Council Trivia Question: What has the Inner West Council got in common with the Central Coast? Answer: Rik Hart has been general manager at both councils. Central Coast Council’s current administrator Rik Hart was General Manager of the Central Coast for six months and GM of Inner West Council for two and a half years. Mr Hart became GM of the Inner West in September … [Read more...] about Council Trivia
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Regional Australia wants population growth
While the Central Coast has been lumped into the Six Cities vision, there is another group called Regional Australia Institute that is working on a similar vision for regional Australia. Last week, the Six Cities Commission launched its vision for a connected region of six cities from Newcastle to Nowra’s Shoalhaven area via the Central Coast and the three cities of Sydney … [Read more...] about Regional Australia wants population growth
Huge roll up for Wamberal rally
Organisers were happy when more than 1,000 community members gathered on September 11 to protest against the introduction of a seawall at Wamberal Beach. The protests comes after two years of ongoing campaigning from Wamberal Beach SOS who received over 2,300 signatures on a petition and 4,000 group members opposed to the seawall. "The protest was also about drawing attention … [Read more...] about Huge roll up for Wamberal rally
Federal Government to re-engage with Local Government
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to re-establish the Australian Council of Local Government, a body created by the Rudd federal government and killed off by the Morrison government. Mr Albanese, speaking at CEDA with a State of the Nation address on Thursday, September 8, spoke about Equality for women in his speech and was asked about Local Government … [Read more...] about Federal Government to re-engage with Local Government
Handy link to information for potential councillors
A lesson in signing up as a council candidate The City of Ryde is holding a by-election on October 15 to elect one councillor for its West Ward. While that information has nothing to do with the Central Coast, it does mean a press release from the NSW Elections Commission includes links to information that potential council candidates might want to read. FIrst thing … [Read more...] about Handy link to information for potential councillors
