I have written directly to every oil company with service stations in the region and have asked them to explain why our region experiences higher fuel prices.
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Protest outside government office over lost submissions on controversial rezoning
Our silent protest was a symbolic representation of how public voices have been stifled. We will never know how many public submissions were not received.
237 local first home buyers benefit from stamp duty relief
Under this program, first home buyers are able to save up to $30,735, enabling people to get into a property market that they may otherwise not have been able to afford.
Sarah Lee saved but St Hilliers in administration
Australians will be pleased to hear that beloved dessert brand Sara Lee is now Australian owned. An offer by the Quinn family of Queensland to buy the business was today approved by 137 creditors with 2 against and 1 abstaining. The business, established on the Central Coast at Lisarow in […]
Council has done a debt pirouette
The overall debt situation the new councillors will face when they take their oath to serve in September-October, will be total borrowings of $285.9 million…According to the audited financial reports for the 2016-17 financial year, Central Coast Council had total borrowings of $288.9 million
Bulk billing on the rise
Bulk billing had been falling after a decade of cuts and neglect to Medicare by the former Government that began when Peter Dutton froze Medicare rebates as Health Minister.
MP worried about channel flood risk
“Having the channel berm in a flood ready condition and crews in place to open the Channel will ensure that when floods occur, we reduce flood impact as much as possible.”
SPECIAL REPORT: WETLAND’S FUTURE STILL UP IN THE AIR
The masterplan notes that “residential developments adjacent to airports and under flight paths may lead to complaints about aircraft” and recommends no such developments within the footprint of an airport. Well, too late for that. Unfortunately there don’t appear to be flight path maps in the exhibited document so it’s difficult to know which suburbs (existing and new) will be impacted and to what degree.
New return and earn for Ourimbah
More than 10.4 billion bottles, cans and cartons have been returned for recycling through the network of 617 return points across NSW since the scheme began in 2017, resulting in over $1.4 billion in refunds back in people’s pockets.
Boost for local medical centres
The Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program has provided invaluable funding to the Terrigal and Avoca Beach Medical Centres, which has enabled us to further enhance our patient care