Commonwealth invests $11.3M in Somersby plant upgrade
The Federal Government will support an $11.3M upgrade to SULO’s Somersby plant as part of a $20M investment in SULO’s parent company, Pact Group, under the $1.3B Modern Manufacturing Initiative….
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$850,000 funding for new Conservation Ark
Giant Barred Frogs, Manning River Helmeted Turtles and Stuttering Frogs will be the first tenants at Conservation Ark, a new conservation and recovery facility for endangered wildlife which was officially…
Shining a light on how to manage mental health
With mental health continually in the spotlight, particularly since COVID-19 restrictions first came into force in March, 2020, the Black Dog Institute is offering free mental health training for eligible…
New program will see old bins and other goods recycled
A new $5.1M program at the Sulo facility at Somersby, funded by the State and Federal Governments and industry, will see old kerbside bins and other goods recycled to create…
$600,000 grant for Vision Lighting
The Central Coast will soon be the home of high-quality commercial lighting products, thanks to the establishment of a $1.3M manufacturing and laboratory facility at Somersby. Parliamentary Secretary for the…
Hoons frustrate Somersby business owners
Business owners in the Somersby Industrial Estate are fed up with hoons using the area as a racetrack after hours and on weekends and will look into installing an LPR…
Re-settling alligators a tricky task
The Australian Reptile Park said hello to 10 huge, adult male alligators, when they arrived from Australia Zoo on March 30. It was all hands on deck as keepers took…
Injured cyclist airlifted after collision with motorbike
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended a serious accident between a motorbike and a cyclist on Wisemans Ferry Rd, Somersby, at 5.45pm on March 9. Following the collision, it is believed…
Somersby’s Riding for the Disabled back in action
After 12 months in limbo due to COVID19, Riding for the Disabled is planning to be back in action at Somersby from March 1 and is kicking off its return…
Animal rehab centre to open at Somersby
The RSPCA’s Central Coast Shelter at Somersby closed to the public on November 7 to make way for a dedicated rehabilitation centre for animals who suffer from anxiety and behavioural…
Community group urges rethink on sand and soil supply facility
The Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCBPG) is urging refusal of an amended State Significant Development Application for the Kariong Sand and Soil Supplies facility at 90 Gindurra Road,…
We don’t want to be Sydney’s ‘dumping ground’ – Tesch
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging residents to have their say at the 11th hour on a major waste recycling proposed for Somersby, with submissions set to close on…
Somersby recycling business to double its processing capacity
A recycling business at Somersby has taken its first steps to get State Government approval to double its processing capacity to 120,000 tonnes per year, at the same time as…
Somersby’s BioTech Solutions site to expand
International chemical company, BASF, is expanding operations at its BioTech Solutions site at Somersby, providing a local supply of the company’s biological inoculant, Nodulator. The expansion follows an investment of…
Machinery accident at Somersby
A 26-year-old man was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition after a machinery accident at Somersbys Borg Manufacturing Warehouse on August 29. Its understood the mans…
Somersby to Erina growth corridor to be focal point
The Somersby to Erina growth corridor is likely to be a focal point for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council in 2019, according to a draft strategy considered by…
Proposed new waste & resource transfer station to have 140 staff
Land at 40 Gindurra Rd, Somersby, could be the site of a new waste and resource transfer station, also described in the application as a warehouse and distribution centre, if…
Somersby rezoning shelved but expansion of Industrial Park a priority
Central Coast Council has resolved to shelve the preparation of plans to rezone a number of sites within the Somersby Industrial Park and revisit expansion of this or alternate industrial…
Somersby company fined over injured worker
Somersby based kitchen cabinet manufacturer, Wholesale Joinery Pty Ltd, has been fined in Sydney District Court, after a 55-year-old employee, fell 4.5 metres from atop a cool room. The Central…
Somersby Scamper Cross Country Fun Run
Primary School students from across the Central Coast are preparing for the Somersby Scamper School Cup. Somersby Scamper Cross Country Fun Run is a free family event held at Somersby…