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Trevor Hargreaves – Central Coast Shopfronts & Architectural Windows Do it once, do it well

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Trevor Hargreaves – Central Coast Shopfronts & Architectural Windows Do it once, do it well

Trevor Hargreaves was still a teenager when he won his first award in window manufacturing. Presented by the Gosford Rotary Club when he was working for Sterland Brothers at West Gosford, ‘Do it Once, Do it Well’. The trophy still...

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Our annus horribilis

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Our annus horribilis

It started with the most devastating bush fire season in history although for our region it could have been much worse. By February storms and floods in early February saw parts of Wamberal Beach and North Entrance beach washed away...

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AdviceCo launches $20,000 Community Grants Program

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
AdviceCo launches $20,000 Community Grants Program

Central Coast accounting and financial planning firm, AdviceCo has partnered with the Count Charitable Foundation (CCF) to launch a Community Grants Program in which charitable organisations are invited to apply for a $20,000 cash grant. AdviceCo and CCF will each...

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Borg takes Crossmuller into a new frontier

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Borg takes Crossmuller into a new frontier

Australia’s leading manufacturer of melamine panels and components for all joinery applications, Somersby based Borg Manufacturing acquired Crossmuller a systems integration and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Software developer in 2016. Founded in 1989 Crossmuller had established a strong reputation over...

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Burgtec Highly Commended in 2020 Hunter Manufacturer of the Year Award

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Burgtec Highly Commended in 2020 Hunter Manufacturer of the Year Award

Well known Central Coast, family owned office furniture manufacturers, Accent Office Interiors and related companies, Officepace, and AMS, earlier this year merged with Burgtec, a West Australian manufacturer of innovative office seating and now trade as Burgtec across Australia with...

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ET Australia – Preparing students for the World of Work

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
ET Australia – Preparing students for the World of Work

Construction has commenced on two new school sites in the centre of Gosford. ET Australia, an independent high school and adult training college, has started a major refit to the former Aldi supermarket site in the Imperial Centre in Gosford...

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IBM, local companies partner with Central Coast high schools to Launch P-TECH Programme

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
IBM, local companies partner with Central Coast high schools to Launch P-TECH Programme

NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, the Hon Geoff Lee MP, have joined IBM representatives to announce the launch of the Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) program at three high schools on the Central Coast in 2021. Launching at Henry...

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Administrator delivers damning report of Council’s financial mismanagement

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Administrator delivers damning report of Council’s financial mismanagement

Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Dick Persson AM delivered his 30-Day Interim Report at an Extraordinary Meeting of Council on 2nd December. Mr Persson said this report provides the community with a picture into the history of how poor financial...

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Administrator terminates the employment of the CEO

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
Administrator terminates the employment of the CEO

Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Dick Persson AM terminated the employment of Mr Gary Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of Central Coast Council, on 30 November in accordance with the provisions of Mr Murphy’s Contract of Employment, effective immediately. Mr Persson...

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No money to pay wages Minister appoints Interim Administrator

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 December 2020
No money to pay wages Minister appoints Interim Administrator

It took a crisis that saw Central Coast Council unable to pay the wages bill that forced Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock MP, to “Suspend” Central Coast Council and appoint an “Interim” Administrator to take control of what now...

Posted in: Council News

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