Draft Central Coast Wide Tree and Vegetation Management

Central Coast Council has placed the draft tree and vegetation management plan on exhibition with a view to halting the current unrestricted removal of trees from private properties in the former Wyong Council area. Draft Development Control Plan 2013 in respect of Tree and Vegetation Management has been prepared for land within the Central Coast Local Government Area In accordance …

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New Report Sparks Calls for Council Pledge on Climate Change

Central Coast Greens are calling on the next Council to heed a new report from the Climate Council and make a pledge for local action on climate change. The Climate Council report shows local governments are able to deliver effective action and are “leading State and Federal governments on tackling climate change and capitalising on opportunities in renewable energy.” In …

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Central Coast Greens call for immediate parliamentary enquiry into Mangrove Mtn landfill

One year ago, Greens MP Dr Mehreen Faruqi gave notice for a parliamentary enquiry into the Mangrove Mountain landfill and the role of both the EPA and the former Gosford Council in approving this private tip at the head of the water catchment of the Central Coast. Last night’s 4 Corners program has highlighted the need for a full parliamentary …

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Unrepresentative Governance

Is it just me or does anybody else notice a trend here: 26 May, Central Coast Council (CCC) unelected Co-ordinator-General gives first media interview; 2 July CCC announces it will create an allegedly expert panel to decide on what will or won’t be built here, again unelected. These experts will presumably all be chosen either by our beloved and yet …

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Central Coast Greens and the New Council

The Central Coast Greens have commenced preselection of candidates for the Council elections in September. “We look forward to the restoration of democracy in our region, after this period of administration forced by ‘voluntary’ merger of the former councils” said Cath Connor, Co-convenor of the Central Coast Greens. The Greens will be campaigning for a new Council that prioritizes the …

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2100: Woy Woy CBD, Springfield, Davistown, Tacoma, Chittaway Underwater

New mapping of updated data on predicted sea level rise shows how vulnerable the Central Coast is to climate change, say the Central Coast Greens, and how poorly Council, State and Federal governments have prepared for the impacts. Rising sea levels are not the only risk we face, say the Greens – food insecurity, water scarcity, more frequent and extreme …

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Calga Sand Quarry MOD.3 Crushing System

Central Coast Greens Presentation Presenter: Douglas Williamson, B.Sc., Dip.Ed., M.Env. I wish to acknowledge that we meet today on Darkinjung, Gu-ring-gai and Awabakal country and offer my respect and thanks to their elders past, present and future and to any other indigenous people present. This land was never ceded and remains now and forever aboriginal land. Central Coast Greens reject …

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