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26 November 2021

More moves than a tin of worms

Hidden agenda Scott Morrison outs himself as the country’s most religious prime minister – in a nation where non-belief is a growing faith. Is his religious discrimination bill just a ploy to enforce his vision of morality and individualism?

26 November 2021

Refusal to release Robodebt legal advice

This week the fifth interim report into Robodebt was tabled in Parliament in Canberra. And recommendation three of the report called for the government for the fifth time to release the legal advice they'd received when they set up the scheme. But they still refuse to make the advice public.

26 November 2021

Two $25 dine & discover vouchers for summer

The summer holidays just got even better for New South Wales residents, with two additional $25 Dine & Discover vouchers rolling out for eligible customers from today.

26 November 2021

Have your say on Blackwall Road intersection upgrades

A $19 million upgrade of Blackwall Road intersections at Farnell and Allfield Roads, in Blackwall, is charging ahead.

25 November 2021

Morrison’s flip-flopping and doublespeak

Scott Morrison’s pandering to extremists over Victorian protests, in what has been seen as an attempt to garner votes for the upcoming federal election, has had him labelled as a “weak leader”. The Prime Minister’s flip-flopping on issues, followed by his familiar double-speak and then blaming someone else has left voters disillusioned and doubting his creditability.

25 November 2021

Community pressure forces Morrison Government’s hand

Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Labor Candidate for Robertson, Dr. Gordon Reid welcomed the decision by the Federal Government to deliver the long-delayed $8.25 million Umina Recreation Precinct upgrade.

25 November 2021

Ettalong ambo station sell-off could cost lives

The NSW Government has slated Ettalong Beach Ambulance Station for sell-off and relocation after they blindsided local paramedics with the news.

25 November 2021

Level-crossing accident a wake-up call

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch said yesterday’s accident at the Woy Woy level-crossing is a wake-up call for the NSW Government and their decade-long broken promise to fix it.

24 November 2021

Failing the pub test: It's not my job, mate!

During Scott Morrison’s time as our national leader can you actually remember when he has ever taken responsibility for anything? Net Zero Scotty hasn’t ever taken responsibility for any of his failed decisions and he covers up for his ministers.

24 November 2021

The good, the bad and the ugly of COP26

Federal Member for Shortland Pat Conroy casts his opinion on his attendance at COP26 - the highs, the lows and the downright dreadful.

24 November 2021

Global leader in stroke care

Gosford Hospital stroke unit is celebrating after being recognised for a second international award for meeting the highest standards in treatment and care.

24 November 2021

$24 million to boost the bushfire clean up

The NSW Government is investing almost $24 million to help deal with waste and damage in the ongoing clean up from the 2019-20 bushfires.

23 November 2021

Jacqui Lambie calls out anti-vax sympathising MPs

It was classic Jacqui Lambie, all fired up and furious in parliament on Monday when she called out anti-vax sympathising MPs in attempting holding the country to ransom.

23 November 2021

Peat Island plan lacks vision

Seven years after the initial Planning Proposal was submitted by the former Gosford City Council and rejected by NSW Planning, the latest plan for Peat Island and associated land west of the M1 still lacks the vision and depth expected for an iconic site of regional, state and national significance.

23 November 2021

Applications open for innovative youth program

Central Coast Council is inviting aspiring youth leaders to become members of the ‘Youth for Youth’ (or Y4Y) action team and make a difference to the lives of young people across the Coast.

23 November 2021

Updated flood plan welcomes

State Labor Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, has welcomed advice that the Central Coast Local Flood Plan has finally been updated and is now available on the NSW State Emergency Service website.

23 November 2021

Council and local operators named finalists in NSW Tourism Awards

Central Coast Council’s Marketing and Tourism team have been named a finalist in the Local Government Award for Tourism category in the NSW Tourism Awards 2021.

22 November 2021

Draconian overreach of police

What has Australia come to when Mick Fuller and his ‘bully boys’ metaphorically crack innocent heads in the name of ‘so-called’ democracy? We now live in a state where our government re write the law to pander to the whims of the coal industry and other corporate giants.

