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Council continues to waste time at Land and Environment Court

Posted by Edgar Adams on 22 July 2025
Council continues to waste time at Land and Environment Court

In this issue we highlight a big win in the Land and Environment Court against Central Coast Council by the Stevens Group and Brand Group to develop 3 restaurants on land at Mount Penang Parklands This development has been dragging...

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A disinterested Council and State Government

Posted by Edgar Adams on 22 July 2025
A disinterested Council and State Government

This month we report on another significant loss in the Land and Environment Court for Central Coast Council Stevens Group’s Development Application for a residential subdivision on the Old Mardi Farm site that will see 182 homes built that Council...

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The Year That Was

Posted by Edgar Adams on 5 December 2024
The Year That Was

 In the December issue Edgar Adams talks about The Year That Was.  The Albanese Government’s Closing the Loopholes Industrial Relations Bill and the effect it has had on business. He also reviews the performance of the newly elected Central Coast...

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Division already with newly elected councillors

Posted by Edgar Adams on 7 November 2024
Division already with newly elected councillors

 Newly minted Central Coast Mayor Lawrie McKinna’s first statement when he was elected Mayor was to say, “my focus Division already will be on leading our new councillors  to work cohesively as a team as we determine important community matters.”...

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Central Coast now open for business

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 October 2024
Central Coast now open for business

Its been a tortuous eight years since the election of the first Central Coast Council and a team of, mostly, activist councillors under the leadership of Mayor Jane Smith, hell bent on destroying the regional economy and using the environment...

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Coast’s future in your hands

Posted by Edgar Adams on 8 August 2024
Coast’s future in your hands

Readers will recall that in my July Editorial in respect to our Central Coast Council I referred to the ‘Eight lost years’. Firstly, with an elected council that plunged the organisation into massive debt and established an activist environmental culture. ...

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Edgar Adams’ Editorial

Posted by Edgar Adams on 10 July 2024
Edgar Adams’ Editorial

Eight lost years As the clock ticks down to the September 14 Local Government Elections that will see the end of eight years of chaotic management of Central Coast Council, ratepayers wait anxiously to hear who, and how many, people...

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Central Coast Mariners bring community together

Posted by Edgar Adams on 17 June 2024
Central Coast Mariners bring community together

Central Coast Mariners bring community together An issue that divides the Central Coast community is the spread out nature of the region with suburbs and villages dispersed throughout.  Everyone has a different agenda and a different opinion.  However, sport has...

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TODs – What they mean for the Central Coast

Posted by Edgar Adams on 8 May 2024
TODs – What they mean for the Central Coast

TODs – What they mean for the Central Coast This month we have focused on Premier Chris Minns’ plans for Transport Oriented Developments around railway stations on the Central Coast. In all there will be 37 TODs from Wollongong to...

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Six months to go for new council

Posted by Edgar Adams on 10 April 2024
Six months to go for new council

Six months to go for new council – but will it be out of the fat into the fire   In case you haven’t noticed our Central Coast Council is setting us up for some pretty big rate hikes in...

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