Council lists three outstanding promises

Three State Government election promises out of 15 relating to the Peninsula were still outstanding, according to a review by Gosford Council.

Two of these were listed as "no advice received."

These were the development of a cannabis treatment clinic and new fencing at Umina Public School.

On April 6 this year, Peninsula News reported that cannabis treatment clinic would open in September at the community health centre at Woy Woy Hospital, following a press release sent out by the Premiers Department.

Central Coast Health informed the Peninsula News at the time they were advertising for staff during April.

Umina Public School is yet to erect new security fencing, which was announced by Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews in February last year.

According to Ms Andrews' office, the school plans to erect the fence after July 1 but a date has not been set.

The other issue still not addressed was the expansion of the Woy Woy commuter carpark.

The council agenda noted that preliminary discussions had been held with representatives of the Department of Transport but no grant offer or indication of project timing had been received.

A representative from Ms Andrews' office said that the office had been notified that the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources were currently reviewing the commuter car park at Woy Woy.

A DIPNR spokesperson said that the project was part of the Central Coast Transport Action Plan and DIPNR was currently completing a scoping study.

"We are deciding on the best way to do the carpark.

"How the whole station design will best suit the commuter carpark.

"It's not at the development application stage yet, but construction could begin next year," they said.

The remaining promises, that had been acted upon, included: an upgrade of the coastal walk in Bouddi National Park, the Empire Bay roundabout, money for the aquatic centre at Woy Woy and the extension of the toy library at Umina and Woy Woy.

They also included funding for the Pretty Beach boat ramp and building a jetty at Pretty Beach, an upgrade at Brisbane Water Secondary College, an alternative learning centre at Umina, the Schools as Community Centre project at Umina, crime prevention package for Woy Woy, a 320ha addition to Bouddi National Park, the problem gambling service at Peninsula Community Centre and the Web Youth service.

Council Agenda, FS 060 June 22