Central Coast Council · 22 July 2025
Council endorsed the Draft Flood Risk Management Policy for at least 42 days of community consultation, with amendments to reflect 35-year house life and 50-year other building life and five-year reviews. Council also endorsed the Draft Policy for Asbestos Management for at least 28 days of public exhibition.
Residents will be able to comment on how Council manages flood risk and asbestos-related issues.
Central Coast Council · 22 July 2025
After a motion to exhibit them was lost, Council carried a foreshadowed motion to adopt the reviewed Investments Management Policy and the Draft Borrowings Policy.
Sets the framework for how Council manages investments and borrowing, with implications for long-term financial management.
Central Coast Council · 22 July 2025
Council accepted the final FOGO Facility Business Case and agreed that a proposed at least 100,000 tonne per annum in-vessel composting FOGO facility at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility should proceed to an Expression of Interest process, subject to Office of Local Government requirements for a PPP/BOOT procurement pathway.
This is a major waste and organics processing decision that could affect future waste services, infrastructure, and local environmental outcomes.
Central Coast Council · 1 July 2025
The committee adopted the Terms of Reference for the Coastal, Estuary and Floodplain Risk Management Sub-Committee, amending them so the committee runs for the full term of Council and meets quarterly on Tuesdays.
Sets the governance framework for future coastal, estuary and floodplain risk management advice and oversight.
Central Coast Council · 1 July 2025
The committee recommended public exhibition of the draft Squirrel Glider Species Management Plan for a minimum of 28 days, with a further report to return after exhibition.
Could influence environmental protections and planning considerations in areas where squirrel gliders are present.
Central Coast Council · 1 July 2025
The committee recommended Council accept the final FOGO Facility Business Case, support progressing a 100,000 tonne per annum in-vessel composting facility at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility, seek Office of Local Government assessment for the proposed PPP/BOOT model, and release an expression of interest subject to approvals.
May shape future food and garden organics processing, waste services, and infrastructure investment on the Central Coast.
Central Coast Council · 10 June 2025
The committee recommended extending the current Coast and Estuary grant to 31 December 2026, adding a future temporary coastal protection works action into the Open Coast Coastal Management Program, noting a coastal risk and options assessment for Marine Parade, seeking an arborist risk assessment for Norfolk Island Pines near the surf club, disconnecting the beach shower, considering funded actions in 2025-26, and making MacMasters Beach coastal management a standing subcommittee agenda item.
Affects erosion management, foreshore safety, grant timing, and future works at MacMasters Beach.
Central Coast Council · 10 June 2025
A motion to accept the FOGO business case and move to an Expression of Interest process for a 100,000 tonne per year in-vessel composting facility at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility under a PPP/BOOT model was lost. An alternative motion carried recommending Council circulate the May 2024 feasibility report and Administrator decision to all councillors.
Delays any immediate progression of the proposed FOGO processing facility and keeps current waste collection settings unchanged in this meeting.
Central Coast Council · 10 June 2025
The committee recommended Council endorse the draft Flood Risk Management Policy for at least 42 days of community consultation, amend it to reflect a 35-year house life and 50-year life for other buildings, and review the policy every 5 years.
Residents will be able to comment on proposed flood risk rules that may affect future development, rebuilding, and planning decisions.