Council Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan said residents and businesses who find graffiti on their property can get a free graffiti removal kit from council. The longer graffiti remains visible, the more likely it is to increase,” Ms Vaughan said. If you find graffiti on your property, we recommend removing
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Consultation underway on a rate rise to secure council sustainability. Central Coast Council is encouraging the community to have their say on options for a rate rise to secure the long-term financial sustainability and service delivery for the Central Coast. Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)
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Central Coast Council in financial crisis and unable to pay wages. One of the state’s largest councils is in financial crisis, with Central Coast Council revealing that it lacks adequate cash to pay the wages of more than 2,000 employees this week unless it receives an urgent loan or assistance
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New sportsground amenities building and club house replaced. The sportsground amenities replace the original Wyong Lakes Australian Football Club building which was destroyed by fire in 2013 and the existing dilapidated amenities building. Don Small Oval is home to the Wyong Lakes Australian Rules Football Club and Central Coast Cricket
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Soft plastic recycling trial to commence on NSW Central Coast. A pilot scheme of 2000 households on NSW’s Central Coast will collect soft plastics through kerbside collections to divert from landfill. If successful it will extend it to 140,000 homes. The objective is to find ways to collect household soft
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Inside Central Coast’s future of health education and clinical research. A $72.5 million Research Institute (CCRI) and University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School (UONCCCS) are under construction at Gosford. Located at Gosford Hospital, the CCRI and UONCCCS will house state-of-the-art learning areas including simulation wards and laboratories that will
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With five metre south-easterly swells predicted for late this afternoon and evening, councils are expecting ongoing sand erosion. Midcoast Council is watching vulnerable sites at Old Bar and Jimmys Beach, but said erosion could occur along most of the coastline. Since the last weather event a fortnight ago, 3,000 cubic
Read more...Central Coast Council is working with the SES, Ausgrid and other services to assist residents following the weekend’s severe weather event. Somersby storm damage. Image by AusGrid. The severe weather has caused fallen trees and broken powerlines across some roads and properties, in addition to flooding and debris impacting many
Read more...Central Coast Council entered an Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to spend almost half a million dollars on upgrades after a sewage leak in January 2019. Wamberal Lagoon. A corroded sewer main near the Entrance Road in Wamberal broke, sending about 2.2 million litres of untreated
Read more...A $10 million “landmark” regional play space will occupy Gosford’s Leagues Club Field into a landmark regional play space. Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) announced the successful construction contractor, Landscape Solutions, was chosen by open tender. The space will feature nature-inspired play areas, a waterway that fills and
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