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30 September 2021
Water rates cash grab by Council
Central Coast Council’s 34 percent proposed increase on water, sewerage and stormwater drainage is tantamount to nothing more than another cash grab to fuel the collusions of certain individuals.
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Coasties caught in PM’s crossfire
Sale of environmental land is proof for open space system
The fire sale of ecologically valuable land at Doyalson is the perfect example of why the Coastal Open Space System (COSS) needs to be expanded to the whole Central Coast Local Government Area, according to the Community Environment Network.
Don’t be alarmed - it’s time for daylight saving
The light at the end of the tunnel isn’t just the coming reduction in COVID-19 restrictions with high vaccination rates, it’s also the lengthening light at the end of the day.
36 positive covid cases in past 24-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 36 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
29 September 2021
Running scared like a rabbit
Scott Morrison has shown his true colours once again and, instead of exuding the metal of true leadership, his Government’s failure to agree to a net zero carbon emission plan by 2050 has the Prime Minister scurrying to hide in the closest rabbit hole.
Bleeding the community until it hurts
Council Administrator Rik Hart is again banging the drum of his one-man non democratic show in an attempt to convince Central Coast ratepayers that personal penury is their only salvation.
Morrison’s autocratic governance exposed
A Senate inquiry has heard damning evidence about the impact of Scott Morrison’s move to cloak National Cabinet in secrecy – his latest arrogant attack on democracy and the public’s right to know.
23 positive Covid cases in past 24-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 23 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
28 September 2021
First day of inquiry nothing more than a ‘sham’
Yesterday, the NSW Government’s public inquiry into what went wrong with Central Coast Council already has the community up in arms, labelling it nothing more than a political sham.
NSW Planning takes months to fix application error
Without the efforts of the Community Environment Network over the past four months a State Significant Development at 26-30 Mann St, on Gosford waterfront, could’ve slipped through as an ‘insignificant’ development.
More than $13,500 raised for dementia
The 2021 Grant McBride Memory Walk and Jog was a huge success over the weekend, with people coming together across the Coast and around the country to raise funds and awareness for Dementia Australia.
Local doctor ready to fight for the Central Coast
Central Coast Doctor Gordon Reid has been endorsed by the Labor Party to contest the seat of Robertson at the next Federal election.
29 positive Covid cases in past 24-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 29 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The death of a man in his 70s at Gosford Hospital who had COVID-19 can also be confirmed.
27 September 2021
Forever coal: self-serving entitlement
While the rest of the developed world has embraced the need for action on climate change, Australian’s have been reminded of the excuses and lack of action by the Morrison-Joyce Government.
Plans to reduce fire services
The NSW Government are currently fighting to close our own Fire and Rescue NSW Station in Wyong and Budgewoi when short-staffed.
Driver demerit double-whammy dumped
this October long weekend
Motorists across NSW will be given a reprieve with a hold on traditional double-demerits for driving infringements this October Long Weekend.
Berejiklian Government can’t meet its own roadmap
Despite the Premier spruiking her ‘double dose’ roadmap to freedom will become a reality in October, the Minister for Customer Service has once again failed a simple task by digging a pothole in the road.
90 positive Covid cases in past 72-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 90 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 72 hours to 8pm last night.
24 September 2021
The execution of democracy
The truth about Central Coast Council's financial failure exposed. Despite the misinformation and the ardent blame-game by previous Council Administrator Dick Pesrsson to affix Central Coast Council’s financial woes to the elected councillors, a recent report paints a different story.
Taff students provide support during vaccine rollout
TAFE NSW nursing and healthcare students across the State are rolling up their sleeves working on the COVID-19 vaccination frontlines.
34 positive covid cases in past 24-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 34 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
23 September 2021
Question marks over Long Jetty Hospital
The future of Long Jetty Hospital is now in doubt, after Central Coast Local Health District announced plans to turn it into a COVID response unit from mid-next month.
Scrunchies for dementia
Scrunchies for Dementia a campaign launched by Hannah Higgins, creator of Scrunchies by Hann, is raising money for the Impossible Walk and Jog, which directs money to the Dementia Australia Research Foundation.
