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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 seeks Woy Woy town centre makeover

Woy Woy Town Centre needs a makeover, according to the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber president Mr Matthew Wales said the former Gosford Council produced a report in February 2015 that holds they keys to Woy Woy's future.

The groundwork for the development and growth of Woy Woy Town Centre over the next 20 years was spelt out in the document called Planning for the Future Gosford City Growth Framework Inception Report.

The Inception Report was to devolve into a series of Master Plans with a focus on Town Centres, particularly Woy Woy when it came to the Peninsula.

The next step identified by the former Gosford Council was to set up a committee to act as a consulting group to put together an action plan for the Woy Woy Town Centre area.

"If the new council decided to proceed with a Woy Woy Major Town Centre Area Action Plan, the chamber would support the formation of a committee provided it included people with relevant expertise," Mr Wales said.

He said the right committee could help Council to better understand the Peninsula's expectations for the future of Woy Woy.

Previous plans for the future of Woy Woy were inadequate, according to Mr Wales.

He claimed a "complete lack of activity over the past two decades" as evidence of that inadequacy.

The new Central Coast Council must commit to allowing development with greater density and greater height in Woy Woy, Mr Wales said.

"Minimum floor levels are a major impediment," he said.

"I think we need to come to terms with the fact that certain areas in the Woy Woy Town Centre are constrained by the one-in-100-year flood levels and that we need to make way for development in other areas in view of those constraints."

Mr Wales said he wanted to see development controls on the southern side of Blackwall Rd "beefed up".

"We should be looking at floor space ratios of three and four to one and we should not be afraid of developments with storeys greater than six," he said.

"The fact is unless you provide a set of outcomes sufficiently attractive to developers and property owners, they won't do anything."

Connectivity between Deep Water Plaza and the retail area of Blackwall Road also needs to be addressed, according to the Chamber.

"That may mean we need to rethink the use of the ground level of the parking station and not have car parking in some areas because at the moment it is a black hole that people don't want to walk through.

"We need to create a civic space, a brightly-lit corridor between Deep Water and Blackwall Rd," he said.

Mr Wales said he believed the most important step the new Council could take to reinvigorate Woy Woy Town Centre was to rethink traffic management and reverse the 20-year old decision to stop right hand turns at the corner of Blackwall Rd and Railway St.

"I would like to see the framework for this wrapped up with a nice red bow to hand up to the newly-elected council," he said.

Mr Wales said the subsequent formation of the committee and planning for Woy Woy Town Centre would take some time but the foundations could be ready by the next local election..

"We have to be realistic about our expectations in the short-term because the task of meshing the two councils is enormous with over 3000 employees and there are currently constraints on infrastructure.

"But I am confident the planning structures being put in place are sound and that there are good people in council responsible for delivering the right outcomes," he said.





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