Regional housing taskforce report now on Minister’s desk
An independent report released this week on how the NSW planning system can address housing supply and affordability in regional communities has met a mixed reaction on the Central Coast….
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A much longer perspective
Forum – Our new Premier has got off to a cracking start and his latest move, announcing a very substantial program of housing provision for domestic violence victims across the…
Gosford apartment over supply warning for investors
Gosford has ranked second in a list of the top 10 “danger zone suburbs” in the Greater Sydney area where there is an over-supply of apartments and investors have been…
Hopes raised for housing solutions
An independent report recently released by the NSW Government has highlighted the need for collaboration between all levels of government, the housing development industry and the community to develop the…
Residents’ anxiety grows over sale of Presbyterian Aged Care
Residents of Presbyterian Aged Care (PAC) at East Gosford are pushing for more information on the planned sale of the facility as concerns escalate over their options for future accommodation….
Rent relief available from a new support package
Both renters and landlords impacted by COVID-19 are receiving some relief from a new support package announced by the NSW Government to help them through the current lockdown. If you…
Avoca Beach house sells for $7M as home prices surge
Avoca Beach is breaking new ground in the beachfront residential property market, with one property sold for $7M in February this year. The older style 1960s property was updated over…
Noraville home sees a 36.36 percent price increase over a 14-month period
Noraville has been singled out in the Herron Todd White June 2021 Month in Review for substantial growth in property prices in the first half of 2021. Property Valuer, Todd…
Housing prices continue to soar
Housing prices across the Central Coast continue to soar as more Sydneysiders make the trek out of the city and up the coast to less busy pastures. According to data…
Ettalong DA on public exhibition
A proposed three-unit housing development in Ettalong is up for public exhibition. The regular shaped allotment at 18 Warrah Street currently contains a single dwelling-house and ancillary structures on a…
Detached dwelling approvals increased by 15 percent in 2020
Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on hew home building approvals indicate that home activity across the Central Coast and Hunter regions performed strongly in 2020, despite…
Pacific Link has a $1.4M surplus
With its latest Central Coast housing development having been completed at Canton Beach in August, social housing provider, Pacific Link (PLH), has announced a $1.4M surplus for the last financial…
Wheelchair accessible sensory garden at specialist disability accommodation
Compass Housing has teamed up with the Royal Botanic Gardens and Cerebral Palsy Alliance to build and plant-out a wheelchair accessible sensory garden at one of its new specialist disability…
Environment should not be forgotten in push for more housing
Forum – Many community members who support sustainable development on the Central Coast may rightly be concerned to see developers standing alongside local and state politicians, advocating for reduced environmental…
More housing needed on Peninsula
More growth corridors around Woy Woy, Umina and Ettalong could be the answer to a growing imbalance between housing supply and demand on the Peninsula, according to Urban Development Institute…
Rise in Airbnb puts squeeze on long-term rental accommodation
Finding a home to rent on the Central Coast is becoming increasingly difficult, with more people moving to the region and an increase in Airbnb short-term rentals leading to a…
Capital gains tax exemption for granny flats
The Morrison Government has announced that there will be a capital gains tax exemption for granny flats. Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar, announced the exemption on…
COVID-19 compounds social housing shortfall
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 during Homelessness Week…
New Low Rise Housing Diversity Code not welcomed by all
A new NSW Government Low Rise Housing Diversity Code was implemented on July 1 in areas where it had previously been deferred and the State Opposition has claimed that it…
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…