Yet, another failure from the Morrison Government
With the ever increasing threat from cyber scammers and hackers we need a government to take ransomware attacks on Australian organisations far more seriously than they have. The Morrison Government has utterly failed to take meaningful action to prevent ransomware attacks from occurring.
32 positive covid cases in past 24-hours
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 32 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
22 September 2021
Morrison abandons arts sector once again
While the Berijklian Government is leading the way with investment in creative arts in NSW, Scott Morrison has abandoned the arts sector once again. This time Scott Morrison is refusing to provide any leadership on audience vaccinations.
$60 million to make NSW the creative capital
Communities across NSW will benefit from new and improved cultural infrastructure thanks to $60 million available through the NSW Government’s Creative Capital program.
Moderna vaccine finally on the Coast
The Central Coast Local Health District has recently announced that those aged 12-59 years old on the Central Coast will have access to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week.
Covid numbers jump
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 35 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
21 September 2021
Morrison fails Australian exporters
You have to hand it to Scotty - he graves the announcement and last weeks AUKUS announcement on the nuclear submarine was no exception. In true fashion Scott Morrison rambled for an inordinate amount of time before he got to the point.
Friends bubble for children and teenagers
Just in time for the school holidays, children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home visits provided the adults in their homes are fully vaccinated, under an easing of restrictions for school holidays.
Gosford Hospital Emergency Department waiting unacceptable
The latest Bureau of Health Information quarterly report has indicated a rise of 395.5% of people leaving the Emergency Department without or before treatment at Gosford Hospital.
27 new covid cases
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 27 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
20 September 2021
Morrison downgrades threatened species recovery
The Morrison government has proposed scrapping recovery plans for almost 200 endangered species and habitats including the Tasmanian devil, the whale shark and the endangered glossy-black cockatoo populations on Kangaroo Island, one of the worst-affected areas in the 2019-20 bushfires.
COSS must be expanded to cover the whole of the Coast
The Community Environment Network has called upon the Central Coast Council to finally expand the Coastal Open Space System to the whole Central Coast Local Government Area.
Major milestone for NDIS in NSW
More than 150,000 people are benefiting from services and support under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) three years on from its full roll-out of in NSW.
New family project website in time for school holidays
Families across NSW will be able to enjoy a new website – Family Project – that provides fun COVID safe ideas for families to connect during lockdown including rock art, backyard movies, building herb gardens, creating chalk art and meditation.
Grant McBride memory walk and jog
The countdown is on for the 2021 Grant McBride Virtual Memory Walk and Jog, with just five more sleeps to go.
Covid positive cases climbing
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 49 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 72 hours to 8pm last night.
17 September 2021
An unsustainable white elephant
Desalination is the last resort to address water supply security and/or quality. This is due to the higher cost of production, compared with traditional water resources, except when the latter is scarce due to drought.
Woman in her twenties dies as covid cases worsen
Central Coast Local Health District can confirm the death of a woman in her 20s who had tested positive to COVID-19.
16 September 2021
Small business feeling the brunt of Morrison’s failures
The Reserve Bank of Australia has given its starkest warning that small businesses, which are already on their knees, are bracing for more pain, with growing uncertainty without a plan for the industry from the Morrison-Joyce government.
Council helps the Central Coast #GetReady
Being prepared before a disaster hits could be the difference between staying safe or putting yourself and loved ones at risk. Don’t wait for a disaster to happen before you think about what you need to do, how you are going to protect your home and how you and your family are going to survive.
Vaccinating HSC students must be a priority
With the HSC exam timetable released students on the Coast students are becoming more and more anxious about their vaccine status. The Government must guarantee these students will be fully vaccinated by the time they sit their exams.
Covid cases on the rise again
15 September 2021
Slomo’s inaction on climate change and ocean plastic pollution
Scott Morrison’s lack of foresight and failure to act on climate is exposing Australia to risk, with a new report identifying climate change as the greatest threat to our national security. And his indecisive action on world ocean plastic pollution makes a mockery of Morrison’s shallow promises.
Calling all students! Have your voice heard in parliament
Students across the Coast will have the chance to have their voice heard in Parliament next month, as part of a speech-writing competition with Raise Our Voice Australia.
