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French restaurant opens in Terrigal
Well known Central Coast restaurateurs Michel and Pat Papeix have opened Le Chat Noir Restaurant at Terrigal.

The Papeix family also own the Little Frog Traditional French Restaurant in Wyong which they will continue to operate with their three daughters and son Dominique who will manage the Terrigal restaurant. “We operate as a family business,” said Pat Papeix. "Le Chat Noir will offer traditional French cuisine with speciality dishes from different regions of France. Our wine list will include Australian and French wines and Friday nights will feature live French music,” she said.

Le Chat Noir will open 7 days with lunch from 11:00am and dinner from 5:30pm. Mrs Papeix said that they are planning for the Bastille Day celebrations on 11-14 July with Can Can dancers and a four course menu. Michel Papeix will be Chef at La Chat Noir while The Little Frog will be under the direction of French-trained Chef, Sylvain Briere who joined the restaurant last year.

Travel agent opens at Erina
Former Wyong travel agent, Bob Nicol, has opened a new travel agency at Highpoint in Erina. Mr Nicol sold Central Coast Business Travel some years ago with the intention of retiring. “We will specialise in travel services to commercial and corporate clients,” said Mr Nicol. Mr Nicol has operated a number of successful commercial travel businesses on the Central Coast over more than thirty years.

Treehouse continues to grow
West Gosford based creative communications and design studio, Treehouse Creative, has recently won three new major clients including G.J. Gardner Homes (NSW), Candy Brokers (Sydney) and the exclusive Hunter golf estate The Vintage. Treehouse will be reviewing and refreshing the marketing and advertising collateral for The Vintage for 2009, in line with a new sales and marketing drive.

They will take on all press, print, television and radio advertising for G.J. Gardner Homes (NSW), leveraging an already well known brand with a strong growth record. Candy Brokers recently launched a whole new range of kid’s counter confectionary for route stores and supermarkets. Treehouse designed the brand characters, product line names, all packaging and POS devices.
Treehouse is also expanding its entertainment arm, with several short films travelling international festivals and a TV series in production.

Robson Partners launch 10X
Gosford Chartered Accounting firm, Robson Consulting Group are launching a new business division called 10X. 10X is a national business development and coaching franchise providing a structured, process-driven methodology to enhance business growth, valuation, and asset protection.

Robson has purchased the intellectual property from 10X Ltd, which has already sold over 40 franchises around Australia. Commenting on the move, Director of Business Development, Troy Marchant said, “We will create a unique environment that hasn’t been done before on the Central Coast, which keeps businesses accountable to their plans and ensures that they are implemented. Business coaching is still a relatively new offering, much in the same way Financial Planning was twenty years ago. However, globally it is well advanced and 10X has capitalised on this Intellectual Property,” he said.

Mr Marchant, a Chartered Accountant, joined Robson’s recently as Director – Business Development and Coaching. He began his career with the same firm in 1992 before transferring to London and merging his career into investment banking and financial markets. Over the past seven years he has worked for nab, MLC and Rand Merchant Bank in Sydney.

Complete Staff Solutions picks up government contract
Tuggerah-based Complete Staff Solutions has won their bid to supply temporary staff to the NSW State Government under Contract 100. They are part of a Consortium with Quay Appointments and TRC, and are the only agency with a Central Coast office supplying under the Contract.

This local representation will benefit both Government clients as well as people wanting to do temporary work with the State Government. The contract enables Complete Staff Solutions to supply the NSW State Government on the Central Coast and other regional areas with temporary staff in all Administration and Accounting roles including secretarial, reception, customer service, senior finance, accounting support and all other administration and finance based roles.

The team at Complete Staff Solutions has been providing temporary and permanent recruitment services to the private and public sector of the Central Coast for over 13 years and are delighted to be part of this key Government contract.

Business Development Manager for Central Coast Leagues Club
Belinda Suann has been appointed Business Development Manager at Central Coast Leagues Club with responsibility for lessees, public relations, real estate, sponsorship, functions, entertainment, and Information Technology. Ms Suann was formerly IT Manager at the Club and has spent many years building the IT infrastructure and supporting the network, as well as being involved in other club projects.

She has been instrumental in the establishment of the Yume Japanese Teppanyaki Restaurant utilising the small function room and the Genesis Fitness Club which will open in the next few months in the former auditorium. Ms Suann is also the Club’s representative for The Gosford Challenge project.

Boutique property agent opens at Terrigal
Four Terrigal real estate agents have established Belle Property – a prestige real estate agency at Terrigal which is associated with the ACP-owned Belle magazine. Agents Jamie Goddard, Andrew McBride, Shaun Hudson-Smith and Brad Hillier said they chose the Belle Property brand because of its more sophisticated marketing capabilities. Belle Property has eleven offices in NSW, of which Terrigal is the only one operating outside of the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

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