Skin clinic for Gosford
Dr Chaitanya Reddy wants to establish a specialist skin clinic to facilitate plastic surgery and related services at 27 Jarrett St, North Gosford. According to the development application (459/2024) being…
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Gosford’s 18,000 apartment approvals revealed
EDITORIAL The recent pushback from Central Coast Council’s Administrator and staff against proposed new State Government development plans around key transport hubs like Gosford, Tuggerah, and Wyong highlights the imbalance…
Old school to be pulled down after fire damage
A classroom of the former Wyong Public School classified as local heritage significance is likely to be knocked down because of fire damage. It is within the Wyong Town Centre…
New life for former nursing home
Yerin Aboriginal Health Services has plans to instill new life into the former Japara Aged Care Facility at Mardi and establish a community centre with a range of wellbeing programs…
Plan for affordable rentals in Woy Woy
A new project by Pacific Link Housing at Woy Woy will increase affordable smaller units which are scarce in the private rental market. According to 2021 Census information the Woy…
McDonald’s not welcome in Toukley says locals
McDonald’s wants to set-up shop in Toukley, opposite the primary school, but the locals are making it quite clear that the fast-food chain is not welcome. The community Facebook page…
Seniors living project at Gorokan
Plans have been submitted to Central Coast Council to build six villas specifically for seniors at 139 and 141 Wallarah Rd, Gorokan. The development application sets out how the proposal…
Hume gets grant for public housing in Wyong
Hume Community Housing Association has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council for 20 units in Wyong following a successful government grant to build affordable public housing. According to…
More changes to The Entrance high-rise flats
For the fourth time since a seven-storey residential flat building at The Entrance was approved in 2003, the developer is again seeking approval for modifications to the 55-unit complex. The…
Plans for Optus phone tower at Tacoma
Plans are underway to install a mobile phone tower at Tacoma to improve the quality of telecommunications in the area. Don Small Oval in Woseley Ave is the preferred location…
Revitalisation plans for Sunken Monkey
Renovations estimated at $1.9M are being planned for The Sunken Monkey Hotel at Erina. Occupying a 6,513sqm site on the banks of Erina Creek, the hotel is in a high…
High-density housing and retail at Canton Beach
Another five-storey residential and retail project is on the drawing board to match a similar development already approved at Canton Beach. In 2017 Central Coast Council approved a five-storey development…
Better digital network for Green Point
A new telecommunications tower will mean significantly improved network coverage and connectivity for the Green Point area. Downer Group EDI, on behalf of Indara Corporation Pty Ltd (part of the…
Long delay over Burns Rd boarding house decision
The developer of a proposed boarding house at Ourimbah has appealed to the NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully to help reach an outcome over a two-year delay by Central…
Two new childcare centres to cater for 232
There will be 232 new childcare places if two new centres are approved by Central Coast Council. One of the centres, for 112 children, is being planned on a vacant…
Dog boarding centre at West Gosford
One of three industrial units on the corner of Yandina Rd and Tathra St, West Gosford, could be transformed to an animal boarding and training centre. The development application says…
Fifty units in nine-storey complex at Terrigal
Dubbed the Terrigal Gateway Development, Loftus Lane Capital Pty Ltd is proposing to build a nine-storey complex with 50 residential units, three levels of basement parking and ground floor retail…
School site challenged to save Charmhaven bush
The location of a new $425M school at Charmhaven is being challenged by community groups because of its high-value biodiversity including an orchid found nowhere else in the world. Biodiversity…
New childcare centre at Ettalong
Plans for a childcare centre in a quiet residential area of Ettalong Beach are being considered by Central Coast Council. The proposed two-storey centre at 10 Lagoon St will cater…
Asphalt plant planning increased production
Fulton Hogan Industries wants to quadruple production at the Bushells Ridge Asphalt Plant and improve processing infrastructure to meet the forecast demand for asphalt in the Central Coast and Hunter…