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Collapse Issue 404 - 17 Oct 2016Issue 404 - 17 Oct 2016
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Administrator to review Council defibrillator refusal
Wicks urges Council to reconsider defibrillator decision
Crash leaves homes without power
Pelican rescuer claims vindication in EPA letter
Algae specialist suspects old tip leachate and fertiliser
Department claims it cannot manage algal blooms
Proposal increase Palm Beach ferry price
Council to hold 'pop-up engagement stall'
Annual report given on boating plan
Rotary seeks graffiti day volunteers
Chamber calls for seniors' housing zoning
Chamber calls for dual occupancy subdivision
Chamber seeks Woy Woy town centre makeover
Celebration of reserves victory
Woytopia described as successful
Association holds monthly meeting
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Council administrator fails to follow own safety advice
Drain affected by garbage tips and swimming pool
Disgusting amount of litter
Fenced off
Respect deserved for duck rescuers
A busy bee or ... ?
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Group discusses emotional eating
Talk about more than depression in Mental Health Week
Killcare resident nominated for Lifeline award
Beyond Blue presentation at aged care facility
Mental health promoted at Woy Woy station
Girls' night out for cancer fundraising
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Hundreds line up for Barnes' signature
Book launched about the life of Allen Strom
Troubadour event at Woy Woy Bay
Martin Wyndham-Read to perform at house concert
Absurd Person Singular opens soon
Annual exhibition and sale at community centre
Members exhibit work at Gosford gallery
Wagstaffe Hall transformed
Book launch at Wagstaffe Hall
No commission taken at exhibition
New York Public Library returns to folk club
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Mr Wallis returns to 'the real world'
Fete raises funds for kitchen garden
First place to Umina dancers
Student sponsored to attend agricultural event
Donation of blocks wanted
Umina High reunion events rescheduled
Students helped with tree planting
School to be subject to 'external validation'
Annual visit to Walgett
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Leisl Tesch described as 'Woy Woy Wonder Woman'
Dale Eggleton appointed director of coaching
Woy Woy hosts Barefoot Bowls
Golf month
Volunteers wanted for disabled surfers
Killcare wins medals in Beachlethics Carnival
Surf club starts historic profiles series in newsletter
Rotary clubs hold combined meeting
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Harry Ihlein: quiet, friendly and determined
Sewerage scheme starts with public meeting

Chamber calls for seniors' housing zoning

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is calling for urban fringe land to be zoned for seniors' housing.

The Chamber is suggesting this should happen through the Urban Fringe Review process currently being undertaken by the Central Coast Council.

While very little of the land being considered for rezoning in the review is located on the Peninsula, Chamber president Mr Matthew Wales said a lot of the land to be zoned as part of the study had "important proximity to the Peninsula".

Land in Bensville and Empire Bay, which was not zoned when the Gosford LEP was put in place in 2014, will be zoned as a result of the Urban Fringe Review.

Mr Wales said: "We are keen to see some of those parcels identified for senior housing."

According to Mr Wales, there is a senior housing crisis looming on the Peninsula.

He said a 2009 Gosford Council report identified the Peninsula as a key area of massive demand for the provision of high- and low-care residential aged care.

"The report was adopted by Gosford Council and it foreshadowed an acute shortage of aged care on the Peninsula within 15 to 20 years but there are not sufficient sites on the Peninsula close to those areas of high demand."

Mr Wales said the Gosford Council report had identified vertical villages as one type of development that could cater for the expected levels of demand.

"On the Peninsula there are not any suitable sites that could be easily used and financially feasible for aged care developments," he said.

Empire Bay and Bensville, according to Mr Wales, have suitable greenfields sites that could be zoned for aged care and senior housing to cater for the burgeoning demand for suitable accommodation coming from the Peninsula.

"I believe the Council has a good team working on the review that has been thorough and they need to have it ready to hand up to the newly-elected council in September 2017," he said.

"It is a process the former Gosford Council resolved to do so it is the Central Coast Council's responsibility that it is all ready and done for the newly-elected councillors to implement."





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