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Letter to my readers

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Dear Central Coast Council Watchers, I have temporarily stopped pusblishing stories here as I am too busy posting news stories and moderating comments on Facebook. I don't get paid to run this website and it takes time and effort. Facebook now pays me depending on how many readers I have per post.so I am concentrating my efforts there at the moment. I'll continue to publish my … [Read more...] about Letter to my readers

Council accused of sidestepping due process

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Central Coast Council is proposing to ignore one of the actions councillors directed it to implement as part of the Warnervale Airport Masterplan. Councillors will hear an update on the masterplan, in a briefing to the economic development committee. The update suggests council could avoid preparing a Planning Proposal to rezone land at Central Coast Airport. The rezoning … [Read more...] about Council accused of sidestepping due process

Our beaches are good or better, says Beachwatch

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Lagoons not so good The 2024-25 State of the Beaches Report (SoBR) has rated 100% of Central Coast beaches as Good or Very Good – maintaining the same improved level as in the 2023-24 Report.   The annual report gives a grading for each designated swim site from Very Good to Poor and is an indicator of suitability for swimming.    This year, for the first time, 16 additional … [Read more...] about Our beaches are good or better, says Beachwatch

Council admits four airport documents never made public

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Central Coast Council has admitted it has four documents about projected costs for Warnervale Airport that have never been made public. At first council denied it had “records” that could be retrievable, but later said it did hold the information. The admission comes after a resident requested information about the projected costs and expected revenue that Council gave the … [Read more...] about Council admits four airport documents never made public