Finances have improved so much in the last 12 months that Council hopes to retire a $100m emergency loan by the end of this year. Council signed up for a $150m in two emergency loans in December 2020 when an administrator was appointed to replace the councillors after a cash flow crisis was announced in October. Now, barely two years later, the Council, still under … [Read more...] about Happy new year – the finances are improving
Latest News
Increase in workplace incidents
Work Health Safety incidents at Council have increased. And there was “strong reporting” of near misses and notifications through the safety hotline, council’s Audit, Risk and Management Committee was told at its December meeting. “An increase in incidents with 20 Lost Time Injuries year to date, 7 being in the last month which is higher than last few years,” the minutes … [Read more...] about Increase in workplace incidents
Threats to river – have your say
The Hawkesbury-Nepean River Coastal Management Program (CMP) is being developed by six councils that border the tidal section of the Hawkesbury estuary. The councils include the Central Coast. But it is Hornsby Council that is leading a survey asking people to talk about threats and management priorities for the river. Go here to have your say: … [Read more...] about Threats to river – have your say
Seniors and Child Care parking to disappear
Seniors looking to park beside and behind the 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre at Gosford will no longer have exempt parking. Neither will drivers accessing the child care centre in Henry Wheeler Place. Council's local traffic committee has decided it is more equitable to simply allow four hour parking for anybody. The committee, which met late last year, has voted … [Read more...] about Seniors and Child Care parking to disappear
Darkinjung vision for 31 sites approved by State Government
The State Minister for Planning has approved a significant plan for the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council, the largest non-government landholder on the coast. Executive Director of Local and Regional Planning Malcolm McDonald said the Department had worked with Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) to finalise its Development Delivery Plan (DDP), which outlines how … [Read more...] about Darkinjung vision for 31 sites approved by State Government
