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Council meets Tuesday February 23 this week

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Council watchers, are you wondering why no news of the council meeting? That's because this week is the first Tuesday night meeting. Come back here tomorrow night and see if I can still post up-to-the minute decisions as they happen here rather than on Facebook which has still banned me. Meeting starts at 6.30pm. My posts will be posted under latest news.- Merilyn … [Read more...] about Council meets Tuesday February 23 this week

Amalgamation of IT system estimated at $70M in 2015

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The former Wyong and Gosford councils prior to merger identified that to bring their IT systems up to an acceptable standard would cost in the order of $70m, says former CEO Gary Murphy. Mr Murphy joined the council in July 2018, two years after the almagamation of Gosford and Wyong councils. He says he was surprised during his incoming briefings that he could not get a … [Read more...] about Amalgamation of IT system estimated at $70M in 2015

Sacked CEO Gary Murphy speaks out

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See the Coast News edition of February 19, 2021, for an exclusive story from sacked CEO Gary Murphy. Mr Murphy explains the timeline to the financial crisis that exploded in October last year. He says he blew the whistle as soon as the spending of restricted funds was uncovered. He joins the calls for an inquiry and lists 21 questions that need answering. He questions how years … [Read more...] about Sacked CEO Gary Murphy speaks out

End of Term (well almost) commemorative Quiz

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1/ Why is September 21, 2017 a date to remember?   2/ Who was the Central Coast Council’s inaugural Mayor?   3/ Who was the inaugural Deputy Mayor?   4/ The council has five wards.  At the first elections held in 2017, voters in four wards elected one independent, one Liberal and one ALP councillor to represent them. Which ward bucked the trend by voting in two ALP councillors … [Read more...] about End of Term (well almost) commemorative Quiz