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The Interim Administrator of Central Coast Council, Mr Dick Persson AM, is expected to resolve to sell some significant council assets on the evening of Monday, 30 November. Staff appear to want him to do so in a hurry and without community consultation. By Jackie Pearson Item 5.5 on the […]

Joshua Maxwell, founding member of the Central Coast’s first dedicated youth arts body, talks to The Point about COVID, cardiac care, rainbow families and surviving 2020. By Jackie Pearson Joshua Maxwell has lived a very full life for a 27-year-old – a proud rainbow child and campaigner for same-sex marriage, […]

A new chapter begins on Monday, 9 November 2020, When Mr Dick Persson AM and his trusty sidekick Mr Rik Hart, get settled into the big seats at 2 Hely Street, and start to perform as the NSW Government expected our elected representatives to perform. No more messy democracy for […]

The Central Coast Liberals and their affiliated Tell Council social media bovver boys have now labelled the Mega Central Coast Council – the one their former Premier Mike Baird created – a financial basket case and called for ministerial and ‘independent’ intervention, just as a new Chief Financial Officer was […]

In the theatre of modern politics our leaders sometimes “create” problems so they can manipulate the 24-hour news cycle to publicise “fixing” them. On October 6 we will find out whether Morrison and Frydenberg are wise enough to use the Federal Budget to fix JobSeeker and spare more than 1.8 […]

NSW Central Coast residents have been asked by NSW Health not to visit aged care facilities over the Father’s Day weekend even though no cases have been reported in local nursing homes. According to the COVID-19 statistics page on the NSW Health website, as of 4.30 pm on the afternoon […]

I’ve called this website The Point for a couple of reasons. The first is that I live in Point Clare and I was looking for a title that summed up what I love most about my life. Where I live, on the Central Coast of NSW, is certainly one of […]