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Collapse Issue 432 - 13 Nov 2017Issue 432 - 13 Nov 2017
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Petitions call for improved safety around Umina oval
Sporties redevelopment submission deadline extended
Unemployment at 7.6 per cent, youth 17.9 per cent
Animal Welfare League op shop may close
Rotarians help remove graffiti
Councillors invited to community meeting at Umina
Pearl Beach features in soft drink ad
Council applies for funding as petition numbers grow
Support for increased security at Umina oval
Council candidate chosen to lead gambling campaign
Proposal to replace two houses with six townhouses
Cafe operator's negotiations continue after 18 months
Rotary to hold variety night for Mary Mac's
Baby possum shot with air-gun
Roundtable held at Ocean Beach
New campsite matting is safe, says council
Sandstone block solution being explored
Roadwork on Empire Bay Dr
New seafood take-away for Ettalong
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Support for security measures at Umina
Resident concerns remain
What is the Peninsula's 10-year growth model?
I dare anyone to do something
Fix problems with Singapore laws
Audit of pre-DA meetings required
Just pull your fingers out
Accurate water level monitoring needed
Something rotten?
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Auntie Di is NSW Grandparent of the Year
Shadow Minister visits Peninsula schools
Umina student competes in State spelling finals
Students visit national park
Schools compete in ball games carnival
Vegetables flourish
Smiling grandparents
Teachers receive awards
Mufti day raises money for hospital charity
Building robots
New screens for yarning circle
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Aron Sherriff wins indoor singles championship
Umina surf club members to compete internationally
Life membership for Ocean Beach life saver
Jemma Smith is young athlete of the year
Bridge players try barefoot bowling
Annual bowls carnival
Umina monthly triples

Council applies for funding as petition numbers grow

Central Coast Council has undertaken to apply for funding from the Federal Government's Safer Communities Fund to make the area around Umina Oval including the skate park, walking and cycle tracks, playground, public toilets and open parkland safer at night.

Central Coast mayor Cr Jane Smith said in an interview with local ABC breakfast announcer Mr Scott Levi on Tuesday, November 7, that staff were working on a funding proposal.

Council staff have confirmed that "Council is applying to the Federal Government to install more CCTV cameras in the Umina Beach area".

Over 740 signatures have been gathered in a week on a change.org petition in support of improving safety in the area.

The petition said: "We the undersigned are very concerned by the ongoing crime and vandalism taking place in the Peninsula Recreation Precinct and surrounding streets.

"The precinct and car parks at the end of Sydney Ave and Melbourne Ave are not safe places to be at night.

"The ongoing break-ins of houses, local businesses and vandalism of park facilities is not acceptable and must be stopped.

"The violent fights, abuse of alcohol and illicit substances by minors, leading to the hospitalisation of young people after serious fights is alarming and a damming reflection of the lack of activities for teenagers on the Peninsula and the lack of Police resources to curb this dangerous behaviour.

"We want to see the precinct become a safe and crime-free zone as soon as possible.

"We appeal to Central Coast Council to apply for $1 million in Federal Safer Communities funding: to install solar powered flood lights in the precinct, Umina, to light the precinct every night of the year and deter youth crime and violence; install additional CCTV cameras in the precinct to monitor activity and catch vandals and perpetrators of crime and violence; restore existing broken CCTV cameras; fund additional random security monitoring of the area from a new security contractor; conduct community initiatives to provide real lasting solutions to youth anti-social behaviour in Umina; retrofit the abandoned football club on Umina Oval as a youth centre and venue for teenagers to socialise and connect with community services in a fun and inviting way, especially on weekends and school holidays.

"We appeal to the NSW Government to: increase funding and resources for Woy Woy Police; install a 24-hour police station in Umina CBD; and provide additional Police patrols to the Peninsula and Umina."

Petition organiser Ms Gabby Greyem said she presented a similar 400-signature petition to Central Coast Council in May 2016.





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