Are you affected?A free workshop is being offered to the 14,000+ Central Coast residents currently utilising solar power systems to find out how they will be affected by the closure of the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme at the end of 2016.Scheduled for Monday 5 December at Woy Woy Community Centre from 5.30pm-7.30pm, the workshop is one of a series being run by the NSW Department of Industry, in collaboration with the Office of Environment and Heritage, with the support of local partners including Central Coast Council.An independent energy expert will provide information to residents receiving a 60c or 20c subsidised feed-in tariff about how they will be affected by the changes, plus advice on what needs to be done in the lead up to the closure.Participants will find out how to get the most value out of solar power systems in homes and businesses after the scheme ends.The workshop will also examine a range of clean energy opportunities including:Understanding different metering arrangements and their benefits;Emerging technologies including battery storage and energy monitoring devices;
Central Coast Council Libraries, in partnership with Coast Shelter, are bringing brand new books into the lives of families spending time in temporary accommodation on the Central Coast over Christmas.Finishing on Friday 9 December, this is the last call for residents to give the gift of a brand new book to those in need this holiday season.All Central Coast Council Libraries act as collection points so gift books can be taken to branches located at:
Central Coast Council invites members of the community to attend a public meeting at the Cowrie Restaurant, Scenic Highway in Terrigal on Monday 19 December 2016.The public meeting will commence at 5.30pm, will be run by an independent facilitator, and is to consider potential road works in part of Scenic Highway.Council would like to thank the owner of the Cowrie Restaurant, Mr Brett Dengate, for agreeing to host the meeting, and urges interested members of the community to attend.
Gosford Regional Gallery will play host to two national exhibitions starting Saturday 10 December, furthering its commitment to attract significant touring exhibitions to the Central Coast.Council’s Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds said it will be a busy summer period for the gallery.“It’s wonderful to see two fantastic bodies of work on display right in our own backyard,” said Mr Reynolds.“As one of the state’s leading regional galleries, Gosford Regional Gallery has proven time and again that it is an ideal venue to display work of this significance and calibre.“I’d encourage everyone to take the opportunity over the holiday period to see these wonderful exhibitions and support the great work of the gallery.”Behind the Lines presents the humour and nostalgia of 2016’s best political cartoons, while Bare:
Central Coast businesses, sporting groups and community organisations are rushing to support a new digital promotional campaign for the Central Coast called This is the life.So far over 70 organisations have registered their interest in becoming a partner and helping to tell the Central Coast story.The Central Coast Express Advocate was one of the first to become a Gold Partner to the This is the life campaign.“There is no doubt that the Central Coast is God’s Own Country,” editor Mark Nolan said.“Just the other day I was home after work, walking with my daughter on Umina Beach, watching the sun set over the blue water and enjoying the cool sea breeze, thinking ahh, this is the life.”“We think it’s important to get behind this great initiative and will be sharing positive This is the life stories about the Central Coast in the paper and online.“It’s time all of us Coasties told our friends and family just how great life is in this spectacular region.”Council’s Administrator Ian Reynolds thanked all those organisations who have already signed up to support the campaign.“Now is the perfect time to promote positive perceptions about the Coast and make a strong stand as a region,” Mr Reynolds said.“By all coming together, businesses, sporting groups, community, the arts, the education sector we can help drive positive perceptions of the Central Coast and make it the very best it can be,” Mr Reynolds added.“Since working and living on the Coast I have been amazed by what is on offer here and it’s time we let other people in on these secrets.”Become a Partner - local businesses, educators, sporting and community groups can help spread the word by becoming a campaign partner.
Central Coast Council will hold an Extraordinary Council meeting on Wednesday 21 December to present the financial statements of the former Wyong Shire Council.The meeting will be held at the Central Coast Council Chambers, Hely Street, Wyong at 5pm.The meeting will be open to the public to attend and can be viewed live on Council’s YouTube Channel.
Central Coast Council’s $15 million upgrade to the Wyong South wastewater treatment plant has reached another important milestone.Council’s Manager of Wyong Water Commercial and Planning, Mr Greg Cashin said the new inlet structure was now fully operational.“Wyong South treatment plant receives wastewater from a wide area - spanning from Watanobbi and Wadalba in the north to Ourimbah in the South and to Berkeley Vale and Tumbi Umbi in the east,” said Mr Cashin.“This equates to about 11 million litres of wastewater entering the plant every day.“Transferring the flow of wastewater from the old inlet structure to the new one is no mean feat.
Summer signals the end of another school year and the start of a big stretch of holidays, when many of our kids like to get out and about and enjoy the extra time with their friends and family.As the Coast is a popular holiday spot, there will be more people at our facilities and on the roads as local children enjoy the outdoors, families get extra visitors and tourists flock to the region.Council is again joining forces with the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation (LBDF) to help promote its important road safety campaign:
A small section of Yarramalong Road in Wyong Creek will be reduced to single-lane to allow for works to be undertaken to stabilise a rock cutting damaged during the storms in June.Retaining Specialists Pty Ltd will be repairing rock face at a site approximately 100 metres west of 1146 Yarramalong Road on behalf of Council starting on Monday 12 December.One lane of the road will be closed, with traffic controls in place.