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21 December 2021
Happy & safe holidays from Grapevine news online
With the holiday season upon us, it’s an opportunity to spend time with family, friends and loved ones, and reflect upon the year that was and the enormity of the impact of COVID-19 upon our community.
Council’s bleeding hart
Central Coast Local Health District has been notified of a new venue associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Morrison’s bungled booster rollout
Scott Morrison has learned absolutely nothing from the debacle on vaccines earlier this year and now he risks making all the same mistakes when it comes to the booster program. Australians shouldn't be held hostage to the Prime Minister's incompetence on vaccines and boosters once again.
Volunteer legend recognised
Local Peninsula resident, Eve Skulander, has been recognised for her many years of service to several organisations on the Central Coast including to the Central Coast Mentoring Network Inc., Country Women’s Association and the Peninsula Women’s Health Centre.
Toxic relationship must be repaired
One of the first jobs for the new Local Government Minister Wendy Tuckerman should be to try and repair the toxic relationship between Central Coast Council and the State Government.
Spread kindness this festive season
This is the time of year many of us look forward to spending with family and friends. But it’s not always possible for everyone. For some, the festive season can be a time of loneliness.
Venue of concern in Long Jetty
In November, Council Administrator Rik Hart invited ratepayers and residents to have their say about maintaining current service levels and rates in an online survey. He claimed that Council had done everything behind the scenes to help Council’s financial situation and now it was up to the community.
Peninsula Recreation Precinct to start February 2022
The federally funded $8.25 million redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct is underway, with the first shovels in the ground in February 2022.
Christmas carols at Angel Sussurri
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la la la, la la la la (fa la la la la, la la la la)
'Tis the season to be jolly
17 December 2021
PEP 11: Morrison’s Trumpian-style announcement
With much fanfare and hoopla, Scott Morrison - a true disciple of the Trumpian style of politics - along with Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks, announced LNP’s intention to refuse Advent Energy’s Petroleum Exploration Permit 11.
Here Comes the next round of Morrison rorts
Scott Morrison is all about himself, and doesn’t really care about you. That’s why so many local worthy Australian communities missed out through Scott Morrison’s sports rorts and carpark rorts scandals.
Benefits flow from Coast's largest new water pipeline
The Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline – the largest infrastructure project delivered by Central Coast Council to date – is fully operational and delivering significant benefits for the region.
Drive to survive during the holidays
With the school holidays and the Christmas period upon us, Coasties need to be mindful to stay safe on our roads.
Volunteer organisations step up to the plate
As the rising cost of living continues to impact families across the Central Coast volunteer organisations like Mary Macs and St Vinnies have stepped up to the plate in the absence of any State Government support.
Covid booster program ramps up
The NSW Government is urging people to book in for their COVID-19 booster shot now that restrictions have eased as part of the reopening roadmap.
New operating limits for Vales Point Power Station
The EPA has announced new operating limits for Vales Point Power Station will come into effect from 1 January 2021, the decision comes as part of the assessment for a licence variation put forward by Delta Electricity.
14 December 2021
All we want for Christmas is an end to PEP-11
The Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt should give the Hunter and Central Coast communities an early Christmas present by saying no to Advent Energy’s proposed extension of its Petroleum Exploration Permit 11ise to establish a national anti-corruption commission.
Three years of broken promises on corruption
Yesterday marked the third anniversary of Scott Morrison’s 2019 election promise to establish a national anti-corruption commission. But there is still no anti-corruption commission!
Public health alert
Central Coast Local Health District is urging anyone who attended The Entertainment Grounds and Sirens Nightclub to get tested for Covid.
Have your say on dust diseases scheme
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch is encouraging the community to enter their submissions to the review by The Standing Committee on Law and Justice into the Dust Diseases Scheme and Management of Silicosis in the Manufactured Stone Industry.
Lacklustre recycled roads announcement
The Central Coast community has been invited to provide feedback on plans to upgrade the intersection at Ocean Beach and Rawson Road, Woy Woy.
10 December 2021
Scomo’s festive BS
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat, but you can bet your bottom dollar there’ll be plenty of BS in Scomo’s festive sack! Scotty ‘Never-Tell-a-Lie’ is a crafty politician, and his ability to side-step and shuffle the deck with slight-of-hand and plenty of spin so that everything works in his favour is what Scott Morrison is all about. No leadership, just political division!
Lack of planning vision lets community down
As the NSW Government announces its plan for the Central Coast to be swallowed up in a Greater Sydney ‘Megaregion’ – one of Six Cities under a Greater Cities Commission – the local community will come together tomorrow, Saturday, December 11, to have its say on the future of planning on the Central Coast.
Beware of unsafe toys this Christmas
The NSW Government is reminding parents and grandparents to exercise caution when buying toys and other children's gifts this Christmas.
