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Collapse Issue 417 - 17 Apr 2017Issue 417 - 17 Apr 2017
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Labor's Liesl landslide
Dredging is 'years away' at best, says consultant
Board calls for comment on park name
Certificate issued for seven-storey complex
Former Wyong councillor to stand in local ward
Progress association meeting to focus on plastics
Volunteers receive community service awards
Tesch: 'Strong sense of belonging to the Peninsula'
Tesch to fight for dredging
Chamber congratulates Tesch
Anzac Day ceremony
Wreath-laying at Ettalong
Pearl Beach ceremony
Mary Mac's calls for donations
Action group claims success
Co-ordinator-general appointed
Chamber welcomes coordinator-general appointment
Public help wanted with graffiti attack
Wicks welcomes broadband monitoring
Fish and chip entries wanted
Rainfall returns to average
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Downsizing - not excitement, just sheer hell
Forgotten warriors
Please save our sand
Penalty rates have deleterious effect
Paper clip planning led to flooding?
Government should put money where its mouth is
Community forum needed - without developers
Collapse  HEALTH HEALTH
Church host Biggest Morning Tea
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Grant for library exhibition space
Protest, politics and parody at folk club
Pearl Beach artist was highly commended
Ettalong cafe hosts local artist
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Kayleigh seeks fourth show baking prize
Cultural workshops at Umina
New approaches to maths explored
Barbecue on election day
Softball gala day
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Umina brings home trophies from Australian titles
Dragon boat club to enter World Masters
Excellent showing at State championships
Jemma Smith nails top 10 in Ironwoman
Woy Woy struggles in rugby union
Southern Ettalong defeated
Special activities for 60th anniversary
Umina wins unique bowls competition
Trigg wins major singles
Circle Golf Club in action
Date for 85th birthday

Dredging is 'years away' at best, says consultant

The dredging of the entrance to Brisbane Water is "some years away, or may not happen at all", a local planning consultant has claimed.

Funds for the dredging have not been reserved in the current budget and would not be considered by Central Coast Council before next financial year, according to Ms Helen Monks, director of Highlight Consulting.

However, the council was "not progressing this", she sad.

Ms Monks said the funding was expected to be considered by incoming councillors late this year when they formulate the 2018-19 draft budget.

"That budget would be finalised in autumn-winter after public consultation during late summer 2018," she said.

"The item may or may not survive the competitive budgetary process.

"If included within the budget, Council may then seek funding for an integrated investigation.

"Again, such State funding may or may not be available.

"Any actual work on any part of the estuary is therefore some years away, or may not happen at all."





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