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…
Real Estate
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…
Relief in sight for renters
Renters on the Central Coast could be in for some relief, with the State Government’s crucial rental reforms passing the NSW Parliament last week. The passage of the Rental Fairness…
Strong opposition to Lake Munmorah townhouses
More than 30 submissions objecting to six double-storey townhouses at Lake Munmorah say they are poorly designed, overcrowded, ugly, facing the wrong way and with minimal green areas or outdoor…
Planning panel knocks back Brick Wharf Rd development
The Local Planning Panel has rejected an application to build six units at 75 Brick Wharf Rd, despite a recommendation from Central Coast Council for approval. First lodged more than…
Landmark McDonald’s closing at twin servos and moving north
Two McDonald’s restaurants on either side of the Wyong M1 “twin servos” will close permanently next month and in early 2024 respectively due to an expired lease agreement. Ampol, which…
Animal Liberation joins opposition to feedlot proposal
With the closing date for submissions on a controversial feedlot proposal for Mangrove Mountain extended by a week to June 13, Animal Liberation added its voice to a swell of…
Mingara hotel gets the green light
Mingara Leisure Group has been given the go-ahead by Central Coast Council to build a $19M five-storey hotel at its Tumbi Umbi site. The 86-room hotel will be integrated with…
Disability housing at Woy Woy
The sod will be turned on June 19 for a new housing project for people living with disability at Woy Woy. The Specialist Disability Apartment (SDA) project being undertaken by…
Avoca Beach developments shameful
If you wish to build a five-storey apartment block in Avoca Beach, first buy a parcel of land on a hill and then remove the hill – shame! Alternatively, if…
Darkinjung and Landcom team-up for housing project
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) and Landcom have signed a Heads of Agreement to work in partnership to unlock a Lake Munmorah project that will deliver housing affordability, supply…
Affordable housing for 27 at group home
A house past its prime at 210 The Entrance Rd, opposite the Diggers club, is set to be demolished to make way for three separate group homes to accommodate 27…
Six townhouses planned for Greenacre Ave
UPDATE: This proposed development is not proceeding (Editor, July 2024) Up We Go Developments has submitted plans to Central Coast Council for six strata townhouses at 33 Greenacre Ave, Lake…