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After more than 50 years manufacturing frozen cheesecakes, pies, crumbles and ice cream products, Sara Lee has gone into voluntary administration. On the 17 October 2023 Vaughan Strawbridge, Kathryn Evans and Joseph Hansell of FTI Consulting were appointed as Voluntary Administrators of Sara Lee Holdings Pty Ltd effective immediately. The Australian based manufacturing business trades as Sara Lee under license from the global owner of the trademark, with rights to operate in ...

The University of Newcastle has announced the appointment of Hansen Yuncken as the main works contractor to build their new high-tech $63.8 million Central Coast Campus in Gosford at 305 Mann Street. University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said the tender process was highly competitive and the University was pleased to be working with a company that aligned with its strategic values and boasts a track record in delivering contemporary and dynamic higher-education f...

Kellie Hassab, NSW Manager of Beveridge Williams, one of the largest multidisciplinary engineering, infrastructure and land development consultancies in Australia, has been elected President of the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW. Ms Hassab’s appointment was announced at the ACS NSW Annual General Meeting last month. Meanwhile, Beveridge Williams recently was awarded the NSW Professional Surveying Organisation of the Year at the 2023 Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Informa...

A unique boutique brewery and farm attraction will be established at Calga in a joint venture between Glenworth Valley Wilderness Adventures owners and founders of the highly successful Beerfarm brewery operation in Metricup, Western Australia. The new Beerfarm attraction is a brewery and 280-seat capacity restaurant costing an estimated $6m. It will be established on 10 hectares of farmland at the Glenworth Valley property, near the intersection of Cooks Road and Peats R...

While the rest of the Central Coast languishes, Gosford is undergoing a construction boom with 18 cranes operating on sites within a kilometre radius of the CBD. The number of cranes in an area is an indication of the state of the construction industry’s workload in each location and the economic benefits they bring. Food businesses in Gosford are reporting strong sales from the large number of workers on these sites. Additionally, these projects will see over 1,400 new residential u...