Over 47 per cent of Central Coast businesses, some 11,453 organisations in total, were receiving JobKeeper payments in May. The JobKeeper data, compiled by local data analytics company, See Change,…
Locally administered online website, Spend With Us, has received a $10,000 grant from Facebook as part of its Groups Fund initiative.
Tumbi Umbi residents will be re-notified of a proposed transitional home for drug and alcohol rehabilitation in their area after Central Coast Council receives more information. Council has given the…
The State Opposition has called on the NSW Government to review the effectiveness of its support programs for small businesses, with the JobSeeker and JobKeeper programs set to be phased…
Business NSW Central Coast has urged all levels of government to work together to get the state’s economy back on track as the fallout from COVID-19 continues to be felt…
A $30M aged care facility is set to open its doors at Umina Beach in coming weeks. Peninsula Villages has announced that construction on its 114-bed ageing in place development,…
Public comment is open until August 21 about an amended proposal for a manufactured home estate at 205 Elizabeth Bay Dr, Lake Munmorah. The original proposal for 52 dwellings was…
The developer of a proposed boarding house at Ourimbah has requested Central Coast Council to review its refusal of the project. Urbanesque Planning Pty Ltd, on behalf of owner Pinchgut…
Taxi and Uber drivers on the Central Coast can have their vehicles kept COVID safe for free, thanks to a new vehicle sanitisation station which opened at West Gosford on…
Two Central Coast businesses have teamed up to provide personalised automatic sanitisation stands for businesses, sporting clubs and community organisations as fears of a second wave of COVID-19 in NSW…
The absence of Councillor Troy Marquart proved critical, as it turned out, to the passage of Council’s 2020/21 Operating Plan. In a statement to Coast Community News, Councillor Marquart said…
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved plans for an extension to Epicentre San Remo Neighbourhood Centre. The panel met on July 23 to deal with a development application (430/2019)…
Construction started on July 20 on the ING purpose built office in Wyong, which is due to open in 2022 and provide 400 jobs. ING Australia’s CEO, Uday Sareen, said…
This year’s operational budget was passed on the Mayor’s casting vote after a fiery debate that lasted almost two hours at Central Coast Council’s July 27 meeting. The outcome could…
[Editorial by Josh Frydenburg] Since JobKeeper was announced on the 30th March it has provided a massive economic and psychological boost to the nation. At a cost of $70 billion…
Business NSW Central Coast has cautiously welcomed a recent announcement of an extension of the Federal Government’s Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme but says businesses remain concerned about a range of…
Central Coast businesses are being urged to check, test and promote their COVID-safe credentials as a way of minimising the potential spread of the coronavirus in the region. cover safe…
Tuggerah-based company, North Construction & Building, has been voted one of the best places to work in Australia. The 100% employee-owned commercial construction company ranked 17 in the 2020 edition…
Construction is set to begin next month on a 41-unit affordable housing development in Gosford, which received final approval this week after being fast tracked through the State Government’s Planning…
Central Coast businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief following announcements this week of the extension of several Federal Government initiatives designed to keep businesses operating as the coronavirus…