22 November 2021

NSW calls on business experts to share their knowledge

The NSW Government is calling for suppliers to deliver Business Connect advisory services to support small businesses to start, run, adapt and grow.

22 November 2021

Deja vu as Morrison’s waste claims turn out to be rubbish

Plastic recycling is getting worse according to a report issued by the Australian Packaging Covenant last week.

19 November 2021

High voltage lets Morrison down

Has Scott Morrison had an electric epiphany or is it just Deja vu all over again? More than likely he’s having an electric dream, after his handbrake U-turn, that all the voltage that he believes is being gathered from his electric spin will have him crossing the election finish line in first place.

19 November 2021

Thomson granted bail over alleged migration fraud

Former Labor MP Craig Thomson, whose sex-with-union-funds scandal nearly brought down a government, was granted bail yesterday after appearing in Gosford Court on charges for alleged visa migration fraud.

19 November 2021

Demands to stop Liberal pork-barrelling

The Grapevine has exposed the Morrison Government’s addiction to pork-barrelling and directing the monies to Coalition-held seats to guarantee votes. Now it can be revealed that the NSW State Government is also addicted to rorting grants programmes.

19 November 2021

NSW seniors festival grants 2022

More than 90 community organisations and councils across the state will share in NSW Government funding to host events during next year’s NSW Seniors Festival.

18 November 2021

A rooster one day, a feather duster the next

Former Central Coast Member for Dobell and Union official Craig Thomson was arrested at his home in Terrigal yesterday by Australian Federal Police. Thomson has been accused of facilitating more than a 130 fraudulent visa applications, resulting in more than $2m allegedly being gained from this activity.

18 November 2021

Taxing Coasties with two-way bridge toll

Central Coast Labor MPs have denounced Dominic Perrottet’s and the NSW Liberal Government after they voted against Labor’s motion to rule out a two-way toll on the Sydney Harbour Bridge which could cost Coasties thousands.

18 November 2021

Working together to end domestic abuse

Central Coast Council is once again working with the NSW Police Force, the Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane Waters Liquor Accords, Central Coast Domestic Violence Committee and high-profile authors to start important conversations about domestic abuse.

17 November 2021

Chasing the spinning tail

Has the Prime Minister gone barking bark from too much political spin? On Monday (15 November) Scott Morrison claimed he was the underdog and that’s how he believes he will operate into the next election – chasing his tail?

17 November 2021

Home design to drive energy bills down

New sustainability standards for homes will save residents up to $980 a year on energy bills and reduce the State’s carbon footprint as we move to net-zero emissions by 2050.

17 November 2021

Coasties are facing a serious skills crisis

People living on the Central Coast of NSW are facing an uphill battle to find work after the pandemic, after eight long years of cuts to vocational training under the Morrison Government.

17 November 2021

New laws to crack down on shopping trolleys

Irresponsible supermarket operators would face on-the-spot fines for failing to collect abandoned shopping trolleys from public places under sweeping reforms to NSW’s impounding laws.

16 November 2021

Australia’s favourite aunty chained

Ita Buttrose, Chairwoman of the ABC, has issued a blistering statement defending the independence of the ABC by passing a motion to terminate or suspend the Senate inquiry into the ABC and SBS’s complaints handling processes.

16 November 2021

Free retail training to boost skills

The State’s vital retail businesses are about to get a shot in the arm in time for Christmas, with thousands of free training places on offer to help fill skills shortages in the sector.

16 November 2021

Helping communities make roads safer

Local community groups have the opportunity to have their say on road safety initiatives, with round seven of the NSW Government’s Community Road Safety Grants program now open.

15 November 2021

Net zero Scotty fails climate policy test

Not surprisingly, the LNP Government released the modelling that underpins its net zero emissions by 2050 plan late last Friday afternoon (12 November), which involved a lot of assumptions on what countries around the world are going to do in the coming decades.

15 November 2021

New opportunity for local businesses

to tap into eco-conscious traveller market

Central Coast Council is taking its Green Caffeen partnership to the next level, expanding its offering to allow an additional 50 local cafés to join the free eco-minded program.

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