Central Coast Council is committed to open, accountable and transparent government through the timely release of Council held information that is of interest to our community.
Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act), you are entitled to see a lot of information that Council holds in records. The GIPA Act provides four ways you can access information from Council and other NSW government agencies.
Council proactively releases other information free of charge, where there is no overriding public interest against doing so. This may include reports about particular issues, plans and initiatives of Council.
Council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) determines whether information held by Council is proactively released. All commercially sensitive information must be redacted from documents that are proactively released, plus personal identifying information to ensure Council complies with the Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998.
Previously proactively released documents can be found under the Proactively Released Documents section on the Published Documents page.
Information proactively released by Council will be made available in the most appropriate manner. Council will endeavour to make all proactively released information available on Council’s website. However, if Council does not have the permission of the Copyright holder this will not be possible. In those circumstances, the document will be able to be viewed at the Gosford or Wyong Council offices.
Council also releases a range of information related to Council projects on Your Voice Our Coast as part of consultation processes. This information remains available via this online hub after the consultation period has ended.
Coastal Erosion
Central Coast Council has worked closely with State Government agencies and the Local Emergency Operations Controller to respond to significant areas of coastal erosion at Wamberal Beach and The Entrance North and to assist residents impacted by this. Coastal remediation work undertaken under official orders made by the Local Emergency Operations Controller have held up well following recent storm activity and large swells.
Other useful links
Coastal erosion - Emergency and Recovery
Emergency Coastal Erosion Works - Authorised proactive release documents
Pecuniary Interest Register
As required under Council’s Code of Conduct and the Information and Privacy Commissions Guideline 1: For Local Councils on the disclosure of information contained in the returns disclosing the interest of councillors and designated persons developed under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) the following Pecuniary Interest Returns are published:
Council has identified that the following personal information is to be redacted from each of the Pecuniary Interest Returns:
- Councillors and Designated Staff members’ principle place of residence; and
- Councillors and Designated Staff members’ signature details.
Any additional redactions to the Pecuniary Interest Returns published have been determined by Council based on reasoning under the Public Interest Considerations Against Disclosure set out in the table contained in Section 14 of the GIPA Act.
Some of the Pecuniary Interest Returns of Councillors and Designated Staff members have not been published at this stage as they are currently being Reviewed under the Local Government Act and the GIPA Act.
If you would like to view the original hard copy Pecuniary Interest Returns please following the 
Guidelines for Accessing Pecuniary Interest Returns.
2022/2023- Pecuniary interest returns
2021/2022- Pecuniary interest returns
Disclosure of Interest Return – Administrator Rik Hart- Disclosure of Interest Return – Andrew Roach
- Disclosure of Interest Return - Arthur Butler
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Boris Bolgoff
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Brian Bell
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Carl Millington
- Disclosure of Interest Return – David Farmer
- Disclosure of Interest Return – David Milliken
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Edward Hock
- Disclosure of Interest Return – James Lawson
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Jamie Loader
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Krystie Bryant
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Lilly Mojsin
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Luke Sulkowski
- Disclosure of Interest Return – Natalia Cowley
Pecuniary Interest Returns – Newly Designated Persons 2022
2020/2021- Pecuniary interest returns
Staff and ARIC committee
- Disclosure of Interests Return - David Farmer - as at 12 January 2022
- Disclosure of Interests Return - David Milliken - as at 26 November 2021
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Andrew Roach
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Arthur Butler
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Boris Bolgoff
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Carl Millington
- Disclosure of Interests Return - David Farmer (CEO)
- Disclosure of Interests Return - David Milliken
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Edward Hock
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Jamie Loader
- Disclosure of Interests Return - John Gordon
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Julie Vaughan
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Lilly Mojsin
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Natalia Cowley
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Sara Foster
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Scott Cox
Councillors
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Chris Burke
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Christopher Holstein
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Doug Vincent
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Jillian Hogan
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Lisa Matthews
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Rebecca Gale
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Richard Mehrtens
- Disclosure of Interests Return - Troy Marquart
Pecuniary Interest Returns – New Designated Persons 2021
Chief Executive Officer's Pecuniary Interest Returns 2021- Acting Chief Executive Officer's Pecuniary Interest Returns 2021
- Acting Director Corporate Affairs Pecuniary Interest Returns 2021
- General Counsel Pecuniary Interests Returns 2021
- ARIC Member - Arthur Butler - Pecuniary Interests Returns 2021
- Administrator Rik Hart - Pecuniary Interest Returns 2021
2019/2020- Pecuniary interest returns
2018/2019- Pecuniary interest returns
Public Inquiry
On 26 April 2021, the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Shelley Hancock MP announced a formal Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council. Roslyn McCulloch has been appointed as the Commissioner to undertake the Public Inquiry. The Commissioner has called for submissions to the Inquiry by 21 June 2021.
Other useful links
Public Inquiry - Authorised proactive release documents
These documents are listed in descending date order.
- Redacted KPMG Domestic Waste Review February 2021 (signature redacted only)
- Redacted Lindsay Taylor Lawyers Draft advice (signature redacted only) – Dated 2 October 2020
- Redacted Grant Thornton Phase 2 report – DRAFT ONLY – (Scope only redacted)
Draft report on Central Coast Council Financial Capacity Review Phase 2 – Dated 16 August 2020
- Councillor Workshop 13 June 2020 presentation (no redactions)
- Redacted Grant Thornton Phase 1 report (Scope redacted only)
Central Coast Council – Financial Capacity Review – Phase 1 – Dated 4 June 2020
Register of Voting on Planning Matters
Section 375A of the Local Government Act (1993) requires Council to maintain a register that records which Councillors vote for and which Councillors vote against each planning decision of the Council. Council’s register of voting on planning matters commenced June 2016.
A planning decision is a resolution made in the exercise of a function of a council under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 , ie approves or refuses a development application or adopts or refuses to adopt a planning instrument or amendment to a planning instrument, a development control plan or a development contribution plan.
Register of Voting on Planning Matters - Authorised proactive release document
Wyong Employment Zone (WEZ)
Council has released a number a documents relating to Central Coast Airport including daily movements, reviews, briefings, Council reports and correspondence.
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