Green light for Gosford campus of Newcastle University
It’s all systems go for a university campus in the heart of Gosford, after the NSW Department of Planning approved an application this week for the $58M project. The University…
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More consultation on proposed reserve reclassification
Central Coast Council will put the contentious issue of the proposed reclassification of Austin Butler Reserve at Woy Woy from community to operational land back out for more public consultation….
Council walks the talk on affordable housing
Central Coast Council is pushing ahead to deliver the next stage of its ground-breaking Central Coast Affordable and Alternative Housing Strategy. Council resolved at its August 22 meeting to progress…
Library contract awarded to local construction company
The construction contract for the new Gosford Regional Library has been awarded to local company North Construction & Building, with local sub-contractors to be employed, keeping money local and supporting…
UDIA welcomes new focus on housing
Chair of the Central Coast Chapter of Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA), Caine King, has welcomed an announcement from the State Government that the Department of Planning and Environment…
Proposed housing development for seniors and disabled knocked back
The Local Planning Panel has upheld a recommendation from Central Coast Council to refuse an application for a three-storey 45-unit housing development for seniors and disabled residents at North Gosford….
Palm Grove dog breeding facility to close
An application for continued operations at a dog breeding facility at Palm Grove has been refused by the Local Planning Panel following a huge community campaign. The development, on Ourimbah…
Industrial warehousing complex complete
An industrial warehousing complex at Apollo Close, West Gosford, has now been completed. Geoff Emms of East Coast Industrial said the seven-unit complex consisted of approximately 2,700sqm of lettable area…
Concern over delays to Wadalba East development
Landowners at Wadalba East claim that Central Coast Council is proposing to re-write a master plan for the area, with more than 30 landowners looking at reduced development lot sizes…
Pathway into construction for young migrant women
Newcastle University has developed a program aimed at equipping some of the 11,000 young migrant and refugee women living on the Central Coast and in the Hunter with training and…
Together Home project creates lasting change
Central Coast community housing provider Pacific Link, in collaboration with Newcastle University, has co-funded and released a research report about the impact of the Together Home program in addressing chronic…
Five new disability support homes at Wyee
Five new homes for people with disability are to be provided at Wyee by leading provider Aruma by mid-2024. Together with a three-bedroom home recently completed at Mount Hutton, they…
Give input on proposed rental reforms
More than 35 per cent of Gosford residents are renters and they – as well as owners and industry – are being encouraged to make their views count on critical…
Facelift for Deepwater Plaza
Woy Woy’s Deepwater Plaza, now under new ownership, is about to get a facelift with beautification work already underway. Upgrade works will include external repainting including the whale mural on…
New Terrigal HQ for Coast Realty
Boutique independent Real Estate Agency, Coast Realty, has opened new headquarters at Terrigal led by Group Managing Director Bev Barendse, with a grand opening held earlier this month. Long recognised…
Council adopts flood plan for Peninsula
Central Coast Council has adopted the Woy Woy Peninsula Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (FRMSP), setting out measures to prepare for future flooding events. The plan will serve as…
Springfield set for new home building boom
Gosford-Springfield is one of NSW’s emerging hotspots according to the 2023 Housing Industry Association Population & Residential Building Hotspots Report. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) report identifies Australia’s fastest growing…
Stamp duty axed for first home buyers
Thousands of first home buyers will no longer pay stamp duty with the introduction of a fairer, simpler First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme (FHBS). From July 1, the threshold for…
Regional library a step closer
The Regional Library to be based in Donnison St, Gosford, is a step closer, with Central Coast Council accepting a tender from North Construction and Building for an upper limit…
Key players discuss development on the Coast
Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) and the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) have met for the fifth time in the Central Coast Developers Forum Series, to discuss development…