Mr Hart said he was confident another of the major projects included in the draft operational plan, the Gosford Regional Library, would be completed by the end of 2024 for a total budget of around $21 million.
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Five great reasons to talk about Gosford
“Where is the community’s dividend? Where is our performing arts centre?
YOUR GUIDE TO THE NSW ELECTION 2023
The Point randomly selected a subscriber to our weekly e-newsletter to come up with five questions to ask every candidate running in the five state electoral districts that make up the Central Coast.
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Unless we engage and exercise our right to vote with at least a bit of information then we truly do get the government we deserve.
Reserves to be spent on waterfront
“So why is this council hell bent on exposing residents and ratepayers to further financial risks and waste a precious $2.2 million on a project which has considerable ecological, environmental and economic uncertainty and no guarantee of future State Government backing?”
First election in seven years will cost almost $3 million
Reducing councillor numbers to nine would mean each councillor would be responsible for looking after approximately 38,900 residents. That would be the equivalent of one elected councillor taking care of a town the size of Bathurst.
Still time to have your say on community land consultation before 1 March
This could explain how Central Coast Council managed to sell highly valuable environmental land at Doyalson as part of its asset disposal program. It could also explain how the highly-sensitive and ecologically valuable Porters Creek Wetland at Warnervale is classified as operational land.
Polystyrene ban cuts marine litter
“Just one piece of plastic litter could kill a sea turtle, so every little piece of marine plastic removed before it gets to our oceans can make a difference.”
Independent wants to stop ‘money buying power’
“Politicians should be elected on their policies, their values and what they can offer their community, not on who has the biggest war chest,” Wilkie said.
Community land consultation myth buster
The bottom line is that if you have a natural reserve, wetland, foreshore area, park or sportsfield near your home that you care about, it is worth checking how it will be classified under Central Coast Council’s proposed new plan of management.