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Collapse Issue 450 - 30 Jul 2018Issue 450 - 30 Jul 2018
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Where have all the flowers gone?
The Whitfields celebrate 60 years of marriage
Ettalong channel dredging starts - or does it?
Tesch calls for outreach resources for homelessness
Food drive sees Mary Mac's stocked well into spring
Koolewong reserve carpark closed
Residents meet with council over Umina oval security
CCTV installed free of charge
Council calls failed wharf applications 'excellent'
Wharf upgrade rejected
Pathway and amenities applications rejected
Association objects to 150m long metal fence
Two-storey units may replace end-of-life fibro house
Proposal to replace single dwelling with three units
Wales to consult client before meeting residents
Peninsula flooding to be studied
Tidal baths inspection may lead to remedial work
Committee will focus on waters around the Peninsula
Car park to built near Dark Corner boat ramp
Emergency dredging has taken too long - Tesch
Ferry services may start in four weeks, says association
Plan shows dredging as government responsibility
Council acts on dune erosion
Tesch seeks submissions on disability scheme
Ettalong home park has bake-off
Fire brigade benefits from bar sale
Fire near Blackwall Mountain
Renovations for retirement village
Presbyterian church receives heritage grant
Probus club receives grant
Mentoring program for young men starts in Woy Woy
Rotary clubs join to raise money for drought areas
Latest exchange student is from Denmark
Commendation for Bouddi architect
Belinda Neal fights party expulsion
Free English classes at church
Man charged over Killcare break-ins
Lions donate trauma teddies
Spike Milligan exhibition opens at library
Woytopia to be held again in October
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Negative response, yet the trend continues
Pleas ignored by indolent council
Discovering the truth about disabled parking
Kerb and gutter in my lifetime?
Collapse  HEALTH HEALTH
Prostate cancer day raises $7500
Teddy bears help soothe children's fears, says hospital
Collapse  ARTS ARTS
Author talks about beach safety children's book
Wagstaffe art show to be held in September
Children hold market at Killcare
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Two students given early entry to university
Buddy Benches unveiled
Fun Friends program at Umina
Students learn about micro-organisms
Cross country placings
Umina school plans open day
Photograph donated to Umina campus
Knocked out of netball comp
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Five selected for pool rescue team
Woy Woy topples Gosford in rugby union
Soccer club holds fundraiser
Successful weekend at pool rescue championships
Junior clubs travel to Cardiff
Local clubs in winners' circle
Bowler receives long-service award
Charity bowlers raise $995

Committee will focus on waters around the Peninsula

Management plans for the waters around the Peninsula will be the main focus of a new Catchments and Coast Committee for Brisbane Water and Gosford Lagoons, which held its held its first meeting on June 21.

The role of the committee will be to advice Central Coast Council on the sustainable management of its coastal, estuarine, waterways, catchment and flood liable areas.

The Committee recommended to Council that Mayor Cr Jane Smith be appointed as chair.

It also recommended that Council staff write to the NSW Office and Environment and Heritage inviting them to have two non-voting representatives as regular committee members - one for environment management and one for floodplain management.

The meeting also mapped out an action plan for the next four quarters which included an overview of the Coastal and Estuary Management plans and vision for the committee at its second meeting in September.

In the third quarter the group will discuss the Floodplain Management Plans and review Development Control Plans.

At its March 2019 meeting it will discuss the Catchment Management Program and an overview of the Coastal Management Act.

The management plans in place that it will refer to are the Brisbane Water Estuary Management Plan, Pearl Beach Coastal Zone Management Plan, Gosford Beaches Coastal Zone Management Plan and Gosford Lagoons Floodplain Management Plan.

According to its terms of reference, the advisory group is responsible for providing advice and feedback to Council on ensuring current community values are considered in the development of local floodplain risk, estuary and coastal zone management planning.

It will also be responsible for helping Council to identify the flood, coastal and estuary health problem areas to be assessed and provide input into known hazard behaviour.

In undertaking its duties the committee will be required to include sustainable climate change adaptation actions based on widely accepted competent scientific opinion and ensure consistency with Council's climate change policy (which is currently under development).

The terms of reference also state the group will monitor and assess the effectiveness of local management plans during and after their implementation.

It will promote linkages and cooperation between community, Council, State and Federal Governments and other key stakeholders in the development and implementation of coastal, estuarine, catchment and floodplain management studies and plans.

It will advise on funding, capital works, maintenance and operations, environmental protection and a range of other associated policies, strategies and laws.

Another of its responsibilities was listed in the terms of reference as supporting, promoting and liaising with relevant authorities in the development of emergency management and catchment management strategies.

In addition to the Mayor, Cr Troy Marquart and Cr Richard Mehrtens are members of the committee.

Community members are listed as Ian Carruthers, Andrew Jones, Michael Kilp, Jenny McCulla, Adrian Williams and Samantha Willis.





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