Modern makeover for historic Wyong hotel
The Royal Hotel, an historic icon in Wyong, is about to undergo another update with alterations and expansion of the beer garden and outdoor area. This latest plan for the…
Developments
Development tracker improving but not fixed yet
Central Coast Council says previously missing documents relating to development applications (DAs) are now uploaded on its website. Council has acknowledged there are still issues with the DA Tracker and…
Residents have very little say over developments
[Forum] Central Coast Council requests that the community has input into a myriad of strategies and policies on exhibition, as if our concerns are automatically acted upon, or not overridden…
Crouch accuses Council of stalling major projects
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch has accused Central Coast Council of stalling major developments in and around the Gosford City Centre by insisting they go to the…
Revised plan for seven storey apartment building approved
A $19.8M seven storey apartment building in Albany St, Pt Frederick, has been given the final go ahead by Central Coast Council. Originally approved in 2017 for 45 residential units,…
Gosford RSL Club’s new $31.8M clubhouse approved
Work is expected to start in 2020 on Gosford RSL Club’s new $31.8M clubhouse, following approval of the plan by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP). The successful Development Application…
Mayoral minute calls for a new strategic approach
Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, wants a new strategic approach to the future development of the Gosford CBD that includes traffic management, transport and parking. To that end, she has…
Demolition work constantly delayed by asbestos removal
Central Coast’s Deputy Mayor, Clr Chris Holstein, wants Council staff to explain why the demolition of the Waterside development site that spans Gosford’s Baker St, Mann St and Georgiana Terrace…
Community expresses support for new development proposal
With uncertainty about the future of Peat Island continuing, Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, convened a meeting with residents of the Hawkesbury River community to discuss the future of…
Proposed composting facility seen as a major biosecurity risk
Forty-eight submissions have been received by Central Coast Council in response to a development application for an integrated composting facility at 222 Grants Rd Somersby. Piccoli Pty Ltd, trading as…
Historic moment for Gosford CBD
Mr John Singleton declared it an “historic moment” when he officially broke ground on his Gosford CBD development, Bonython Tower, on Thursday, June 29. He said it was the first-ever…
NSW Budget has nothing new for the Central Coast – Tesch
The 2017 NSW Budget, announced on Tuesday, June 20, showed how little the Berejiklian Government cared about the electorate of Gosford, according to Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch. While…
Ceremony marks clinical services building reaching its highest point
A topping out ceremony for the $348 million Gosford Hospital redevelopment marked the fast-tracked, 11-storey clinical services building reaching its highest point. Minister for Health, Mr Brad Hazzard, joined Parliamentary…
Residents have spent $400,000 and have to start again
The six Wamberal home owners who have been attempting to get approval to build a revetment wall to protect their properties from storm surge and erosion have been told to…
21-storey Ikon Tower being offered for sale off the plan
Apartments in the $34.24 million, 21-storey Ikon Tower residential and commercial development at 333 Mann St, Gosford, are being offered for sale off the plan. According to Ray White Commercial…
15-storey Merindah tower has enough sales to proceed
The first stage of off-the-plan sales in the Merindah Apartments project at 21 to 23 Mann St, Gosford, has closed, and the developer is still aiming to have the building…
Demolition in preparation for Waterside development underway
Gosford’s longest-standing eye sores, the remains of the Froggy’s skate rink on Mann St and the office building on the corner of Baker St and Georgiana Tce, are about to…
Community Council declare Federal Budget has not gone far enough on local issues
The Central Coast Community Council (CCCC) has declared that the 2017 Federal Budget had not gone far enough on local issues. The CCCC is an organisation that works to meet…
St Hilliers chosen to develop the remainder of the former Gosford PS site
The NSW Government has announced St Hilliers as the successful proponent to acquire and develop the remaining 1.1 hectares of the former Gosford Public School site. The remaining land was…
Fears grow that PAC could lose State funding
As the long awaited Performing Arts Centre for Gosford remains in limbo, fears of $12 million in State Government funding being pulled from the project grow. It has been over…