Merilyn Vale

Australia

Journo, journo trainer, trumpet learner, grammar student, back of the pack runner, ex-smoker, mostly. https://t.co/I0ktxegVfH @cccouncilwatch

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Buttonderry Waste Facility's potential to be explored

2 weeks ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

Buttonderry Waste Facility at Jilliby could become a star income-producing asset for the Central Coast, thanks to the shortage of landfill sites in Greater Sydney and the State Government’s legislation for food organics and garden organics (FOGO).
Castles tops the councillor questions list

2 weeks ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

Councillor Margot Castles has topped the list for the number of councillor requests on the Council Hub – where councillors make requests for information. Council has published councillor expenses and the list of councillor requests after the first six months of having councillors back on the Central Coast. Castles asked for information 25 times ahead of Councillor Jared Wright with 23 requests.
New panel will advise on dredging

3 weeks ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

A new Dredging and Water Management Advisory Panel will be formed to provide advice and recommendations on all matters involving dredging and the management of waterways on the Central Coast. After prolonged debate, councillors voted 8-7 at the March 25 Central Coast Council meeting to create the committee. The idea was put forward by Councillor Rachel Stanton, who said it was imperative to assess all solutions to reduce flooding and its impacts across the local area.
Another Council breach of the GIPA Act

1 month ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

A second resident has come forward to show their request for information from Central Coast Council resulted in the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) ruling that Council has breached legislation. The IPC investigation pursued a complaint from local historian Merril Jackson, well known for her work at Gosford’s Poppy Park and Remembrance Day celebrations. Her complaint is similar to the problems faced by Kevin Brooks as outlined last week. (See link below).
Community to be consulted on library's future

1 month ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

The Library Review Panel will hold more than the three meetings it was originally planning. The panel endorsed a community consultation process about the future of the Kibble Park building, to be conducted in April and May 2025. It will reconvene after the conclusion of community consultation, and the feedback has been analysed, to review the outcomes and discuss potential next steps.
Council's debt now made public thanks to Cr Wright

1 month ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

The financial debt of Central Coast Council is now showing in publicly available financial statements, thanks to Councillor Jared Wright. In November, as the councillors adopted the monthly financial and investment statements, Wright asked for a better reporting of the debt in future. In December, he reminded the meeting that he wanted to see a line item on the debt Council is under.
Legal action over The Entrance Azzuro Blu building

1 month ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

Central Coast Council is facing possible legal action from the lessee of the Azzuro Blu building at The Entrance. In 2022, Council identified the need for urgent repair works to be undertaken at the time when the lessee was in the process of selling its lease to another business.
Family in black hole after phone line cut

2 months ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

An Ourimbah family is in the middle of a customer service nightmare. The family in Brush Rd has been without internet connection for 13 days now (as at February 18) after Central Coast Council accidentally cut their telecommunications landline on February 5. While the kids think its great because they can’t do their homework, which is all done on line, their parents are worried at their vulnerability. They can’t make any phone calls or use their computers.
Gosford Bowling Club closure "imminent"

2 months ago | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

Gosford Bowling Club, which has been fighting for its future since its Council-owned land was first pinpointed for redevelopment in 2021, has been given its marching orders by Central Coast Leagues Club. Bowlers say they have been outmanoeuvred in a game of chess where they couldn’t see their opponent’s chess pieces.
Business chamber outlines 2025 priorities

Jan 22, 2025 | coastcommunitynews.com.au | Merilyn Vale

The Gosford Erina Business Chamber started the year with a list of projects it wants to see actioned in 2025 and a visit from Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at its first meeting of the year. In welcoming Dutton, GEBC President Peter Lawley said Gosford, being the Capital of the Central Coast, was undergoing a transformation, with close to $2B in private sector investment on residential apartments.