Over the past weekend we published a story outlining a motion Councillor Keith Rhoades had moved at the last Council meeting on Thursday 12 September calling for a halt on the DA application to demolish 27-31 Gordon Street until the NSW Legislatice Assembly has had a chance to discuss the […]
An amazing opportunity exists for a developer bang in the centre of the Coffs Harbour Central Business District. Coffs Harbour City Council’s (CHCC) largesse with ratepayer’s money and assets, will see properties sold to help ‘revitalise’ the struggling precinct. By Rob Steuermann Two ‘highly sought after’ lots with an unverified […]
Coffs Coast Outlook understands that the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC ) has advertised a tender for the sale of four of their properties. All are scheduled to be sold to part fund the new Cultural Centre and Council Chambers in Gordon Street. Details of the tender are below. 3.1. […]
Reserve Bank Govenor, Phillip Lowe, knows that surprising investors by cutting rates before November – in the absence of a major financial or geopolitical shock – would only fuel morbid speculation that the outlook for the Australian economy is much grimmer than it actually is. By Karen Maley One of […]
Coastal Works was created by the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) around 2009 from an existing operation called City Works with the approval of the Office of Local Government (OLG). By Rob Steuermann Before it became City Works that particular department of Council’s job was essentially to do the day […]
The Bureau of Statistics downplaying the reality of growing inequality in a press release confirms that good journalism is more important than ever. By Greg Jericho In a world of misinformation, spin and lies, good journalism is more vital than ever, and this week revealed just how important it remains […]
A report on the Coffs Harbour City Council meeting of 22 August by Dr Janne Lindrum At this meeting, Councillor Sally Townley (below) brought forward the following motion: That Council: 1. Authorise the engagement of suitably qualified consultants to: a. Independently peer review Council’s LTFP based on known commitments, […]
So, Councillor Townley wants to give us the benefit of an independent assessment to pacify the community unrest! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. It makes one feel so secure to be immersed in a democratic society where truth will be heard. Satire by Tom Strickland TONIGHT TONY JONES OF ABC TV’s Q & A […]
LET’S LOOK AT THE FACTS. The Mayor of Coffs Harbour is CLUTCHING AT STRAWS! By Jan Lindrum and Facebook contributors Comparing the Shoalhaven Civic Centre to the proposed citadel in the cramped and congested Gordon Street as the Mayor did recently in an article in The Advocate, suggests she is […]
This is the third, and final, of an article arguing that in the author’s opinion the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) may have breached the Local Government Act 1993 in it’s actions in relation to the proposed new council Chambers and Cultural Centre in Gordon Street. Part 1 was published […]