Evan Schrei - Central Coast Community & Veterans

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Central Coast resident and Australian Army veteran. Community voice. No spin. No silence.

I speak up for transparency in local government, the wellbeing of veterans, and the everyday issues Coast families deal with.

03/11/2026

What's happening with the former Old Sydney Town site at Somersby?

Council's planning staff and the independent Local Planning Panel recommended against the latest proposal, yet councillors voted 7 to 6 to progress it.

I've taken a look at the proposal, the planning recommendations and how councillors voted.

What do you think should happen with this important local site?

03/11/2026

It's always good to see Central Coast talent getting recognition on the national stage.

Congratulations to Spaghetti Confetti, the children's band with Central Coast members who have taken out Australian Children's Song of the Year.

Their winning song, Busting on the Bus, was recorded right here at Wyoming.

It's a great reminder that there is plenty of talent, creativity and ambition coming out of our region.

We should be proud of the young people putting the Central Coast on the map.

Congratulations to everyone involved! 👏

31/10/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween, Central Coast!

Halloween is a great excuse to get out, have some fun and bring the community together.

Whether it's families taking the kids trick-or-treating, neighbours decorating their homes or people handing out lollies, it's those little moments that help build a stronger, more connected community.

Hope everyone has a fantastic evening. Keep an eye out for little ones on the roads and enjoy the fun!

Happy Halloween! 👻

29/10/2026

REMEMBER THE CHINESE THEME PARK PROPOSED FOR WARNERVALE? NOW LOOK AT OLD SYDNEY TOWN.

That earlier $500 million proposal promised a major tourism attraction and thousands of jobs. It never went ahead.

Now, the former Old Sydney Town site at Somersby is the subject of another major tourism and development proposal. Earlier concepts for the site included a cultural theme park, while the current rezoning proposal includes 256 residential lots alongside tourism, employment and conservation land.

On 27 October, Central Coast Council voted 7–6 to send the proposal to the NSW Government's Gateway process, despite concerns raised by Council staff and the Local Planning Panel.

Have we learned from the past? What is actually going to be built, what is guaranteed, and what will the community lose if the promises are not delivered?

The Central Coast deserves answers before decisions about this site's future are made.

23/10/2026

A positive step for our environment.

NSW Parliament has passed a ban on releasing helium balloons, helping protect wildlife and reduce pollution in our waterways and oceans.

For a coastal community like ours, protecting our beaches, lagoons and marine life matters. Balloons might only be released for a few moments of celebration, but the waste they leave behind can travel a long way and cause lasting harm to wildlife.

We can still celebrate life's milestones without releasing balloons into the environment.

Protecting our local environment starts with taking responsibility for the choices we make.

19/10/2026

Political violence has no place in Australian democracy.

The attack on Helen Haines MP is deeply disturbing. No elected representative should face violence for serving their community.

We should be able to fiercely oppose political parties, challenge harmful policies and hold elected representatives accountable without resorting to threats or violence.

Defending democracy does not mean accepting every political position. It means standing up for what we believe in through debate, advocacy and the ballot box, not intimidation or physical harm.

My thoughts are with Helen, her family, her staff and the people of Indi.

18/10/2026

🌻 Great day at the Mangrove Fair yesterday!

Fantastic to see our community come together. A big thank you to the organisers, volunteers and stallholders who made it happen.

Local community spirit at its best! 👏

17/10/2026

Out and about at the Gossy Weekender today! ☀️

Great to see Gosford bringing people together with live music, local stalls and a great atmosphere.

Always good to see our local community out enjoying what the Coast has to offer.

12/10/2026

I oppose the proposed data centre at North Wyong.

This is a very large industrial facility, running around the clock, with a huge bank of back-up diesel generators, substantial amounts of stored fuel, rooftop cooling plant and its own high-voltage substation. And it's planned within 600 metres of family homes.

I'm concerned about the constant noise from cooling and generator systems for nearby residents, and the demand a development this size will place on our electricity network. The site is also flood affected and mapped as bushfire prone, which makes large-scale fuel storage hard to be comfortable with.

The proposal is only at the very start of the approval process, so now is the time for our community to pay attention and have a say. The Central Coast deserves development that puts local residents, our environment and our quality of life first.

A link to a article is in the comments.

29/09/2026

Another rate rise. For a lot of families, that's another hit to an already stretched household budget.

We're already paying more at the bowser, and more for groceries, energy and housing. Fuel costs flow through to everything, and that pushes inflation up.

Then the fix is to make us pay again, this time through higher mortgage repayments.
I understand the RBA has a job to do on inflation. But I'm not comfortable that higher interest rates are the main tool we keep reaching for.

Rates work by squeezing households. They don't lower fuel prices, build a single home, cut an energy bill or fix a supply problem.
So families take the hit twice: once for the cost, and again for the cure. It's ordinary families and workers carrying it, the people doing the right thing and still going backwards.

Bringing inflation down matters. But it shouldn't always be the mortgage holder who pays for it.

How's this hitting your household?

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