Council has acknowledged the party political nature of its current council, in answering questions about complaints made to the Office of Local Government (OLG). The NSW State OLG received 1801 complaints about 115 councils in 2024-25, compared to 1242 in 2023-24. Central Coast Council came in at number 4 with 83 complaints. ‘’The current Council has a party-political … [Read more...] about Party politics ”may” result in some complaints
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Council ”fragile” and still on a ”trajectory of reform”
Central Coast Council is still in the middle of reform and is still fragile in terms of governance and finances, according to the Office of Local Government deputy secretary Brett Whitworth. Mr Whitworth was questioned on Thursday, December 5, at the State Parliament's Budget Estimates 2024-25 about the Performance Improvement Order imposed on the Coast before the councillors … [Read more...] about Council ”fragile” and still on a ”trajectory of reform”
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
