Ecological restoration works are starting at 65 Sydney Avenue, Umina Beach, which is located south of Umina Oval, to help strengthen the endangered Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland (UCSW) as part of Pacific Link Housing’s condition of consent for a new affordable housing development in Woy Woy. The works were identified as part of one of the conditions of consent and involve salvaging the soil and biomass from what will be removed from the development site and translocate it to a suitable location along with compensatory plantings before Pacific Link Housing can commence construction on the development site located at 18 MacLeay Avenue Woy Woy to build affordable housing.

Council to explore options for former Gosford LibraryCouncil resolved unanimously to retain the existing Gosford Library, and to explore options for its use in the future.

Central Coast Council is inviting people of all ages to celebrate the opening of the Gosford Regional Library at a free Community Day on Saturday 6 September.The Community Day will bring the new library to life and showcase just how much Gosford Regional Library has to offer.The doors to the new Gosford Regional Library will officially open to the community at 9.30am on Saturday 6 September, marked by a ribbon-cutting by Central Coast Council Mayor Lawrie McKinna.Our Community Day promises something for everyone – from craft stations, robotics and magic shows, to live music, guided tours and more!The new state-of-the-art library features over 30,000 books, a children’s reading area, a sound recording studio, creative spaces, bookable meeting rooms, a 300 seat multi-use auditorium, free Wi-Fi and much more.Central Coast’s first regional library is a milestone the whole community can be proud of.

Thursday 21 August 2025, 5.36pmNOTICE: