Bad news for Good News Church

Gosford Council has refused an application by Umina's Good News Church to park a caravan at three spots in Umina to promote the church.

The Good News Church has been established in the community for 20 years and in the past has ministered a service to residents of Peninsula Nursing Home and Peridon Village at Daleys Point.

The church wanted the caravan to hand out Christian information tracts, help people in need of prayer and to be a caring, non-threatening place for people to discuss the issues of life.

The Church wanted to park a caravan at Alfred St opposite the Commonwealth Bank and in Berith St and South St.

All three areas have a one-hour parking limit.

The Church wanted to occupy the spots on a regular weekly basis, each Saturday between 8.30am and 12.30pm.

Council's transport department took the view that the caravan would cause a disruption to traffic flow and to shops, would reduce current parking spaces and set a precedent for others.

Carl Spears, January 11