Art House awarded for business excellence
The Art House has taken out two of the top spots in the 2021 Annual Business Awards organised by Business Wyong (formerly known as Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce). The…
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Startup rides contactless wave
‘Stay home, stay safe, stay hydrated’ is the motto of one local entrepreneur who has launched a delivery service in the height of lockdown. Woy Woy’s Brett Balsters started ‘Quick…
Hospital upgrade creates 40 new jobs
The $32M redevelopment of Gosford Private Hospital is complete, with the final stage of the project, which includes a dedicated cardiothoracic theatre and a new, fit-for-purpose robotic operating theatre, officially…
State grants $900,000 for brewery at Halloran
Western Australian brewery Beerfarm is set to expand production of its popular craft beer and build a new manufacturing facility on the Central Coast, providing almost 50 jobs for the…
Residential market may be approaching peak
According to the latest property market update by valuers Herron Todd White, the Central Coast market continues to experience unprecedented growth but may be reaching its peak and dual occupancy…
State funding for local live music venues
The NSW Government is amping up the state’s live music scene with hundreds of gigs to be held in March and April 2022 and Central Coast venues are being offered…
Retirement residents fix regional disadvantage
The Retirement Villages Residents Association (RVRA) has successfully lobbied the NSW Government to change regulations which had disadvantaged Central Coast and Lake Macquarie village residents. In July the Minister for…
Agent says tenants and landlords need more help
Security for residential tenants impacted by COVID-19 has been boosted by an increase in the NSW Government’s Residential Tenancy Support Package and extension of the eviction moratorium. The support package…
Booker Bay multi dwelling proposal on exhibition
Plans for the construction of an attached dual occupancy in Booker Bay have gone on public exhibition. The site, which is located at 24 Telopea St, currently contains a timber…
Landlords and tenants urged to make agreements in good faith
Security for residential tenants impacted by COVID-19 has been boosted by an increase in the NSW Government’s Residential Tenancy Support Package and extension of the eviction moratorium. The support package…
Phase two consultation for coal mine extension
Delta Coal is seeking community feedback on plans to consolidate the operations of Chain Valley and Mannering collieries under the one development approval and extend it until 2029, as well…
EPA has duty to act on climate
With so much land on the Peninsula classified as bushfire-prone the community may be relieved to learn the outcome of a recent court challenge which makes the NSW Environmental Protection…
State government pushes to decentralise senior public service jobs to the regions
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, will be advocating for the Central Coast to receive its fair share of 900 senior leadership roles which the State Government has…
The last Sparrow departs
For the first time in 70 years, there is no longer a member of the Sparrow family on the payroll at Walker Bros Timber and Building Supplies at North Gosford,…
Vouchers can be used until June 2022
The NSW Government’s Dine & Discover NSW initiative has been extended by 10 months, with the vouchers now due to expire on June 30, 2022. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast,…
IPART fields questions from the community on water and sewer
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has encouraged Central Coast residents to “stay engaged” with it about the water, sewerage and stormwater prices that Council will be allowed to charge…
Decision on Killcare tower deferred
Resident Tony Denny has won some time in a fight against a telecommunications tower proposed for 37 Wards HIll Rd, Killcare. Denny was one of a number of residents who…
15 local community organisations share in business transformation funding
Fifteen organisations on the Central Coast are to share a $540,000 funding boost from the NSW Government’s Social Sector Transformation Fund. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
Local MPs support Surfrider campaign
Surfrider Foundation Australia has held a virtual town hall for the Central Coast community with the aim of uniting the community against the renewal of PEP11. State Member for Gosford,…
Hart backs backlash over draft developer funding Bill
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has come out strongly in favour of local government reform. “The framework local government operates under is archaic, restrictive and conflicting,” Hart said. Particularly…