Changing of the guard as community bank manager retires
Ettalong Beach’s Bendigo Community Bank has celebrated the work of its former manager, Peter McKeon, who retired this month after 12 years at the local branch. McKeon, a long-time Peninsula…
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Beachfront home smashes sale price records
A Hamptons-style beachfront home in Patonga has smashed the popular suburb’s previous record by a colossal $3.77M, selling for an incredible $6.03M at auction last month. 1 Patonga Dr has…
New course for aspiring female engineers
The first female-only engineering program Girls of Steel, designed to get more women into the engineering labour workforce, will begin in February at the Kariong trade campus. The program, to…
Hotondo Homes gets the tick from customers
Lyndsey and Jon Clarke of Hotondo Homes Central Coast are celebrating the company’s recognition as the leading home builder in customer excellence for Sydney and NSW at the 2022 ProductReview.com.au…
From tiny house to Temple of Groom
A group of locals have found a silver lining in the COVID lockdown by transforming their studio into a new female-run business in a bid to create a safe space…
Business support measures greeted with mixed response
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed a relief package for businesses announced by the NSW Government to begin from February 1. Regional Director Paula Martin said the new support measures…
Sydney Restaurant Group acquires Budgewoi’s Coast Hotel for $15M
Daniel and Perry Drakopoulos, whose family owns 15 high-end restaurants in Sydney, have acquired the Coast Hotel Budgewoi for $15m and plan to give it a new lease of life.
Home Markets flourish across the north
A home markets initiative set up by locals in Gwandalan and Summerland Point is hoping to become bigger and better after tapping into a similar Coast-wide network.
Have your say on housing
Central Coast Council is encouraging the community to contribute to discussions on housing across the region, with community consultation on the Central Coast Local Housing Strategy Discussion Paper now open….
Hydrogen company a global innovation finalist
Central Coast hydrogen company, Star Scientific, has been selected as a finalist for the 24th annual SXSW Innovation Awards, to take place in Austin, Texas, in March. The Berkeley Vale-based…
Annual Magenta Shores Women’s Day lunch
Retired detective Debra Wallace, known as the ‘Gangbuster’ will be the guest speaker at Magenta’s Annual International Women’s Day Luncheon on March 8. She will talk about her work bringing down Cabramatta’s heroin trade, bikie gangs and organised crime.
Small business debt and mental health help continues
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment to renew funding for a mental health program tailored to small business owners. Acting…
Local land values out perform the state
Land values on the Central Coast increased by a whopping 43.3 per cent in the 12 months to July 1, 2021, with the suburbs of Dooralong, Jilliby, Ourimbah and Palm…
Fresh food growers doing all they can
Freshmark, the trading name of the NSW Chamber of Fresh Produce Limited, has described the current COVID situation in NSW as having decimated Australia’s labour supply. Freshmark is a member-based…
Greens ‘alarmed’ by Peat Island proposal
The Central Coast Greens have added their voice to a chorus of disapproval over development plans for the Peat Island precinct. They have called on Central Coast Council to consider…
Norah Head gets new hall with NSW Government help
Norah Head is to benefit from a new community hall to be built on the grounds of the hockey club oval. Backed by a $935,000 boost from the NSW government’s…
Beach suburb land values sky rocket
Land values on the Central Coast increased by 43.3 per cent in the 12 months to July 1, 2021, with the Peninsula recording exceptional growth in the residential and commercial…
Last chance to comment on what Council charges businesses in fees
An analysis of a sample of charges imposed by Central Coast Council over four years on small business operators has shown what appears to be an absence of consistency and…
Manufactured home estate applicant lobbies Premier and Cabinet
An application to make amendments to a development application for a relocatable home village at Lake Munmorah, originally approved in 2015, has been advertised by Central Coast Council. Documents submitted…
Iconic pie bakery to open at Ourimbah
A new Heatherbrae’s Pies outlet under construction at Ourimbah is expected to open in April and bring 50 jobs to the region. Heatherbrae’s Pies has been operating at Raymond Terrace…