The Community Environment Network’s annual forum is an opportunity to check out and join Central Coast environmental community. The Future is Local is the theme of the 2021 Community Environment Network (CEN) Annual Forum to be held at the Ourimbah Campus of UON on Sunday 21 March 2021. CEN Chair, […]
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Men, women and children are gearing up to be part of the March4Justice on Monday, 15 March, in cities and towns across the country, including Gosford. By Jackie Pearson Keep an eye on the March4Justice events page for the latest information about the location closest to you and how to […]
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NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, failed to address a couple of important questions when she visited the Central Coast on Friday, February 26. By Jackie Pearson Prior to her arrival on the Coast last Friday, to announce a substantial upgrade for Brooke Avenue Public School, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the […]
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Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Dick Persson AM, wants everyone on the Central Coast to read and understand his 30-day report and progress report but will they tell you everything you need to know about Central Coast Council’s ongoing financial viability or lack thereof? Jackie Pearson, Executive Producer of thepoint.net.au […]
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Diary of a football mum episode 1: The Pearson family has always had its doubts about the VAR so the Central Coast Mariners’ game away to Adelaide on Friday, 19 February fuelled our contempt. By Jackie Pearson The Central Coast Mariners are at the top of the A-League table. Allow […]
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Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and State MP for Wyong, Mr David Harris, quoted from The Point in a private member’s statement in the NSW Parliament last week. Here’s what he said: From official NSW Parliament Hansard…Mr DAVID HARRIS (Wyong) (16:49): The financial situation of Central Coast Council […]
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As Central Coast ratepayers were given the faux choice between a 10 per cent temporary rate rise or a 15 per cent permanent one, an independent expert analysis of the Central Coast Council’s financial situation slated the blame home to staff and NSW Government incompetence, or worse. By Jackie Pearson […]
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The formation of a Surfrider Foundation branch on the NSW Central Coast brings a new element to the campaign to stop the building of a sea wall to protect waterfront homes at Wamberal and adds strength to the grassroots campaign against gas exploration off our coast. By Jackie Pearson Hugh […]
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Journalists and activists will not be surprised by the Australian Conservation Foundation’s latest analysis of freedom of information statistics. By Jackie Pearson When Freedom of Information laws were introduced last century, they were heralded as a massive step forward in holding government departments and authorities to account. That was a […]
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2020 was almost on par with 2016 as the hottest year on record and yet Australia clings to coal and gas. By Jackie Pearson Professor Will Steffen of the Climate Council says: “Year after year, decade after decade, temperature records are tumbling due to the burning of coal, oil and […]
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