The draft planning proposal, if adopted, would undermine the planning principles at the heart of the Conservation zones within the NSW Standard Instrument.
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New community energy project to cut carbon emissions and energy bills
Electrify Bouddi Inc has been set up to bring together community members to decide about a local
community battery and a solar farm, and to design and implement a plan that will assist households
and local businesses to move away from a reliance on fossil fuels.
Letter to the editor: First-hand experience of Fipronil dangers
I find it extraordinary that such little attention has been given to the raised issue of potential fipronil toxicity affecting both native and domestic birds and the failure to remove the Fipronil baitbox from a storm watercourse proximity when alerted to both of these concerns in August initially, then again in September.
PFAS water treatment proposal raises concerns
Council must not grant consent for DA1587/2023 unless a unit of measurement is set for PFAS at the discharge point.
Council ignores expert advice, pushes ahead with land deals
The Panel supports the reclassification of land except those sites zoned SP2 – infrastructure or RE1 – public recreation.
Letter: campus downgrade angers community
Ourimbah campus should not follow a path of reducing courses and opportunities. Instead, it should be strengthened and supported to continue its vital role in providing accessible education for our community.
New twists in green space selloff saga
This is yet another example of Central Coast Council, during this period of administration, attempting to sell public land, our land, without adhering to due process
Letter: local Greens helped organise protest
For balance, it would have been helpful to note that, as well as being involved in local actions such as the rally, local Greens groups work hard to ensure that candidates like David Shoebridge, Cate Faehrmann and Sue Higginson are elected – people who have long and excellent track records fighting for koalas and native forests and who have been doing precisely what this participant is suggesting for many years.
Special Report: Public land gains and losses
The bulk reclassification includes some good news for the community – 80 lots of operational land may be reclassified as community land which means they cannot be sold – it would also see the continuation of plans to reclassify and potentially sell seven of the 10 sites included in Tranche 3 of the emergency asset selloff.
Get some spring in your step
Spring is now less than a month away so now is a great time to buy some native or provenance plants and give your garden a spring burst. The time for growth is Spring and planting beautiful healthy natives give rewarding results for our gardens and the environment. The Central […]

