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Budget gives 'more' money for lower-cost carpark
Active case numbers reach highest figure yet of 1479
Not a pleasant sight
Official dedication at Anderson Park
Rotary club plans for book sale
Next car boot sale at end of month
Jonathan Holmes to speak at the Everglades
Walk from Patonga to Pearl Beach starts tour series
Professor addresses Rotary about dying with dignity
Parishioners ask about voluntary assisted dying
Grant for Umina CWA hall upgrade
Surf club wins $25,000 for upgrades
Reid launches petition for roads funding
Cold weather gear for the unhoused
Ferry operator regrets exclusion from Opal ticketing
Ferries diverted
Fire crews help with flood relief
Former chief executive discontinues defamation action
Flare disposal
Government announces $11.4M for social housing
A pleasure to help shade westerly verge
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Proposal for four 'gun-barrel' units in West St
Panel adds tree conditions to Webb Rd approval
'Complete council woodland survey,' says GUST
Council staff sense concern about track closures
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Thoughts wanted on local car charging stations
Neither Crouch nor Tesch talk about ward system
LEP should be rational, consistent and reliable in future
When evacuation is needed, it is not 'nuisance flooding'
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Ettalong ambulance station still needed, says Tesch
Building works progress well at aged care home
Listing of cystic fibrosis medication welcomed
New staff for aged care home
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Auditions this week for August production
Flash festival deadline extended
Swing into Jazz at Pearl Beach
Glazed items emerge from kiln
Rainbow dance party for 12-17 year olds
Helpers sought for charity sewing project
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School bus route change for April
Year 7 student wins four mountain bike events
Colour Run fundraiser to be held on Wednesday
Mara recites pi to 314 places
Promoted to principal role near Newcastle
Easter raffle raises $2000 for flood victims
Pizza day raises $950 for Lismore school flood relief
Waterwatch testing in Teatree Creek
Parents elect new committee
Cross country run to be held on Friday
Outrageous hair styles and Easter hats
Mobile planter box built over two days
Wet weather did not dampen Harmony Day spirit
Open day at Catholic primary school
School band recruits members
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Basketball season awards announced
Sienna wins with personal bests at nationals
Boardriders hold Point Master event
Lachlan Cork becomes 'overseas cricketer for 2022'
Disabled surfing event cancelled
Softball association Member of the Year
Flood relief charity day at bridge club
Little aths plans presentation night
Netball representative teams selected
Bridge club holds open teams championship
Physie club has women's classes
Rugby union board to decide about abandoned round
Southern and Ettalong appoint new junior director
Tech-savvy person wanted
Junior touch annual meeting
Soccer club holds trivia night
Bridge club holds Upside Down Pairs
Junior rugby league training starts

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Council staff sense concern about track closures

A public consultation about apparently trivial track closures in council bushland reserves on the Peninsula appears to have been caused by Central Coast Council staff perceptions of "general community concern in relation to track closures in other natural reserves".

At least some of the tracks are already effectively closed or overgrown, according to bushcare volunteers.

A Council media statement, issued in response to an inquiry from Peninsula News, said: "The current consultation was instigated following the release of funds by the Protection of the Environment Trust Management Committee, held in the Trust for Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland."

The funds would be used "to undertake works including access control, rubbish removal, weed control and bush regeneration, community awareness and education and preparing management plans in the 2021/22 financial year".

"The works were identified based on the high priority management actions detailed in the Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland Endangered Ecological Community Restoration and Rehabilitation Management Plan.

"This plan was prepared in 2007 to identify and prioritise the management actions to restore the community.

"A link to a copy of the management plan is provided on the Your Voice Our Coast page.

"Council undertook a track audit in November, considering a number of factors to determine which tracks should be closed to best rehabilitate and manage Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland.

"Factors considered included track usage for recreation and land management (including site management plans), track age (recently created or historical), track alignment relative to other tracks (i.e. duplicate), evidence of unauthorised activities (such as tree vandalism, dumping, unauthorised structures, or arson) along a track, total clearing footprint of a track and Council's capacity to close tracks and maintain areas while regenerating in the current financial year.

"In December, Council's project officer also met with the Burrawang Bushcare and Ettymalong Creek Landcare groups to discuss which tracks they use or would like to see closed.

"Their feedback has been incorporated into the plans.

"Wider community feedback is also now being sought, acknowledging general community concern in relation to track closures in other natural reserves."

Announcing the consultation, Council administrator Mr Rik Hart said the remnant vegetation on the coastal sands of Umina Woy Woy Peninsula was "unique and worthy of protection".

"We need to strike a balance between access routes for the community and ensuring this ecological community is looked after," Mr Hart said.

"In addition to the works that Council undertakes, local environmental volunteers also dedicate their time to help maintain and preserve the woodland to ensure the unique flora and fauna is around for future generations.

"I invite locals and other interested residents to participate in the consultation and share your thoughts on the management of these areas and the plans to consolidate informal tracks".





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