Waiting on the revised dog plan A revised Draft Dogs in Open Space Action Plan will go out for Community Consultation for 28 days. The revised draft includes: # a smaller off leash area at Pippi Park, Davistown plus Memorial Oval as a new off leash space. # Terrigal Haven dog park becomes an on-leash area or a fenced area for off leash. # Lett Park at Wamberalt, behind the surf … [Read more...] about August 22 meeting highlights
Council Meetings
Decisions without details
Administrator asked to make decisions without details Opinion by Merilyn Vale Council staff want to revoke a whole pile of policies. These policies, according to a report, are out of date or conflict with legislation or are simply no longer needed. But hang on a minute. What is actually in these policies? What exactly is the administrator, Rik Hart, being asked to … [Read more...] about Decisions without details
Coast to consider being free of nuclear-free status
“Council has reviewed the applicability/usefulness of maintaining a Nuclear Free Zone Policy,” a staff report to the August 22 meeting states. “Given that Council has no role in the regulation of radiopharmaceuticals, radionucleotides, or radioisotopes, this Policy is not required as it is more aspirational/advocacy based in nature and therefore falls outside of Council’s new … [Read more...] about Coast to consider being free of nuclear-free status
Woy Woy park land still up for sale
Part of Austin Butler Reserve, classified as community land, is to be reclassified as operational land, opening the way for council to sell the land. In its latest council agenda, Council-under-administration states the new label would “facilitate sale of land to shopping centre to enable improved pedestrian safety and heavy vehicle docking”. The park abuts the Peninsula … [Read more...] about Woy Woy park land still up for sale
Gosford Bowling Club on borrowed time
Gosford Bowling Club, classified as community land, is to go through a process to change it to operational land, opening the way for council to sell it. At a media briefing today, the CEO David Farmer made it clear the council believes the land could be better utilised. And council doesn't want to own the land long term. The council will engage with the bowling club … [Read more...] about Gosford Bowling Club on borrowed time
