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Use of bikes in parks is not black and white

It is with increasing anxiety that I have been watching the developments between the mountain bike and national park community groups. (“Police investigate tyre spikes on national park trail, Peninsula News 500, 10 August 2020)I…


Spend taxpayer and ratepayer money for all

I would like to congratulate Bruce Hyland of Woy Woy (Peninsula News 502, 7 September 2020) in relation to questions asking about the finance from Central Coast Council and where it would be spent.As a…


Frustrated with trend to advertising litter?

Am I alone in my frustration at the latest trend for advertising material by supermarkets and other organisations to now appear on the ground at the foot of my letterbox which has a “No Junk…


Outdoor healthy space in danger of being destroyed

Community feedback on the Woy Woy development plan has now been summarised and publicised, with beautification of the local area in and around the shopping centre a priority.During this era of Covid-19 restrictions and safe…


Worst of the worst roam Chambers Place

There is no street in the whole of the Central Coast like Chambers Place in Woy Woy.There are two pubs on the corner attracting the worst of the worst who roam around at night causing…


Why not have shared zone on Ettalong waterfront?

I read with interest (Peninsula News 501) “Lane between surf club to be primarily for pedestrians”.What a great improvement that will be for all Peninsula residents.Why not go further and enhance pedestrian access along The…


Seating will only make thin lane thinner

I write in reference to the article in Peninsula News 501 on August 24 about the laneway between Umina Beach surf club and Ocean Beach surf club being “upgraded”.For the Central Coast mayor Lisa Matthews…


Paperbarks slashed yet again

My journey into Woy Woy has become incredibly stressful. The tree hackers have been at it again and the melaleuca quinquernervias, or broad leaved paper-barks, in South Woy Woy, have now have slashed yet again,…


What is council spending supposed to achieve?

Central Coast Council is going to spend $300,000 on works in the Woy Woy Town Centre (Peninsula News 501), without any indication of what the purpose of these works would be or what long-term goal…


Top contender for weasel words and silly jargon award

Good on Bruce Hyland (Forum, Peninsula News, August 10) for drawing attention to Central Coast Council’s unbelievable “Place Activation Framework and Identity Package” appearing in Peninsula News on July 27.If there were prizes for documents…