Council staff to tender for stadium management rights
The Central Coast Stadium venue management team, a unit within Central Coast Council, will be given an opportunity to submit a tender for the management rights of the stadium. Currently…
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Water outage maps, rates and referendums …Administrator’s wrap on recent work
Central Coast Council now has a map on its website which shows residents in real time what water outages are impacting suburbs. Administrator Rik Hart explained the new map was…
Jodie Minto announced as finalist for 2021 AusMumpreneur
Seven years ago, Jodie Minto was looking for career options which would allow her more freedom and flexibility while raising her young children – and her Erina-based online fashion label,…
A message from the small business coalface – little or no relief available
While our politicians claim relief and compensation is easily and readily available to any who are in hardship due to the protracted and possibly now indefinite COVID-19 lockdown, many workers,…
Supply shortage sees land sales slow
Combined land sale volumes across the Central Coast and Hunter regions declined by 23.55 per cent compared to the previous quarter. This is 39.17 per cent lower than the previous…
Three town houses to replace single dwelling
Plans to construct a multi-dwelling housing development comprising of three two-storey dwellings in Woy Woy will go on public exhibition on Friday, August 13. The site at 138 Railway St…
Chamber wants to stop virus at the river
The Peninsula Business Chamber continues its campaign for the Central Coast to be released from lockdown at the same time as Newcastle – which could be within the next week….
Not happy Rik – Peninsula rate payers feel the sting
Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has attempted to explain why ratepayers within the former Gosford City Local Government Area have been burdened with rate increases significantly higher than the 15 per…
Digital shop keeps funds flowing
The team at Woy Woy Antiques & Collectables has created their own digital shop to generate funds for community groups and charities affected by COVID-19. The business has been unable…
Altis exits bulk retail
Altis Property Partners has sold Lake Haven Homemaker Centre for $46.25M to Metro Diversified Property Management. The centre opened in 2007 and includes Harvey Norman, BCF, Pets Domain, Beds R…
$800M invested and more to come
The new Board of Regional Development Australia Central Coast has its sights firmly set on helping the community rebuild from the challenges of COVID-19. “With half of the Board being…
Jobs will take years to bounce back
Analysis by the Institute of Public Affairs, based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) weekly payroll and wages, has found that in the first three weeks of…
Leisure Centre costing Council too much says Chamber
Over $4 million has been earmarked by Central Coast Council to be spent on improvements to the Peninsula Leisure Centre this year but the Peninsula Business Chamber has questioned whether…
Rate rises “fairly quickly forgotten”, former Administrator
Are you over the shock of your latest rates notice? The good news for former Gosford residents is that the pain won’t last long, according to former Central Coast Council…
Doggy day care coming to Gosford
Squawks Pet Store at 98 Showground Rd, Gosford, is hoping to expand into 96 Showground Rd, adding puppy pre-school and doggy day care, dog grooming and caged pet boarding to…
Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent to merge
Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent, both of which have multiple branches on the Central Coast, are looking at merging to create the nation’s largest customer-owned bank. With a combined customer…
Great vibes from keeping goods and services flowing
Local people living with disability are continuing to keep the food and essential goods supply chains going, right here on the Central Coast at Fairhaven’s CoPack packaging facility at Tuggerah….
Construction on the Coast to resume July 31
Construction activity will resume on the Central Coast on July 31 with new COVID protocols to be introduced to keep workers and worksites safe. But the region’s construction workers will…
No prices made public from Council property sales
As the revised Tranche 3 land sale list went to Central Coast Council’s July 27 meeting for approval, work continues selling land in Tranche 1 and Tranche 2. Council has…
Mary Mac needs more supplies
In recognition of Homelessness Week which begins on Sunday, August 1, Woy Woy-based community organisation, Mary Mac’s Place, is putting the call out for more support during the lockdown. The…