Classrooms preparing for students return
As students and staff are preparing for a return to face-to-face learning in NSW public schools next month, the NSW Government is ensuring that all schools are safe, clean and secure.
Eleven new covid cases
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 11 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
14 September 2021
Covid support payments expanded
The NSW Government today announced an additional $287.5 million in COVID-19 financial support to assist workers and vulnerable communities in metropolitan, regional and rural NSW.
Only PM can explain car park rorts scandal
Central Coast commuters are not alone in suffering Scott Morrison’s car park rorts scandal. The promised funding to provide additional car parking spaces to ease the burden of the daily commute has never eventuated, yet the Morrison Government’s favourites fared well.
Unauthorised bike tracks raise community concern
Central Coast Council has finally commenced proactive patrols in natural reserves and is now continuing to monitor open space areas for unauthorised bike jump and track builds.
We need a new plan to stop COVID-19 on the Coast
Rising Covid cases numbers mean more support needed to stop the Central Coast becoming an ‘area of concern'.
Get ready for bushfire season
Communities are being urged to ‘Get Ready’ for the upcoming bush fire season, with the NSW Government and NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) reminding people to prepare their homes and ensure their bush fire plan is up to date.
Response to climate change adaption plans
Council's 2019 Climate Change Policy included the following commitment statement: "D2) Embed climate change planning within Council's Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, namely the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery and Operational Plans and Council's Corporate Plan."
Covid cases come down
Central Coast Local Health District confirms nine local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
13 September 2021
Morrison’s continual covid fail
Scott Morrison has once again been caught out lying about his failure to secure enough COVID-19 vaccines, despite pharmaceutical company Pfizer virtually begging his Government to sign an agreement to supply vaccines to Australia.
Gladys Berejiklian goes into hiding
The Berejiklian Government ended their daily COVID-19 press conferences from today despite NSW recording the highest number of COVID-19 cases today.
Central Coast HSC students enduring an added fight
As the lockdown is extended further, Central Coast Labor MP’s are calling on the Berejiklian Government to introduce a Central Coast Mass Vaccination Hub, with access to Pfizer in our region to ease the stress for teachers and students.
Rising covid cases a concern
Central Coast Local Health District confirms 76 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 tin the 72 hours up until 8pm Sunday night.
10 September 2021
The double dose premier
When it comes to political equivocation, Gladys Berejiklian stands her ground with undeniable absence of difficulty or effort. She has mastered the art of political spin, which is not only evident in her 11am Covid announcement on the ‘box’, it is frankly becoming extremely monotonous.
One size fits all leaves Coasties empty-handed
The Berejiklian Government has left regional businesses out of the COVID-19 business grant, despite the fact the Central Coast is now recognised as a region.
Local schools face uncertainty after roadmap announcement
The Berejiklian Government’s roadmap announcement yesterday that the Central Coast will remain under stay-at-home orders is concerning for parents, students and teachers.
More community control over local planning process
The Central Coast Community Better Planning Group and Central Coast Friends of Democracy will be co-hosting a community planning forum on Saturday, October 23.
Covid positive numbers continue to rise
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that 48 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 48 hours to 8pm Thursday night.
9 September 2021
Vaccine thrift shopping
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s failed vaccination rollout has left Australia in a less than desirable position to go vaccine thrift shopping through different countries to secure more Pfizer vaccines in Australia.
Morrison's stumble over vaccines
The Grapevine can now reveal that Freedom of Information documents have confirmed that Scott Morrison’s Government failed to take up Pfizer’s initial offers to secure an early supply of vaccines to Australia.
Targeted Covid-19 support for international students
The NSW Government is urging international students to come forward and get vaccinated, with a reminder they do not need a Medicare card to receive their free COVID-19 vaccine.
Covid cases continue to rise
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that 15 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
8 September 2021
Scotty from marketing attempts to shaft older Australians again
The Australian Medical Association has slammed the Morrison-Joyce Government’s renewed attempt to privatise the aged care assessment process – a plan Scott Morrison was embarrassingly forced to abandon in early 2020 after pressure from Labor, unions and state and territory governments.
Reboot To Live MusicThe NSW Government is amping up the State’s live music scene once again with the return of Great Southern Nights in March and April 2022.
