Election promises not yet delivered

Gosford Council staff have listed a $4 million commuter carpark expansion and new fencing at Umina Public School among State Government election promises not yet delivered on the Peninsula.

The council decided to write, seeking clarification of their status.

A staff report to the council stated that preliminary discussions had been held with representatives of the Department of Transport about the expansion of the Woy Woy commuter car park.

However, no grant offer or indication of project timing was received.

No information had been received about the promised new fencing at Umina Public School.

However, the report showed that many of the promises had been kept.

Council received $200,000 from the Government towards the construction of the Peninsula Aquatic Centre, and $13,353 towards extending the toy libraries at Umina and Woy Woy, making toys accessible to a wider community.

The Central Coast problem gambling service at the Peninsula Community Centre was granted $142,791.

The Web Youth Service at Woy Woy received $107,000 over two years and employed extra staff to boost operating hours of the facility.

The Schools as Community Centre Project at Umina Public School was awarded $101,000 as promised.

A crime prevention package for Woy Woy worth $533,752 was also given.

Designs to extend Pretty Beach boat ramp and build a jetty at Pretty Beach at a cost of $200,000 were being finalised

An upgrade at Brisbane Water Secondary College at a cost of $3.2 million was completed in September.

A promise for an Alternative Learning Centre at Umina to encourage youth to stay at school worth $360,000 was also kept by the government.

Council at its meeting on May 27 last year resolved that reports on the progress and monitoring of the State Government's commitments be presented to council on a six monthly basis.

Council agenda FS.157, December 7