Independent Jane Smith defeated Labor's Doug Vincent to take the Mayoral seat at the first meeting of Central Coast Council on Monday, October 25. Mayor Smith, was elected to the East ward and stood as one of the New Independents. The second New Independent Councillor Louise Greenaway did not vote for her colleague. Cr Greenaway was one of four councillors who … [Read more...] about Jane Smith becomes first Mayor of new council
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Who to vote for: ward by ward – Central Coast local council elections
Not sure who to vote for? Let me help you. A total of 93 candidates are standing but almost half of them did not provide the NSW electoral commission with a publicly available phone or email address. Makes me wonder how serious they were. I asked those with an email address to send me 100 words on why someone should vote for them. That dropped off quite a few … [Read more...] about Who to vote for: ward by ward – Central Coast local council elections
De-merger will come, says Greens candidate
Any business that hasn't been able to merge two websites in 18 months is struggling, says Greens candidate Stephen Pearson. He is talking about the new Central Coast Council website which still offers a link to either Wyong or Gosford on its main page. He believes a de-merger is inevitable. "Any enterprise that cannot achieve a single website in 18 months is clearly … [Read more...] about De-merger will come, says Greens candidate
