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Other Regional News - In brief
Wyong Regional Chronicle focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262, & 2263. Given the arrival of new Central Coast Council, following is a summary of news articles
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Anglican parish decides to sell Tesch calls for more Return and St Andrews church Earn machines The Anglican Parish of Woy Woy has decided to sell St Andrews church in Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, with an auction date set for March 5.
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has called on the NSW Government to replace the Return and Earn machine destroyed in the Umina Mall fire over a year ago.
Beach sculptures ‘pop up’ after storms
Work starts
A series of sculptures have “popped up” along Umina and Ettalong Beaches, making use of driftwood washed ashore during the recent storms.
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Biddy turns 103 Umina resident Ms Biddy Abrahams celebrated her 103rd birthday on February 24 with family and friends
Mattress recycle project may extend to Woy Woy tip
Work has started on a $1.65M Woy Woy tip could be the next project to improve traffic flow at site to fully recycle unwanted the foot of Blackwall Mountain on mattresses. Memorial Ave, Blackwall, between Wyalong Rd and Warwick St.
Anglican parish decides Future of Peninsula real estate Discussion about Mt Ettalong Council supports Coastal Twist to sell Streserve Andrews church given mixed assessment plan invited festival with $50,000
Woy Woy Rotarians have been Central Coast Council is asking Central Coast Council has granted “All these reasons all came special service last week: Holy The Anglican Parish of Woy practical sense to consolidate to the Woy Woy site to make if Luke’s at more user for children and intogether as a parish council Apostles Anglican ChurchTwist at Woy given mixedto assessment theSt residents to friendly participate theand$50,000 for a second Coastal Woy hasa decided sell St St Andrewsofand Woy Woy, given a combined families,” Mr Davies said. we took ownership of the decision Woy and the parish will be renamed Andrews church in Ocean future of real estate and property development a masterplan MtSt Andrews festival toit.be held onAnglican the Peninsula “In theofwake of the Royal for to close and sell Peninsula Parish. Beach Rd, Umina, with an congregation of about 150. He said it was increasingly Commission into Institutional “We’ve brought the Umina figured, as a parish council, development on 5.thedifficult Peninsula Ettalong Reserve on the vegetated over the October“We long weekend. auction date set for March to justify having two church Response to Sexual Abuse of congregation across into the Woy that if the St Andrews building was The property is described buildings so close together, with children and others, the Anglican Woy site and I’m delighted to to be no more, we probably needed when they weresiteaddressed by a headland at the southern end of as a prime development of two lots of ongoing maintenance Diocese of Newcastle of which this say that we haven’t lost a single to re-brand the parish and give the 1422sqm, with a starting price of costs. parish is a part, had its own case person,” he said. remaining church a new name,” Mr Woy Woy real estate agent. Umina Beach. around $1.2 million.
