New café at Leisure Centre
For gymgoers missing out on their morning coffee, a new café has opened up at Peninsula Leisure Centre. The Spirit of Coffee team held their opening day on Tuesday, January…
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New JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme
Lawrie McKinna appointed as Regional Development Australia Central Coast Chair
Rental market continues to tighten
Planning Panel rejects poor value for money implications
Pacific Link Housing win multiple awards
Salvation Army has gained official approval to run a café in Wyong
Central Coast Strategy briefing held
Kanwal neighbourhood mural is the first of more to come
Star Scientific receives a Global Energy Award
Berkeley Vale based hydrogen research and development company, Star Scientific, has won the 2020 Global Energy Awards’ Emerging Technology of the Year category. The company develops technologies to help businesses…
Pacific Link has a $1.4M surplus
With its latest Central Coast housing development having been completed at Canton Beach in August, social housing provider, Pacific Link (PLH), has announced a $1.4M surplus for the last financial…
New community grants program
Central Coast accounting and financial planning firm, AdviceCo, has partnered with the Count Charitable Foundation (CCF) to launch a Community Grants Program in which charitable organisations are invited to apply…
Businesswoman Kate really in Toon
A Umina Beach local has recently received national recognition after being awarded two honours at the Australian 2020 My Business Awards. Founder of the Stay Tooned group of companies and…
Coasties urged to buy local this Christmas
After a tough year, Central Coast residents are being encouraged to support surrounding businesses by buying local this Christmas. The community gift card program, Why Leave Town, is one program…
Council, Union in talks over staff cuts
The United Services Union (USU) is in talks with Central Coast Council to mitigate the effects of proposed staff cuts in the wake of the Council’s financial crisis. Council Administrator…
Small businesses pivot in response to COVID
While small businesses in the region have “done it tough” through COVID-19, their innovation has shone through with many businesses changing the way they attract, service and follow up with…
A better class of coffee at Ettalong Beach
A new coffee hub on the Peninsula is bringing a touch of class to coffee drinking with a range of events to be held over the summer aimed at bringing…
Capital works cutbacks begin
A $3.2M upgrade of the air-handling system at Peninsula Leisure Centre will be delayed for a year as Central Coast Council defers, cancels or cuts back dozens of capital works…
Business gold for Peninsula
Three businesses have brought gold back to the Peninsula after securing titles at the Local Business Awards gala night on November 30. Umina family business, Dyson Logistics, clinched first place…
Water bottling and extraction companies are complying with regulations
Water bottling and extraction companies on the Central Coast have received a huge tick for compliance from the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR). The Regulator reported that water bottlers on…