgeted to receive $31.5M of the annual Financial Assistance Grant … [Read more...] about Shortfall of $10M from federal government
June 23 meeting
See my Facebook page for all the posts (16) uploaded on Monday, June 23, as the meeting unfolded. The next meeting is from 6pm with the public forum and 6.30pm for the meeting itself on Tuesday, July 23. … [Read more...] about June 23 meeting
MacMasters Beach temporary coastal protection back on agenda
The May 27 meeting includes the MacMasters Beach Temporary Coastal Protection Works. The Environment and Planning Committee has recommended that Council; 1/ Notes the results of the community consultation (the majority didn’t want the protection works) but 2/ Requests the CEO include an action in the draft Open Coast Coastal Management Program for the construction of the … [Read more...] about MacMasters Beach temporary coastal protection back on agenda
Helicopter business goes to Melbourne
First there was the urgent motion to Council in November last year about a company wanting a quick decision on a proposal to set up a helicopter business at Warnervale Airport. The Liberal/Team Central Coast (8 votes) were all for a quick decision and voted to allow the CEO to go ahead and organise a lease. They defeated the Labor/independents (7 votes) who argued for a … [Read more...] about Helicopter business goes to Melbourne