Ettalong school has plans for ‘Big Ass Fans’
Ettalong Beach Public School Parents and Carers’ (P&C) Association has been awarded $10,000 to purchase ‘Big Ass Fans’, after their bid was successful in the 2021 Community Building Partnership program.
Campaign ramps up to save Hawkesbury River landmark
The Central Coast Community Environment Network, the Dyarubbin Peat Island Association and the communities of the Lower Hawkesbury River are working together to save the iconic Peat Island and river-front land at Mooney Mooney from being developed into private housing.
Stories show NSW seniors have the write stuff
A grandmother’s enthusiasm for children’s tales inspired by her own Nanna is among 100 short narratives selected for the new edition of Seniors’ Stories.
Marine rescue buoyed by new funds
Marine Rescue NSW Central Coast has been awarded $14,300 to purchase a U Safe, Remote Controlled Lifebuoy, after their bid was successful in the 2021 Community Building Partnership program.
7 December 2021
Less talk and more action on disability employment
Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year’s theme is “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities towards an inclusive, accessible and sustained post-Covid-19 world”.
Central Coast Conservatorium of Music
welcomes TAFE announcement
Claire Braund, President of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music (CCCM), has welcomed the announcement that the NSW Government has secured the future of the Conservatorium in central Gosford.
The wind returns to Sailability
Sailability Gosford is set to return to Brisbane Water this coming January after COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown put a pause to regular sailing sessions.
Central Coast Local Health District has been notified of two confirmed cases of COVID-19 who attended the children’s play area of Kincumber Indoor Sports/Play Centre while infectious on Sunday 28 November 2021.
Renewable energy zone opens expressions of interest
The Hunter – Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is now accepting expressions of interests for projects from renewable energy project developers and businesses with a large electrical load.
3 December 2021
Morrison’s circus finish to 2021
There is no doubt that the Morrison parliamentary circus is finishing the year like a clapped-out clown car – clowns resigning and the ringmaster no longer able to control the performance.
New TAFE campus welcome
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has welcomed the NSW Government announcement for “a proposal to investigate building a new state-of-the-art TAFE campus in Gosford” and says she wants to see action rather than another empty promise.
Deadline is here, but Headspace Wyong is not
After two long years of waiting for Headspace Wyong, the Government’s deadline has finally arrived but unfortunately for Coasties, the new headspace has not.
No to Greater Sydney
Central Coast residents have made it abundantly clear they don't want to be part of Greater Sydney.
Disability Action Inclusion Plan
Central Coast Council has launched its 2021-2025 Disability Inclusion Action Plan; a detailed strategy which demonstrates Council’s commitment to improving accessibility and inclusion on the Coast and promotes Council’s actions to achieve this.
2 December 2021
Religious discrimination bill propagates
a US-derived narrative of victimhood
Morrison’s religious discrimination bill, introduced by the PM personally into the parliament (no surprises there) had the Australian Christian Lobby salivating with joy. But LGBTIQ groups are deeply concerned and moderate Liberals urge caution.
Moves to reduce number of councillors not justified
The NSW Government and its Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, have no justification for wanting to reduce the number of elected representatives on our Council, according to the Chair of the Central Coast Local Government Committee.
Coasties urged to prepare for summer
Prepare a bushfire survival plan, don’t drive through floodwater, swim between the flags and make sure your home is fire safe this summer – these are some of the summer safety tips NSW emergency service agencies have shared ahead of the 2021 season.
Get ready to reIMAGINE and celebrate the Central Coast
Central Coast Council has a huge two months of events and activities planned to help bring Town Centres back to life with the new reIMAGINE Festival aimed to support local businesses and creatives.
Residents rally to protect their park
Around 50 residents gathered last Saturday(27 November) to protest against the sale of Austin Butler Park at Woy Woy.
Coasties bare all about housing crisis
NSW Labor Leader, Chris Minns and the Central Coast Labor team heard directly from housing providers about the current housing crisis gripping the Central Coast.
1 December 2021
Precautionary measures to manage the Omicron variant
The NSW Government will maintain measures and increase penalties for non-compliance as it continues to take a precautionary approach to quarantine arrangements for overseas arrivals in line with additional national border security measures by the Australian Government.
Coast calls for an end to PEP11
The threat of PEP 11 remains current and real for coastal communities reaching from Newcastle to Wollongong. Almost 5000 km of coastline face the prospect of offshore oil drilling. Here on the Central Coast, it is brewing as a heated election issue.
Supporting people sleeping rough
Hundreds more people who are experiencing homelessness will be supported into housing through a $21.5 million expansion of the NSW Government’s Together Home program.
Omicron confirmed in Central Coast case
NSW Health can officially confirm the traveller who recently arrived in NSW and is isolating at home on the Central Coast has been infected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern.
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