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Collapse Issue 425 - 07 Aug 2017Issue 425 - 07 Aug 2017
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Belinda Neal expelled from NSW Labor
Waterfront cordoned off after fire
Rod Radford dies, aged 97
Oval redevelopment pushed back as clubs negotiate
ACF branch calls for flood zone moratorium
Development issues 'too complicated', says council
Youth unemployment almost half more than NSW rate
Australia Post parcel lockers to be trialled at station
Police tell of missing persons at railway station
Council is responsible for rare woodland, says OEH
Pelican rescuer calls for fish cleaning station barriers
'Pop-up' motor registry to close
Committee hears of Peninsula NBN experience
Council nominations close this week
Liberals select candidates for 'winnable' council places
Chris Holstein stands again
Candidate calls for poll on merger
Second Independents' team member announced
Kulnura farmer stands for council
Former Sydney councillor calls for fresh faces
Council returning officers based in Tuggerah
Commercial fisherman speaks to Rotary club
Rotary club installs school kitchen in Uganda
Rotary club hears of tank and solar panel success
Christmas in July aids homeless service
Cafe raises funds for Africa's starving
Residents plant street on tree day
Annual memorial service
Butcher makes top three in 11 categories
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School hopes to have markets back next year
Administrator rejects rezoning report, no reasons given
Sporties proposal could not be more unsuitable
Bulked-up incompatible over-development is dismaying
Planning strategies ignored in Sporties proposal
How will project 'protect scenic values'?
Look at what happened last time
A new sponsor?
Collapse  HEALTH HEALTH
Charity day for surgical equipment
Retirement village recognises staff long service
Open days to improve mental health
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Patonga women show spinning wheel talent
Frantastics perform at community centre
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Parents urged to lead by example
Tree removal changes playground restoration plans
Preschool children create 'therapy garden'
Retirement village visits appreciated
Pretty Beach to be in traffic reduction pilot program
AFL team were 'heartbreakingly close to victory'
Open day on August 31
Election day market
Students participate in indigenous sports
Woy Woy South to play grand final
Teaching women practical skills
Business holds fundraiser for school
Uniform shop offers stock at half price
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Under-9 Roosters present mums with roses
Lions were narrowly defeated at Woy Woy
Circle Golf Club sees a hole-in-one
Buhagiar selected to compete in China championship
Tracy wins bowls 'grand slam'
Blue Swimmers over-70s win at carnival for third time
Lions hold wine tasting function

Former Sydney councillor calls for fresh faces

Former Sydney councillor Ms Marcelle Hoff, of Ettalong, believes fresh faces are needed in the new, mega Central Coast Council who will make a commitment to listen to, and deliver, what the community really wants.

One of the forces behind Community Plan Central Coast, Ms Hoff said she hoped her fellow Peninsula residents would take the opportunity to read the plan prior to the election and then seek out candidates who have been willing to make a public commitment to its principles and goals.

"The Community Plan was put together by over 100 interested residents and rate payers who were concerned about issues they believed were not receiving enough attention from Council," Ms Hoff said.

"Now we need to share that work with the broader community so they can make wise decisions about who they choose to represent them in the Council election," Ms Hoff said.

The plan covers 18 categories that the group believed were of significant importance to the community.

Ms Hoff said she believed that if the community elected councillors who were committed to the plan it would free the new Council from the strictures of the old "parties" and give local government a fresh, community-led perspective.

"The plan addresses issues that I know are of particular concern to Peninsula residents such as housing affordability, homelessness and the needs of the aging population," Ms Hoff said.

"Voting along old party lines will only ensure that issues such as over-development get worse," she said.

"A council dominated by either Labor or Liberal would open the way for the full implementation of the NSW Government's Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 which would result in major population growth on the Peninsula without any spending on infrastructure or services for the community.

"That approach won't resolve any of the issues identified by Community Plan Central Coast.

"And if an issue raised in the plan is not within the immediate power of our local government then at least you can vote for councillors who will be prepared to lobby State and Federal Government on our behalf," she said.

"This amalgamation has created an unwieldly local government area so voters need to find out whether candidates are willing to genuinely consider what the community wants.

"When I was elected to City of Sydney, we called it a city of villages and we attempted to treat each area as an entity and be aware of its specific needs but the Central Coast Council does not appear to be doing that.

"At least voting for candidates who are prepared to make a commitment to Community Plan Central Coast, residents and rate payers will know where they stand on issues like socio-economic disadvantage, climate change, sea level rise; all the big issues currently facing the Peninsula community," she said.

Ms Hoff said Community Plan Central Coast would be announcing the candidates it considered committed to the plan shortly after the NSW Electoral Commission closes candidate registration on August 9.





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