Council advises water quality may have been affected at Correa Bay, Woy Woy, following the severe thunderstorm on Wednesday 22 March.A combination of large stormwater flows and a power outage at a sewage pump station has led to some effluent being discharged into Correa Bay.Council has, as a precaution, closed Correa Bay boat ramp and the adjoining foreshore area.

On 24 March 2017 the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Central Coast Council participated in confidential mediation, at the request of the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Gabrielle Upton MP.The TWU and Council agreed to insert a clause in the Council's tender documents that require that to be conforming, tenders must offer ongoing employment to the employees of the current contractor, ensure all existing employee statutory leave entitlements are recognised by the tenderer, provide for an agreed minimum rate of pay for those employees, and an immediate cessation of industrial action.This provides significant protections for the local drivers of the current contractor.The Minister for Local Government is aware of and has congratulated the TWU and Council on their resolution of those matters.The TWU and Council have agreed to the terms of this media release.

Central Coast Council is throwing its support behind the state-wide campaign to stop littering.Hey Tosser! is all about raising awareness about the impacts of littering on the local environment, and changing the behaviour of litterers.Litter can damage the environment, harm wildlife, cause safety issues in open spaces as well as injuries to people.Council Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, said everyone can play their part in helping to reduce the amount of litter.“By working together, we can all help keep the Coast clean,” Mr Reynolds said.“Council is using community education to help control littering and works such as gross pollutant traps to capture litter before it enters our waterways.“We also support the Take 3 initiative which encourages everyone to clean up three pieces of litter when they visit a beach or park.“We live in such a beautiful part of the country.

Central Coast Council has reopened Correa Bay Boat ramp after confirming water quality is suitable for recreational activities.Council thanks residents for their patience.

Central Coast Council advises the water supply for residents and business in Hardys Bay, Wagstaffe and Pretty Beach will be interrupted tonight, Tuesday 28 March, between 9.00pm and midnight.The water supply will be interrupted in order for Council to complete essential repairs on a major water main in the area.Once water supply returns residents may experience some discoloured water.

It’s the crossover between the summer and winter seasons with local sport, and Council has been working hard to make sure our fields are ready for play.New drainage has been installed at four local sports fields as part of our commitment to improve the playing surface of ovals across the Coast.Chittaway Oval, Gavenlock Oval at Narara, Rogers Park at Woy Woy (fields two and three), and Baker Park at Wyong have had drainage installed to improve the quality of the field and increase usage rates.The new drainage will see water quickly disappear from the surface of the field during wet weather, and enable the field to dry out faster after rain - this means after a downpour, people can use the field for training and playing a lot sooner than what they used to.Additionally, irrigation was installed and relevelling carried out at both Rogers Park (fields two and three) and Gavenlock Oval to encourage stronger turf establishment and growth resulting in faster rehabilitation of the playing surface.We have been working with the local sporting clubs who use these fields, and appreciate their patience as we relocated them to other facilities while we carried out these improvement works.Improvements are also continuing at Baker Park, as contractors replace the roof on the grand stand.

Laycock Street Community Theatre is proud to present a brand new Australian play, Diary of a Wombat, based on the multi-award winning picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley.Millions of young people around the world have adored the book, and now finally this iconic work has been adapted for the stage by Monkey Baa, an award-winning theatre company.Featuring stunning puppetry, a live cello score and a brilliant set design in Monkey Baa’s signature style, Diary of a Wombat is suitable for children aged three years and over.Children will be delighted when they meet Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia.Bored with her daily routine, Mothball goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her.Doormats, bins and washing lines are no match for this mischievous marsupial.In between a packed schedule of scratching, sleeping and eating, Mothball discovers humans are quite easily trained with a bit of persistence!Director Eva Di Cesare and a team of revered creatives, including Puppetry and Movement Director Alice Osborne (War Horse), Designer Imogen Ross (Hitler’s Daughter) and accomplished composer Oonagh Sherrard (The Tribe) use the magic of puppetry and live music to bring this delightful story to the stage.Jackie French, author of Diary of a Wombat, said "What Monkey Baa has done is extraordinary.

Central Coast Council is celebrating National Youth Week with a wide range of events next week where the next generation of leaders are being encouraged to get involved and be heard.Youth Week is organised by young people, for young people across the country from 31 March to 9 April.Council Group Leader Connected Communities, Ms Julie Vaughan, said young people across the Central Coast are being encouraged to share ideas, show off their talents, join in local events and celebrate their contribution to the community – but most of all have fun!“Too often there is a stigma associated with young people and Youth Week gives them a chance to promote a positive image and showcase themselves,” Ms Vaughan said.“We also have events that will provide support as well as live entertainment, skate comps, art competitions and much much more.”Something new to kick off the calendar for 2017 is the Comedy for a Cause Fundraiser tonight (Friday 31 March) with comedians from the Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festival that will have you laughing all night.

Central Coast Council is teaming up with Shredability for another first in skating on the Coast.King of Street is a popular contest held across various skate parks around Australia, and is coming to Bato Yard on Saturday 22 April.This event will take competition skating to a new level as it will start at 2pm and be the first day/night competition.Event organiser and former world champion, Mr Renton Millar, said his team can’t wait to return to Bato Yard for another massive event.“We were just there in February for our elite bowl competition and couldn’t believe the amazing support we received as well as the talented riders who shredded the biggest bowl in the country,” Mr Millar said.“This competition will be just as rad, as Bato has some rare features in the street section that should attract some top riders to the Coast.“It’s also the first time we are hosting an event under lights and I have to say we are super excited about this opportunity.“A special shout out to Central Coast Council for supporting skateboarding with such an amazing facility and great events.The street section of Bato Yard has one of the largest street areas in Australia and can take multiple users as it has three separate riding lines with multiple obstacles.Some of the unique features to the street league facility include a seven stair set with hand rail, a quarter pipe with coping gap troll door – an angled manual pad, a spine and waterfall combo, a three stair set, five rails with varying height and cross sections – advanced access and use, large slider boxes in association with stair cases and obstacles, volcano feature and butterfly hip, as well as assorted ollie boxes, hubbas, ledge and wedge combos, quarter pipes, flat banks and roll ins.There will be four competing categories – Opens, Ladies, Under 16s and Under 12s – with street skating being introduced into the 2020 Olympics, this competition is bound to attract some interest from top name riders as they can use it as preparation.Council Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, said Bato Yard was built for local riders and to attract major competitions to the region, just like this one.“The facility is continuing to deliver on its promise to attract world class events and providing important opportunities for residents and visitors alike,” Mr Reynolds said.“It’s certainly becoming well known as one of the premier riding facilities in the region, if not the state.“We have also been working hard to make the facility fully accessible which will have the potential to attract even more events such as wheelchair motorcross (WCMX).“It’s already been tested by one of the country’s top WCMX riders and received great reviews.”There is a $5,000 prize pool for the winners as well as the chance to be named the inaugural Bato Yard King of Street.Register now to register your interest at shredability.com.auA special thank you to the sponsors who are working with Council to help make this event happen:

The former Wyong Council entered into contracts to sell land at Warnervale to Australia China Theme Park Pty Ltd ("ACTP").Those contracts include confidentiality clauses that bind both parties and as such it is not appropriate to comment at this stage.Council has sought an urgent meeting with representatives of ACTP to discuss these contracts.Council will make further announcements when it is appropriate to do so.