Unmet demand for home-based aged and disability carers
While many Central Coast businesses fight to keep staff, Karen Barrett from the in-home care service, Trusted Home Care, is struggling to find workers.
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Central Coast JobSeeker Figures for July
Fresh JobSeeker figures for July (unemployment benefits statistics) have arrived this week. There were 21,039 Central Coast residents registered for JobSeeker through CentreLink at the end of July, a slight…
Costume designer turns talents to reusable face masks
Central Coast locals are making the most of the demand for facemasks by starting up mask-making businesses from their homes.
Mountain Bike Plan of Management sought
Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, has ramped up his call for a Mountain Bike Plan of Management for the Central Coast by putting the matter on the State…
Petition calls for The Commonwealth Bank at The Entrance to reopen
More than 400 people have signed a petition prepared by The Entrance MP, David Mehan, calling on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to reopen the The Entrance branch. The…
Singer-songwriter one of five local Mum-preneurs
Five Central Coast businesswomen have been named as finalists in the prestigious AusMumpreneur awards, with the winners to be announced at the end of August. Running since 2009, the awards…
Bread, pastries and coffee – a lifeline for Bells at Killcare
Bells at Killcare has chosen to make its pop-up bakery permanent, after experiencing overwhelming success and support from the local community. The 5-star boutique hotel started the bakery during the…
Window closing for submissions on Parking Plan
Residents have until August 16 to provide comment on the Central Coast Parking Study and Implementation Plan, now on public exhibition via Council’s website. The plan has been guided by…
Lisarow industrial park application lodged
Residents have until September 4 to lodge submissions with Central Coast council on a Development Application (DA) for a mixed used light industrial park proposed for 27 Sunny Bank Rd,…
$2,000 boost for Community and Business Women’s Network
Community and Business Women’s Network (CBWN) will hold professional educational projects for small businesses during October, after winning the July round of the Greater Central Coast community funding program. The…
Welfare groups call for more social housing in the region
With recent data revealing 1,000 people are homeless on the Central Coast, welfare groups are adding their voice to calls for more social housing in the region. Shadow Minister for…
Tesch thanks church food pantry
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has thanked the Woy Woy Seventh-Day Adventist Church food pantry for its service. The food pantry provides affordable groceries and resources to struggling families…
Council’s VendorPanel Marketplace to support local procurement
Central Coast Council is making it easier for local businesses to supply it with products and services.
Simply Cups Program diverts 12 million coffee cups from landfill
Two hundred thousand coffee cups have been diverted from landfill since last August through Erina Fair’s coffee cup recycling program. In August 2019, the centre partnered with Closed Loop and…
Nominations called for 2020 SafeWork Awards
Central Coast residents are being encouraged to nominate local businesses for the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards, which acknowledge businesses that demonstrate an outstanding approach to work health and safety.
Building a JobKeeper and JobSeeker “heat map” for the Central Coast
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,…
Local online marketplace receives $10,000 from Facebook
Locally administered online website, Spend With Us, has received a $10,000 grant from Facebook as part of its Groups Fund initiative.
153 objections to Tumbi Umbi rehab home
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…
Is small business stimulus hitting the mark?
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…
Getting back on track
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…