Deputy Mayor Doug Eaton raised the issue of deemed refusals at day three of the Local Government conference in Tamworth. Cr Eaton asked the head of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure if the dept was thinking about extending the time limit for deemed refusals. Developers can use deemed refusals as a way of fastracking their development applications … [Read more...] about Cr Eaton raises Deemed Refusals
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Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO
The NSW Ombudsman is examining the legality of the performance improvement order (PIO) imposed on Central Coast Council by the Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig. The move comes after a Central Coast resident looked at the fine print of the PIO. Council Watch has kept the identity of the informant private. The resident believes a PIO could have been given to the … [Read more...] about Ombudsman is checking legality of PIO
Links to all candidates who answered Ten Questions
Budgewoi Ward ; Group A – THE GREENS – Sue WYNN, Chantelle BAISTOW and Cath CONNOR https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/group-a-the-greens.../ Group B – Douglas EATON, Allan McDONALD and Greg BEST. No response to the questions from this group. Group C – LABOR – Helen CROWLEY – Joy COOPER https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/group-c-labor-budgewoi.../ – Sarah BURNS … [Read more...] about Links to all candidates who answered Ten Questions
Voting in the council elections? Find your ward
Residents will only vote for the candidates in their ward. The Coast is made up of five wards. Which ward do you live in? Hopefully you can read these photos; if not, go to the electoral commission website and follow the prompts. … [Read more...] about Voting in the council elections? Find your ward
Liberals say no to fewer councillors
The Liberals will support the status quo on Central Coast Councillor numbers, says Godfrey Franz, president of The Liberal Party Central Coast Local Government Committee. That means voting no in the referendum being held with the September 14 council elections. Mr Franz said the key reason was that councillor numbers were reduced from 20 to 15 when the two former council … [Read more...] about Liberals say no to fewer councillors
