First home buyers flocking to Central Coast
The 2250 postcode has made it back onto a list of the top 10 selling locations for first home buyers in NSW. New data from InfoTrack’s latest Property Market Update…
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Coast businesses shine at wedding awards
Five Central Coast businesses have been honoured in this season’s national wedding awards held on the Gold Coast recently. Locally based businesses Hooked on Flowers, Fork ‘n’ Knife catering, Antonina…
Hume gets grant for public housing in Wyong
Hume Community Housing Association has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council for 20 units in Wyong following a successful government grant to build affordable public housing. According to…
Protection for two threatened species
All developers will now have to follow a new plan of management to protect threatened species that live and grow across the region. At the Central Coast Council meeting on…
Toukley loses ice creamery to Newcastle
Toukley has lost a thriving small business to Newcastle following a tangle of bureaucratic red tape arising from just one complaint about a popular ice creamery. Coast Community News reported…
Work to secure fair share of $10B housing funds
Local community housing provider Home in Place is working to ensure the Central Coast gets a fair share of the $10B Housing Australia Future Fund and the National Housing Accord,…
Have your say on management of our beaches
Central Coast Council is looking for community input on practical management for Central Coast beaches as it develops its new Coastal Management Program. The Open Coast Coastal Management Program is…
New family room at Woodport aged care
Woodport Aged Care Centre at Erina has introduced a family room to allow residents more space for family gatherings. The Salvation Army Aged Care facility comprises a residential aged care…
More changes to The Entrance high-rise flats
For the fourth time since a seven-storey residential flat building at The Entrance was approved in 2003, the developer is again seeking approval for modifications to the 55-unit complex. The…
Plans for Optus phone tower at Tacoma
Plans are underway to install a mobile phone tower at Tacoma to improve the quality of telecommunications in the area. Don Small Oval in Woseley Ave is the preferred location…
Riverside venue reopens after upgrade
In was great news to end 2023 for members of Wyong Bowling Club with the reopening of the popular riverfront outdoor deck area after a $700,000 upgrade. It was an…
Industree Group leads the way in combating PPE waste
Industree Group on the Central Coast, a leading Australian producer of premium personal protective equipment (PPE), has broken new ground with the launch of a pioneering recycling program to combat…
Work on regional library to begin at last
After years of planning and several location changes, work is finally set to begin on Tuesday, January 16 on the regional library, to be located in Donnison St. An officially…
One-man audit of councillor expenses
Despite the fact that Central Coast council has had no elected councillors since October 2020, an audit of councillor expenses was conducted in August-September last year. Councillors were sacked by…
Moderate decrease in region-wide land values
Overall, the Central Coast local government area experienced a moderate decrease in land values between July 2022 and July 2023. The NSW Valuer’s latest report, recently released, compares values as…
Big plans for Elanora Hotel redevelopment
A redevelopment proposal for the Elanora Hotel at East Gosford has been submitted to Central Coast Council. The proposal involves demolition of the existing motel behind the pub and replacing…
Boardwalk mooted for Phegans Bay
A waterfront boardwalk to Woy Woy Bay is one of the suggestions put forward on a Council interactive map asking for suggestions on upgrading Phegans Bay foreshore. But many of…
New CEO for Coastlink
Leading Central Coast aged care and disability services provider Coastlink has appointed Lynne Graham as its new CEO. Previously CEO of Mai-Wel Group, Graham brings a wealth of experience in…
Green light for Bangalow development
A two-storey dual occupancy development at 23 Bangalow St, Ettalong Beach, has finally been approved by the Local Planning Panel on its third application. The Panel first considered the proposed…
Council to sell properties with unpaid rates
A total of 42 ratepayers’ properties are on the market in an attempt by Central Coast Council-under-administration to recoup five years or more in unpaid rates. “The sale of properties…