A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that cash assistance policies significantly reduced the number of people who might otherwise have fallen into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report – ‘Mitigating Poverty’ – offers new data on how social assistance spending prevented people from […]
0
0
Central Coast Council has found the funds to complete the first ever survey for Koalas across the region. As Ecologically Endangered Communities (EECs) such as Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland on the Woy Woy Peninsula and various EECs in COSS land and wetlands are subject to risks that the Central Coast […]
0
0
Federal Government emergency assistance for the Greater Sydney lockdown is not available to those already receiving Centrelink payments including Youth Allowance and that can make it impossible to cover your rent, let alone food and other essentials. By Jackie Pearson Take the example of a student who is living away […]
0
0
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has issued a call to action against heavyweight plastic bags sneaking their way back into shops and takeaway outlets. “In bad news for ocean wildlife, many big retailers have been handing out thick plastic bags – circumventing bans on lightweight plastic bags in every state […]
0
0
Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford, has called on the Federal Government to bring back JobKeeper payments. New restrictions for Greater Sydney mean all construction must be paused and non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services and repair work on residential premises, is to be paused, adding more financial stress for thousands of […]
0
0
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) will represent farmers and community members in the NSW IPC as they attempt to stop a proposed gold mine in central-western NSW over its impacts on water. EDO lawyers will provide expert legal advice to the local community and will brief scientific experts to appear […]
0
0
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has reported that its clients, Protect Our Water Catchment (POWC), have applied to join legal proceedings so they can defend the refusal of a coal mine extension south of Sydney. In February 2021, the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) rejected the expansion application by South 32, to extend the life of its Dendrobium mine, near Wollongong. South32 had sought planning […]
0
0
The Central Coast’s Iris Foundation has distributed some helpful tips for mental wellbeing during the current COVID spike in Greater Sydney. “The return of lockdowns has also meant an uptick in uncertainty and anxiety for many, especially young people,” the Foundation suggests. “It’s healthy and important to acknowledge the disappointment […]
0
0
Artists from across Australia are invited to submit works for the Central Coast’s premier art awards – the Gosford Art Prize – with entries now open. A recorded breaking 900 artists competed for the $25,000 prize pool in 2020 and even more artists are expected to submit works this year. […]
0
0
A voluntary change to accounting practices adopted by the first Central Coast Council Administrator in 2016 was disastrous for the new council and must be examined as part of the Public Inquiry being conducted by Roslyn McCulloch. Chair of the Community Environment Network (CEN), Mr Gary Chestnut, said the group […]
0
0
