Commemorating Anzac Day in 2020, we find ourselves functioning quite differently.

From the MayorWelcome to the first edition of our Community Bulletin. The Community Bulletin is to keep you updated about Central Coast Council’s response to the evolving Coronavirus situation and guide to where you can find out important information to support your families, friends, neighbours, business colleagues and members of your community during this challenging time. There are many government, non-government and community organisations working together to support communities. We encourage you to share this information. Lisa Matthews, MayorStay InformedWe are adding to our COVID-19 online information resources daily. Contact Council With Council offices currently closed to the public, get in touch with us by: contacting Customer service via phone 1300 463 954 Using our online report an issue portalYour BusinessCouncil has released a Community and Business Support Package to help local businesses get through this period, including waiving fees and offering payment arrangements for people experiencing financial hardship.The Federal government has also announced a range of specific support measures.Love Local Guides You can do your bit to support your local business during these tough times and buy local where you can.

Central Coast Council has announced that it is likely the closure of some major facilities will stay in place until 30 June as Council continues to respond to Federal and State Government restrictions about the spread of Coronavirus.Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy said Council’s priority is the health of staff and the Central Coast community and continuing to deliver essential services.“Our job right now is ensuring we play our part in managing as best we can the spread of COVID-19, and to protect the health and wellbeing of our staff and community.“I want to assure the community that all our essential services are not interrupted, and this includes water and sewer;

The essential services Central Coast Council is continuing to deliver during COVID-19 (Coronavirus) include road maintenance and construction and this week the Central Coast became the first region in Australia to benefit from a revolutionary new technology to construct roads.Council is using a new road stabilising and paving technology to lay foamed bitumen in a way that reduces construction time, increases use of recycled road pavement, reduces greenhouse emissions and delivers a more consistent road surface.Council Director Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff said the exciting new road construction technique will be revolutionary in Australia.“We are very excited to be the first Council in Australia to deliver a range of road construction benefits for our community by using this innovative technique,” Mr Bolgoff said.“Not only does this equipment deliver a superior finished product in less time, it also reuses more of the existing road material and reduces greenhouse emissions.“The technology essentially combines a series of machines into one interconnected production line spanning 50 metres.“Existing damaged road pavement is ripped up, mixed with new bitumen, before being discharged onto a conveyor at the back of the machine.