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WAR Act needs to remain as is
he Central Coast Airport Resistance Group (CCARG) is requesting the reviewers of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 to retain the Act intact, as the previous Minister, Anthony Roberts, decided to do just two years ago. The CCARG request is
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supported by resolutions of Central Coast Council to fully support the Act and to not approve any development at the Warnervale Airport which is not consistent with the Act. The Act protects the community from the rampant development of Warnervale Airport by putting in place the independent assessment
of any environmental impact study, an independent noise study and an invitation to all residents within 7.5km of the runway to express their views on any airport proposal. We ask the community to make submissions to Planning NSW in support of keeping the Act and its community and environmental protections, intact. Email, Feb 17 Laurie Eyes, CCARG
To intervene or not to intervene, that is the question nly two years ago, Member for O FORUM The Entrance, David Mehan, was advocating to leave Tuggerah Lakes as a natural lake with no intervention. Now, with the latest flooding event, he seems
to have had a change of heart. Let’s hope he is genuine and supports a break wall and we stop the plethora of faceless bureaucrats from running our lives. The current Council’s performance on all
matters is appalling and one wonders where the common sense is these days. Come on David, start putting your mouth where the State Government’s pockets are. Email, Feb 24 Garry Clifford, Glenning Valley
He said that “40 percent of the study done and there was a lot that “It’s a fresh look, a new Davies said. St Andrews Church is on land SOURCE: sale of Umina will go towards came tocan light of an nature freshwebsite start for The full articles andthemore behistorical seen on beginning, line on aour zoned R1 which may be used for a Interview (Sue Murray) 12 Feb 2020 Redress Scheme to compensate about abuse. everyone.” range of purposes,www.centralcoastnews.net including multiThey can also be seen on www.peninsulanews.info Michael Davies, Peninsula the survivors of abuse. “So, as a result of that, the The Bishop of the Diocese unit development. Anglican Parish “But also some money will come Diocese needed to find quite a few of Newcastle, Dr Peter Stuart, Parish rector, the Reverend back into the parish so we can million dollars to put towards the announced a new name for the Michael Davies, said it made make the necessary improvements Redress Scheme. church at Woy Woy during a
Tesch calls for more Return and Earn machines the NSW Government has failed to 4,238,941 and at Woy Woy it was exist,” she said. years ago, Return and Earn has replace this vital facility in another 3,619,763. “If Mr Crouch visited Woy Woy now soared past 130 million drink YOUR REALMsINDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWS 231 location,” she said. Tesch said: “While thereLOCAL are he would know that it probably containers across theISSUE 20 collection She said the remaining machine four reverse vending machines refers to a machine in a completely points on the Central Coast,” Mr in Woy Woy was often over-filled in the Terrigal electorate, there is unrelated carpark in Oval Ave. Crouch said. and regularly broke down. only one operating on the whole “The government has failed “The growth of Return and Earn Ms Tesch was commenting Peninsula. totoactpost and, after several weeks 2250, on the Coast has been phenomenal News focuses on news specifically relating code areas 2251 & 2260 She has also called on the on a statement by Member for “That isn’t fair.” of trying, I’ve had no response and it highlights a shift in our Government to provide extra Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch that Woy She said there were errors in to my attempts to speak with community’s thinking and behavior machines on the Peninsula to Woy and Umina Return and Earn the information supplied by Mr representatives from NSW around litter,” he said. meet demand and to cover for stations have recycled a combined Crouch about the location of the Department of Environment, SOURCE: breakdowns. Media release, 27 Feb 2020 total 7,858,704 drink containers in Woy Woy machine. provided by the Parliamentary “The Umina Mall fire in January the two years of their operation. Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford “Mr Crouch is talking about a Secretary for the Environment, to Media release, 25 Feb 2020 2019 destroyed the former Return He said the volume through Return and Earn machine in Woy try and fix the errors. Adam Crouch, Parliamentary and Earn machine at that site but the Umina Return and Earn was Woy Woolworths that doesn’t “Since the program started two Secretary for Central Coast One of the Coast’s iconic wetlands is in peril and could put other waterways at risk, Springfield Office: Level 2, 86-88 Mann St, Gosford - Phone: 4325 7369 - Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 - E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net - Website: www.coastcommunitynews.com.au residents maintain.
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has called on the NSW 28 FEBRUARY to 2020 Government replace the Return and Earn machine destroyed in the Umina Mall fireCoast over a year ago. Community
“Beerhall politics”
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Massive weed infestation in privately owned portion puts entire wetland at risk State Member for The Entrance, Central Coast Mayor, Lisa One of the Coast’s iconic wetlands David Mehan, was ordered to leave Matthews, has described an is in peril and could put other THIS ISSUE contains 56 articles - Read moremotion news items for this issue waterways at www.peninsulanews.info the NSW Parliament Chamber on unsuccessful at the Council at risk, Springfield Tuesday, February 25, because meeting on February 24 to force residents maintain. See page 3 of his use of foul language her to resign, as prompted by a News during a debate between he and “hateful campaign” fuelled by “Beerhall politics”
17 community workshops in relation to Climate Change Policy A series of community workshops isState to be held throughout 2020 in Member for The Tuggerah lakes flood Entrance, David Mehan, management and the recent relation to Central Coast Council’s was ordered to leave the storms and flooding around the NSW Parliament ChamberPolicy, lakes. which was Climate Change on Tuesday, February 25, Harris said that even though adopted late 2019. because of his use in of foul a Tuggerah Lakes Floodplain language during a debate between he and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch.
