Council has a target to improve its efficiency and save $2M this year - which is less than 1% of its gross operating expenditure. At Council’s May meeting, Cr Corinne Lamont raised questions about the lack of transparency on how council would meet its efficiency targets. The draft long term plan forecast efficiency savings of about $11.1 million by 2031-32, starting from … [Read more...] about Improving efficiency and saving 1%
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Water rates to rise by 5.5%
IPART has today announced the maximum prices that Central Coast Council can charge for water and wastewater services from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. A typical household’s yearly bill for water and wastewater services will increase by 5.5%. This will be about $82 for an average bill, based on 170 kilolitres of water usage per year. The average bill will increase to … [Read more...] about Water rates to rise by 5.5%
42 storeys is fine, says committee
Councillors will have to decide on May 26 if they want to endorse a recommendation from the Environment and Planning Committee about the old Gosford primary school site. (Yeah, ok, you have to be pretty old to remember the old primary school was on the site where the tax office, Centrelink, and now a residential development sit above the leagues club park in Gosford.) As … [Read more...] about 42 storeys is fine, says committee
Compare today’s fees and charges with proposed increases
If you want to compare Council's current fees and charges with what it is proposing to charge next financial year - which starts on July 1 - you can download this comparison pdf. It might be on council's website where the entire suite of documents is now on public exhibition but I for one could not find it. So here it is: Fees and Charges Comparison (2) The rest of the draft … [Read more...] about Compare today’s fees and charges with proposed increases
IPART flags water rise of 8.7% plus inflation
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its draft decision on Central Coast Council's request to increase water rates from July 1. IPART Chair Carmel Donnelly said the IPART’s draft decisions would allow the annual bill for typical household using 170 kilolitres per year to increase by 8.7% plus inflation in 2026-27. It woujld increase by … [Read more...] about IPART flags water rise of 8.7% plus inflation