Still no anti-corruption commissionToday marks 1,000 days since Scott Morrison promised the Australian people a national anti-corruption commission.
Zero extinctions target set for NSW National Parks
Koalas, rock wallabies and the Nightcap Oak are some of the iconic species set to be protected under an historic National Parks plan to declare 221 sites as Assets of Intergenerational Significance (AIS) and set a target of zero extinctions of species on the NSW National Park estate.
Covid cases escalate
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that 22 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Monday night.
7 September 2021
Uncertain future under government’s super change
Last week’s release of APRA’s first assessment of superannuation funds investment performance confirms the strength of Australia’s world class system.
Students struggle to get the jab
After facing an already difficult period of online learning and delayed milestones, high school students on the Central Coast face further uncertainty over their ability to gain access to the COVID-19 vaccine as face-to-face learning is set to resume from November 8.
Staff forced to go to Sydney for priority jab
Central Coast school staff and early childcare workers will be forced to travel to-and-from The Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park to be provided priority vaccinations from the week beginning September 6th.
Eight new positive Covid cases
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that eight local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday night.
6 September 2021
Failing to deliver to NSW and the nation
As Covid numbers jump off the scale in Sydney, and the Central Coast records 100 positive Covid cases as of 8pm Saturday nigh, there are now alarming numbers of positive Covid cases being documented in Western and Far West NSW.
New taskforce to protect vulnerable children
A new child protection taskforce will work to prevent vulnerable children slipping through the cracks, by better coordinating services and support throughout the lockdown and beyond.
Government bows to pressure to review GP classification system
After months of inaction, the Morrison-Joyce Government has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to review its classification system for GPs across Australia.
Twenty-two more residents tested positive for Covid
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that twenty-two local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 from 8pm Thursday night up until to 8pm Saturday night.
3 September 2021
Berejiklian failing Coast on vaccination rates
With less than two weeks until further freedoms will be offered to those fully vaccinated, less than half of Central Coast residents have received their second dose.
Morrison attempts cover up of national cabinet humiliation
Just weeks after Scott Morrison was humiliated by a Federal Court Judge, the Prime Minister is now trying to get the Parliament to overturn the umpire’s ruling.
Slow down in school zones across NSW
Drivers are reminded to slow down and take extra care in school zones across NSW, with schools remaining open for families who need it.
North Entrance erosion keeps getting worse
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, has backed calls by residents of Hutton Road for more to be done to protect the North Entrance from coastal erosion.
Fifteen residents tested positive for Covid
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that fifteen local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 up until to 8pm Thursday night.
2 September 2021
Rehashed water plan not in the community’s interest
Central Coast residents are now able to view Central Coast Council’s long-term plan to secure the region’s water supply and provide their feedback – with the document on public exhibition for 28 days from 31 August.
Two more Coast residents covid positive
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that two local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Tuesday night.
Scomo's magician caught lying on NDIS figures
When it comes to playing dirty with the disabled the Morrison Government doesn’t miss a trick. The Grapevine can reveal that the ‘Scomo Magician’, Linda Reynolds, has released *false financial information to hype claims of an NDIS budget blow out.
Young workers on the Central Coast ignored
Central Coast Labor MP’s and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association, Newcastle Branch (SDA) have called for more support for Central Coast workers aged 16-39 who are being ignored by the NSW Government.
1 September 2021
Four new positive covid cases
Central Coast Local Health District confirms that four local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Monday night, 30 August.
Second round of $100 million sports infrastructure fund opens
The State’s sports infrastructure boom is set for a further boost, with the opening of the latest round of a $100 million funding program by the NSW Government.
Just occupying political space
We all know that too many of our elected politicians are out for the long lunch when it comes to getting anything done. But, seriously, Scott Morrison would have to win Olympic Gold, if there were a category for just occupying political space - he would be standing centre place on the winner’s block.
A happy hat to help through lockdown
Sisters Together, a program founded by Mingaletta Aunties is designed to look after not only themselves and other Aboriginal Aunties throughout the Peninsula, but also many other members of the community.
Have your say on lifejacket reform
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said more than seven out of 10 people presumed drowned in recreational boating incidents, over the 10 years to 2019–20, were not wearing a lifejacket.
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