The aim of The Point is to examine what is happening in our community from an environmental, social justice and governance standpoint. That means we usually won’t accept paid advertising on this site. We are a news site but we have an openly progressive view of the world and that […]
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The financial failings of Central Coast Council are well and truly on the agenda of the NSW Legislative Assembly this week but will the debate be factual and useful? By Jackie Pearson The NSW Legislative Assembly’s business paper for Tuesday, 4 May includes a Notice of Motion from Mr Adam […]
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Central Coast Council’s new Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Farmer, gives his first interview on the Coast to The Point. By Jackie Pearson I’m warned before walking in to my 2:30pm Friday interview with Central Coast Council’s new CEO that it has been a big week and David Farmer is […]
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It must be the NSW Government – NOT the Central Coast community – that pays for the failed amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils, according to Labor’s Central Coast Local Government Committee (the Coast’s peak body on matters of local government). “Around $1 billion in funding has been ripped from […]
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Central Coast Council’s flood update on March 23 gave a vivid description of what it’s like to live in one of the most climate-change affected regions on the east Coast of Australia. The council’s workers had been “on the ground managing road closures, responding to water and sewer interruptions and […]
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The NSW Premier tasked the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) to create a Central Coast Strategy “that will identify priorities to capitalise on the region’s significant potential” last year but what will it deliver? By Jackie Pearson It is unclear why this was considered a necessary step by the Premier given […]
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The banks are shifting on climate. All big four banks have publicly committed to stop financing thermal coal by either 2030 or 2035, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Economy and Democracy program manager, Matt Rose. “The next step is to get out of gas and oil,” Rose says. “Together […]
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West Gosford Coles has been named the third most generous Coles in NSW for their 2020 Christmas Campaign. $11,434 was raised in total with the funds supporting food rescue organisations, SecondBite, National Children’s Cancer Charity and Redkite. Liesl Tesch MP, Member for Gosford, commended the West Gosford Coles team for […]
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The Prime Minister isn’t the only one who doesn’t appear to comprehend the white-hot rage and demand for change coming from 52 per cent of the population. Proposed changes to Central Coast Council’s advisory groups demote the importance of women and undermine everyone’s voice in our local government. By Jackie […]
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It’s easy to see the Central Coast as a green oasis and believe we will always have plentiful bushland and pristine waterways but our bush reserves are under threat and we need to take strong community action to protect what we have. By Jackie Pearson Have you ever taken a […]
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