Resource and campaign aim to boost economy
Two initiatives have been launched by Central Coast Council to assist the hundreds of local businesses preparing to reopen as the easing of COVID restrictions draws closer. Every dollar spent…
Business
Back to business day worth celebrating
Business NSW Central Coast is calling on business owners, their employees and customers to share how they are planning to celebrate the re-opening of their favourite businesses in the region…
Advocacy services encouraged to apply for funding
Local disability advocacy services have been encouraged to apply for a new funding scheme after the NSW Government’s launch of the Disability Advocacy Futures Program. Under the new program, more…
Booker Bay residents oppose residential flats
A development application to construct a two-storey residential flat building in Booker Bay has recently finished its exhibition and residents are not happy. The applicant seeks to construct the building…
Scheme provides work for local electricians
Local tradies are being called upon by the NSW Government to install LED lights in public schools to improve classroom lighting and cut power bills. The $157.8M LED Lighting Upgrade…
Program to help with recovery and resilience
With hundreds, if not thousands of Central Coast businesses impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns, many have neglected keeping their emergency response plans up to date. A new fully-subsidised initiative from the…
North well represented in annual awards
Finalists have been announced in the 2021 Central Coast Business Awards from a pool of about 100 entries across 10 different categories. The Central Coast NSW Business Awards recognise growth,…
Experts say club chefs’ dishes rival fine dining
The votes are in and the Central Coast winners of the 2021 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards have been announced, with Munmorah Bowling Club and The Ary at Toukley…
Fun Haus a finalist for business innovation award
The Ettalong Beach-based arts and culture organisation, Naughty Noodle Fun Haus, has been recognised for their role in social innovation after being named as a finalist in the 2021 Central…
Cookies sent to frontline health workers
A Umina Beach local and small business owner is helping send a slice of hope to COVID-impacted hospitals as a way of saying thanks to front-line health workers doing it…
Panel to decide Jack Grant subdivision
A $2.5M subdivision at 31 Aldenham Rd, Warnervale is due to face the Local Planning Panel this week. The developers want to increase the number of residential blocks by three…
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…
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…