Risk Management Study and Plan was completed in November, 2014, and adopted by the former Wyong Shire Council, which pointed out serious issues, neither local nor state government had done any significant work since then.
Major upgrade of Del Monte Pl, It was after Shadow Minister Copacabana, planned for the Central Coast, Wyong MP, David
Harris, raised
Mayor derides dismissal motion as “hateful campaign”
Kariong Fire Station revamped
Million dollar road safety boost
The newly revamped Kariong Fire Station will be officially opened Crouch said that “six times interesting that Members 2019, April February following 26, opposite come here and cry insince early a in$2.75M March 26, October 8, February crocodile tears”. 11, November 25 and Mehan: “You need to fund it. facelift.
A dozen new road safety projects are set to be rolled out through the ashamed of yourself. You are The newly revamped totally out of your depth buddy.” KariongSafer Fire Station will be State Government’s Roads Mehan: “You are f****** officially opened in early hopeless.” Program. April following a $2.75M
December 9, motions were raised in Central Coast Council to look at addressing the issues (about) dredging and the quality of the lakes”. Mehan responded: “What have you done, big mouth? You’ve done nothing.” Crouch: “Those Motions were blocked by the Labor and The Greens councillors …
You got them into this situation, you dope.” Crouch: “You guys blocked the funding for Ettalong and you have done it for The Entrance.” Mehan: “You haven’t got a clue. You didn’t open your mouth until after the floods.” Crouch: “You should be
SES workers have finally cleared the backlog of calls
Crouch: “Sorry, what was that?” Mehan: “You are hopeless. You are effing hopeless.” At this point, Temporary Speaker, Sonia Hornery, directed Mehan to leave the Chamber and she also said Crouch’s comments were “controversial”.
facelift.
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New security arrangements for council meetings
4 Residents are invited to have Central Coast SES workers have Central Continued CoastpageCouncil is cracking their say on a major upgrade of finally cleared the backlog of calls down on security, with all future Thousands of retirees on the Del Monte derides Pl, Copacabana, that resulting from the majorcampaign” meetings to be held at the Wyong Mayor dismissal motion as Coast’s “hateful Central Coast may see the is being planned by Central Coast storm event on February 7-9 and chambers. impact of the coronavirus showing up on their retirement Central Coast Mayor, Lisa relationon to information provided nourishment in the vicinity of Council. another snap storm February account balances as share Matthews, has described to the Mayor that was shared the channel at The Entrance markets around the world 18. an unsuccessful motion at with the media”. and The Entrance North went into free fall this week.
the Council meeting on
The release said Council staff
following notification to the
The Entrance during this natural disaster event”, information which the Mayor shared with media. “Central Coast Council holds
intention on the part of Council staff to mislead the Central Coast community or the Office of the Mayor. “Staff made an honest
page 14 The full24articles www.centralcoastnews.net Coast CommunitySeeNews February to force herand to more can be seen on line on our website government had “incorrectly indicated to appropriate resign, as prompted by a the releasecan said. alsoWoybe Woy Philosophy Society Office of 2251, the Mayor2260 that department,” focusses on news specifically related to post code areasthe2250, and articles read and “hateful campaign” fuelled Council required approval to Central Coast Council CEO, www.coastcommunitynews.com.au. by politically motivatedshared on your mobile phone by going to open an additional channel at Gary Murphy, said there was no
social media groups.
“People took a natural disaster and made it a political football”, Cr Matthews said of
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