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Look who is – and who isn’t – on these six advisory committees

April 6, 2018 by Merilyn Vale

The Mayor is on every one of the six committees listed below but four councillors are not on any of these going to council for ratification on Monday night. The four councillors are Greg Best, Chris Burke, Lisa Matthews and Jillian Hogan. Only six community members applied to be on the Gosford CBD and Waterfront Advisory Committee which could have accepted up to eight … [Read more...] about Look who is – and who isn’t – on these six advisory committees

Trees under the spotlight

February 25, 2018 by Merilyn Vale

More than 110 people spoke up about Council's proposed new tree code even though it went on public exhibition over Christmas and the new year. The report on what people said goes to this Monday night's council meeting. More than 84 per cent were in favour of tougher new laws to protect trees and the majority of the submissions came from the northern part of the coast - the … [Read more...] about Trees under the spotlight

An invitation to advise council

February 13, 2018 by Merilyn Vale

If you want to attempt to influence council, put your hand up to join one of six advisory committees. The six key groups are: Brisbane Water Catchment Tuggerah Lakes Catchment Coastal Open Spaces Employment and Economic Development Gosford CBD and Waterfront Heritage   Mayor Jane Smith said these represented council's key strategic … [Read more...] about An invitation to advise council

Attempt to scrub out new DA rules on objections

February 13, 2018 by Merilyn Vale

Update The councillors agreed to the rescission motion and a report will come back to the council on the ramifications of going to the figure of 15. Before the meeting Three Liberal and two independent Councillors hope to reverse a decision the majority of Councillors voted for on December 18 last year. They want to reverse the decision that reduced the number of … [Read more...] about Attempt to scrub out new DA rules on objections

Councillor expenses

February 6, 2018 by Merilyn Vale

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