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Councillor promotes sand nourishment to conference

November 7, 2024 by Merilyn Vale

New independent councillor Corinne Lamont has managed to get sand nourishment on the agenda at the NSW Local Government conference to be held at Tamworth on November 17-19. Cr Lamont didn’t get the motion to the first ordinary meeting of council but, despite that, a majority of councillors agreed with its sentiments and that allowed the Mayor Lawrie McKinna and CEO David … [Read more...] about Councillor promotes sand nourishment to conference

McKinna is Mayor

October 30, 2024 by Merilyn Vale

Team Central Coast's Lawrie McKinna was voted in as Mayor at the October 8 extraordinary meeting - the first meeting of this council. There were two nominations for mayor: Kyle MacGregor and Lawrie McKinna The vote was seven for MacGregor and eight for McKinna. The Liberals and Team Central Coast voted for McKInna while Labor and two independents voted for … [Read more...] about McKinna is Mayor

Introducing your councillors, 2024

October 1, 2024 by Merilyn Vale

Two people who were part of the first Central Coast Council that was suspended in October 2020 and then sacked in March 2022 have been elected after final counting has been completed in the 2024 Council elections. They are Labor's Kyle MacGregor who has been elected in the Wyong Ward and independent Jane Smith, who was the the first mayor of the newly formed Central Coast … [Read more...] about Introducing your councillors, 2024

Yes vote in Referendum has the numbers

September 25, 2024 by Merilyn Vale

The residents have spoken: we want fewer councillors The Central Coast has voted 62-38 to have nine councillors instead of 15. The results from the September 14 local government elections and referendum have not been finalised but the numbers don't leave any other conclusion: the yes vote in the referendum is the winner. That is based on 210,000 votes counted from a … [Read more...] about Yes vote in Referendum has the numbers

Counting continues for 15 councillors

September 25, 2024 by Merilyn Vale

There are still more than 3,000 postal votes to potentially arrive by 6pm on Friday, September 27 and preference counting will take place after that.   So far, four LIberals and five Labor and two Team Central Coast councillor appear to have the numbers to be elected.   They are: # ex-senator/MP/Gosford councillor Belinda Neal, (ALP, Gosford West) # ex-Gosford mayor Laurie … [Read more...] about Counting continues for 15 councillors

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August meeting

September 1, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Shortfall of $10M from federal government

July 22, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

June 23 meeting

July 5, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

MacMasters Beach temporary coastal protection back on agenda

May 26, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Helicopter business goes to Melbourne

May 25, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Councillors call on Premier to declare an emergency

May 7, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Budget and operational plan for public exhibition

April 25, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Briefing on assets on April 14

April 13, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

A drain on resources

March 23, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

Extraordinary meeting March 11 to finish February agenda

March 13, 2025 By Merilyn Vale

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