June 2020

Former Member for Gosford dies aged 90

Former Member for Gosford, and a former Gosford mayor, Mr Malcolm Brooks has died at the age of 90 on June 19.Born on June 16, 1930, in Gosford, Mr Brooks grew up on his parents’…


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Water and sewerage maintenance projects announced

Central Coast Council has announced a number of water and sewerage maintenance projects to take place around the Peninsula.These include a water pump station refurbishment at The Rampart, Umina Heights, and a water valve replacement…



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Application to build three townhouses

A $1.1 million application to build three townhouses at 82 Cambridge St, Umina, has been lodged with Central Coast Council.The townhouses will replace the current single dwelling that occupies the 755 square metre residential block.The…


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MP recognises a Woy Woy business in parliament

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has made a “Community Recognition Statement” in State Parliament endorsing a Woy Woy business.Such Statements may congratulate or acknowledge the achievements of people or groups in the community.They may…


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Landscaping work in Woy Woy town centre

Landscaping work has been completed in Woy Woy, with Central Coast Council working on garden beds around the town centre.New garden bed edging has been introduced to the corner of The Boulevarde and Brisbane Water…


Construction certificate for Ettalong multi-dwellings

A construction certificate has been lodged with Central Coast Council for a $600,000 multi-dwelling housing development in Ettalong.The certificate will allow work to commence on a three-townhouse development on the 727 square metre block at…


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No clear Covid roadmap for tourism, Tesch claims

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has claimed that the State Government has failed to provide a clear “road map” for tourism businesses on the Peninsula.Ms Tesch said the NSW Government continued to ease restrictions…


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Economic Strategy is same meaningless flummery

Heaven help us all, on top of the Covid-19 epidemic, we now have the Council’s draft Economic Development Strategy 2020-2040 to cope with.Anyone who anticipated that it would be the same flummery as the Local…


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Are public toilets cleaned regularly and well?

What a wonderful reason given by the Council for the lack of soap in public toilet facilities – they want to minimise the risk of slipping accidents. (Peninsula News, Edition 496)In my bathroom, I keep…