10,000 first home loan guarantees on offer
First home buyers on the Central Coast are being encouraged to apply for a new round of 10,000 loan guarantees which became available on July 1. Member for Robertson, Lucy…
Business
Backyard getting bigger for local business
More than 400 Central Coast businesses have pledged to spend $21M in supporting each other through the Bigger Backyard Central Coast campaign. Nine weeks into the Central Coast’s largest buy…
JobKeeper ‘cliff’ looming
Central Coast businesses are becoming increasingly worried about their future as the end date for the JobKeeper supplement looms.
Seniors’ housing development for 202 residents proposed in Wadalba
A $61M seniors’ housing development for 202 residents is proposed for an 11ha site in Wadalba. The proposal by Johns Road Pty Ltd, on land bounded by 125 to 135…
22 parcels of land to be reclassified
Central Coast Council is proposing to reclassify 22 parcels of land from operational classification to community land. Land that is owned by Council is public land that has been classified…
Teman acquires Settlers retirement living portfolio
Teman Communities, a Central Coast based operator of independent retirement villages, announced this week that it has acquired five properties from the Settlers portfolio through receivers, FTI Consulting. All five…
Contract let for fast tracked Warnervale Primary School
Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced…
Over $13M handed out to local small businesses
More than 1,300 small business on the Central Coast have now been given a lifeline through the State Government’s Small Business Support Fund. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
JRPP approves 15.7m high retirement village development
Brentwood Village Retirement Precinct at Kincumber is to get a 108 bed nursing home. The Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel approved the development at its June 16 meeting after…
Coast unemployment rate below NSW average
According to local Regional Director for Business NSW, Paula Martin, the rate of unemployment on the Central Coast in May was below the state average (of 6.4 per cent) at…
Busways employee named 2020 Trainee of the Year
Busways Customer Service Officer, Renee Rizzardo has been named Trainee of the Year at the 2020 NSW Training Awards for the Central & Northern Sydney Region. Rizzardo was awarded a…
New 90 place childcare centre planned for Gosford CBD
A vacant car sales showroom on the corner of Mann and Etna Streets in Gosford will be transformed into a 90 place childcare centre if a development application now on…
Bid to reinvent Hardys Bay Club as a “Community Club”
Hardys Bay Club is making plans to reopen with a new community focussed business model after being forced to close their doors on March 23 due to COVID 19. A…
Central Coast businesses are faring better than the NSW average
Central Coast businesses are faring better than the NSW average, giving rise to some business optimism that the region will recover more quickly than others, according to data released in…
Plans submitted for The Glen for Women
Gulgul Nyugang Aboriginal Corporation has submitted its detailed plans to Central Coast Council for The Glen for Women Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility at Wyong Creek. The $2.4M project is…
MP recognises a Woy Woy business in parliament
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has made a “Community Recognition Statement” in State Parliament endorsing a Woy Woy business. Such Statements may congratulate or acknowledge the achievements of people…
Online shopping goes into overdrive
Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular on the Central Coast, with latest figures from Australia Post showing Gosford was one of the top 10 locations nationwide for shopping by volume…
Projects on the fast-track
A proposed affordable housing project at Gosford is one of two Central Coast projects to be fast-tracked in the latest round of the State Government’s Planning System Acceleration Program. Parliamentary…
Draft Economic Development Strategy released
Central Coast Council’s Draft Economic Development Strategy and Economic Recovery and Resilience Framework are currently on public exhibition with feedback invited until July 20. The Council has committed to facilitating…
Business wellbeing webinar targets core regulatory issues
Central Coast business owners are encouraged to register for a free webinar to learn about COVID-19 support from the NSW Government. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…