With the population of Warnervale and surrounding suburbs expected to nearly double over the next two decades, Council is actively taking steps to ensure that future development is both responsible and sustainable for residents and the environment.  It is anticipated that nearly 57,000 people will call Warnervale home by 2041.

Central Coast Council’s biennial EMERGING art prize for early career artists will be announced at Gosford Regional Gallery on 3 February 2023, as part of this year’s EMERGING exhibition.

Time to surround yourself with love.

Central Coast Council will extend the public exhibition period of the new Plan of Management for Council community land as public hearings are set to get underway in early February.After taking account of the level of community interest in the process, the public exhibition period for the Plan of Management will be extended for an extra week until Tuesday 1 March 2023.A series of independent public hearings will start on Wednesday 1 February, with two hearings to be held at Wyong Administration Centre and other hearings at community venues in The Entrance, Erina and Woy Woy.  Interested members of the community are urged to pre-register to help manage seating capacity on the night.

Happy new year, Central Coast community!

Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart will be out and about at community events throughout 2023 to hear from residents about what matters to them.

  Ten locals have received Australia Day honours, including Ryan Wilson (Founder of Free Trade Day) who has been named ‘Citizen of the Year’ in the 2023 Australia Day Awards on the Central Coast. Council Director of Community and Recreation, Melanie Smith said the annual awards are a way for the Central Coast Council to celebrate those who enrich our community. “The recipient of the Citizen of the Year for 2023, Ryan Wilson is certainly worthy of this award,” said Ms Smith. “Embodying the true meaning of community spirit and inspiring others across the Coast to follow suit Ryan formed the Free Trade Day initiative after attending a gentlemen’s home in 2017. “As a tradesman, Ryan attended a typical household call out.

The Central Coast Pets Day Out event is back on Saturday 18 February, offering an exciting day out for pets, their owners and anyone considering pet ownership.

Central Coast Council’s popular Social Enterprise Launch Pad Program is back for an eleventh straight year with the community encouraged to register for an online information session to find out more about this exciting project.

Central Coast Council would like to advise its community on the passing of John Dawson, former General Manager of Wyong Shire Council.

Community members are invited to view and have their say on the draft Woy Woy Peninsula Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan, which will be placed on public exhibition for a period of four weeks commencing Wednesday 18 January 2023 to Wednesday 15 February 2023.

Central Coast Council is pleased to have won the bid to host the 2023 NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout in partnership with the Newcastle All Blacks (NAB) team, who took out the title at the 2022 event.

Council’s traffic light signage system, which makes it easier for residents to identify areas that are dog friendly and those where dogs are prohibited has been subject to vandalism and theft.

Central Coast Council is to participate in the NSW Government’s $30 million Safer Cities program, aimed at improving the safety of women, girls and gender diverse people in public spaces around transport precincts.

For the first time in three years Central Coast Council will host a New Year’s Eve event with a spectacular program planned for Memorial Park at The Entrance on Saturday 31 December.The huge family-friendly event which includes amusement rides, live music, and of course fireworks will help attendees enjoy the final sunset of 2022. Celebrations at the alcohol-free event start from 6:00pm with plenty of opportunities to satisfy all attendees.

Central Coast Council has upgraded six local playspaces at  Avoca Beach (Ross Park), Mardi (Woolmers Crescent), East Gosford (Hylton Moore Oval), North Avoca (Palm Gully Park), Pretty Beach (Turo Reserve) and Saratoga (Jirramba Reserve) for local families and visitors to enjoy now and in years to come.Central Coast Council administrator, Rik Hart said playspaces are the heart of any neighbourhood and important community hubs.“Council manages and maintains over 260 playspaces across the region and continues to deliver innovative and high quality spaces where kids can play and learn and the community can connect, socialise, and lead active lifestyles.“We are appreciative of funding from the Australian Government, which has enabled Council to renew these playspaces with safe and engaging equipment for the benefit of local communities, and also for the contribution of additional funding from some local community groups so that accessible pathways could link around three of the playspaces to improve inclusion.”These six renewed playspaces include:Avoca Beach, Ross Park district playspace (Vine St).

Central Coast Council’s Gosford Regional Gallery has won the inaugural Arts in Health Award at the Imagine Awards 2022.These awards are run by Museums and Galleries NSW and supported by Create NSW to celebrate excellence in Museums and Galleries across NSW.

Central Coast Council has endorsed its proposed Plan of Management for (POM) Council community land.The resolution at Tuesday’s Ordinary Council Meeting will see the draft plan publicly exhibited until Friday 17 February 2023, with the community invited to make submissions until Tuesday 21 February.Community land is Council owned land that cannot be sold.

Council has released its engagement summary report of the draft Dogs in Open Spaces Action Plan following the exhibition period, which garnered over 3,200 wide ranging community submissions.Council has committed to further exploring some of the key issues raised by our community during the exhibition period, and to address the significant volume of misinformation spread through the community during the consultation period.Council Administrator, Rik Hart said detailed analysis of the feedback provided is still being undertaken by Council to ensure recommendations put forward in any revised Plan reflects the values of our community.“During the consultation period, Council identified that there was general community support for the principles behind the draft Plan;

 Central Coast Council offices will be closed over the holiday season from close of business 23 December 2022, reopening on Monday 9 January 2023.Customer service – All Customer Service Centre locations will close at 5pm on Friday 23 December and reopen at 8:30am Monday 9 January.Customers can contact Council with non-emergency enquiries, requests, reporting issues or formal feedback through our online Customer Service Centre 24/7 at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au, which will be progressed by our Customer Service Team when Council offices reopen. We have an out-of-hours emergency service available on 02 4306 7900 to call in any urgent reports such as water main breaks, sewer issues, dangerous potholes or fallen trees over roads.   Libraries – will be closed from Saturday 24 December and reopen on Monday 9 January.