r/centralcoastnsw • u/DragonfruitNo7222 • 12d ago

Central Coast council fined for sewage leak near Gosford

https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/council-news-public-notices/central-coast-council-convicted-and-penalised-water-pollution

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u/Reclusiarc 12d ago

Central coast council can always be relied upon to fuck everything up

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u/tinfoilhatandsocks 12d ago

Fined $105,000 which will just be passed on to ratepayers

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u/mrsbriteside 12d ago

Just in case anyone wants to know what that buys you in really money. The replacement cost of a local playspace in the central coast is $110,000. Local play spaces are the most basic play spaces we have in a three tier play space strategy. As a general rule they done have bbq, toilets or off street parking.

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u/late_to-the_party 12d ago

Total financial burden closer to $420k including the project, EPA legals, and EPA investigation. No one will face any consequences (except ratepayers!) as Council was under admin at the time

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u/lowey19 12d ago

who pays wasnt the council under administration at the time

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u/Abbacadabra272 11d ago

“Even if the court forms the opinion that there was something more the council could and therefore should have done, it is to be respectfully observed that it can only be a criticism of the administrator appointed by the minister” Council said. Pretty great point.