Push for Long Jetty to be bohemian art district

Twenty-five year old musician, Benjamin Wright and his partner, Ana Koutoulas, also twenty-five and with background in retailing on the Central Coast have opened The Glass Onion Society where serving the perfect espresso coffee is at the top of the cafe’s menu.

“We see Long Jetty as being a bohemian art district as it has already attracted an alliance of new businesses, creating a thoroughfare of vintage fashion, organic food and second-hand furniture,” said Mr Wright.

“In fact we have given the place a new name – Long Jetty Junk-sion.”

“We want to help breathe new life into Long Jetty so that artists, designers, musicians and creative people of all ages can enjoy it,” said Ana Koutoulas.

"This area can become great for young people.  Kids my age can no longer afford to live in Sydney.  So many are moving back to the Coast but there is nothing for them to do – no culture, no art, no music venues.  So we see them as a market segment that we can encourage The Glass Onion Society is a boutique providing an outlet for local artists and a social quarter for all ages,” Mr Wright continued.

“We were sick of hearing ourselves and others say ‘there’s nowhere to hang out on the Coast that’s got a good vibe, good coffee and good music’. There are not a lot of places on the Coast where up-and-coming artists can take the next step with exhibiting and selling their work to the public,” said Ms Koutoulas.

Ms Koutoulas said that they would use facebook and twitter to promote their business to their growing social network.  “We are opening from 5.30am Monday to Friday to catch tradies heading off to work in Sydney and from 8.30am Saturday and Sunday.

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