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Trees and squirrel gliders more important than housing for CC Council
3 July 2023
While Australia and NSW are suffering a critical affordable housing shortage and people are sleeping in their cars at night staff at all levels at Central Coast Council are more interested in trees, squirrel gliders and the swift parrot. But there’s more! This Council simply does not want any development of any kind if it means cutting down a tree or taking out some so-called endangered species of plant. Their focus is totally on green space. Currently a proposal by a group of 50 lan...
Potentially 10,000 jobs tied up in outstanding DA’s
9 September 2022
What’s the difference between a 10 storey building and a swimming pool? Or, what is the difference between a complex project and a simple one? According to Central Coast Council there is no difference at all. The development assessment process does not differentiate between a swimming pool, a renovation or a garage and a major project such as a high-rise residential building, a factory or anything in between. The fact is that Council’s Planning Director, Dr Alice Howe, appointe...
Coast water storage hits peak capacity
8 August 2022

Early July saw the Mangrove Creek Dam reach its capacity of 190.0 giga litres for the first time since it was built in 1982 as a storage dam.

Mardi Dam was at 80.5% and Mooney Mooney Dam was as 100.0% capacity.

Council to proceed with new Airport Masterplan
9 March 2022
Central Coast Council is approaching the general aviation industry to help determine the future demand requirements of the Central Coast Airport with a Request For Information (RFI) To general aviation businesses and individuals interested in locating and operating Council Director Corporate Affairs, Natalia Cowley said Council is excited to be presenting an opportunity for the aviation industry and interested parties to have their say in determining the demand behind the Central Coast Airpo...
Venues Live preferred for management of Central Coast Stadium
9 March 2022
Council has identified the proposal submitted by Venues Live for the management of Central Coast Stadium as being the preferred bid and is now negotiating to finalise the commercial terms of the management agreement. Council continues to own the Stadium. Council issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the management of the Stadium on the 2nd July 2021 as an action under the Central Coast Stadium Strategy adopted by the Council on 23 March 2021. Three responses were received.  One of t...

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