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How we got it wrong
Peninsula News wrongly reported the Gosford Council decision on Rose Cottage through failure to correctly identify the administrative process being adopted to handle the agenda item.
The council has three methods for handling items included in its agenda for its Tuesday open meetings.
Some items are accepted on council staff recommendation, without discussion.
Some items are discussed immediately and a decision is reached on the night.
Other items are deferred, "starred" by councillors to allow them to undertake site inspections or gather further information.
These items are brought back before a reconvened "review" meeting for decision on the following Tuesday night.
On this occasion, a Peninsula News reporter overlooked the fact that the Rose Cottage item had been "starred" for a site inspection and reported the item as though it had been accepted according to the council staff recommendation.
September 18