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.
Business
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…
Umina Beach aged care facility nears completion
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,…
Another amendment sought for an approved manufactured home estate
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…
Rejected boarding house proposal to be reviewed
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…
New vehicle sanitisation station for taxi, uber drivers
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…
Local businesses team up to support others
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…
Councillor Marquart’s absence critical to Operating Plan vote
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…
Extension to Epicentre San Remo Neighbourhood Centre approved
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 the ING purpose built office
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…
Contractionary operational budget passed after a fiery debate
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…
JobKeeper hits the mark and will continue to provide support
[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…
Small businesses cautious on utilising loan guarantee scheme
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…
Local businesses required to have Covid-safe credentials
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…
North Construction voted one of the best places to work
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…
Gosford affordable housing project set to begin
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…
Wage subsidy for apprentices extended
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…
JobKeeper extension eases fears of economic cliff
For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going under….