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Lucy Wicks takes a stand – It’s time to make the Central Coast a stand-alone region

Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks is renewing calls to make the Central Coast a stand-alone region with Gosford as its capital city. “The Central Coast is not part of the Greater Sydney, Newcastle or Hunter regions,” Ms Wicks said....
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Editorial – Who are we

The Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks has called for the Central Coast to be a stand-along region. (Page 9). She is right on the button but first we have to work out who we are. CCBR asked this question...
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Bambi meets COVID induced demand – invests in new machinery

Turnover is up more than 50% so far this year for West Gosford manufacturer of quality bedding products, Bambi Enterprises, due to JobKeeper and work-from-home demand induced by the COVID pandemic. While most Australian textile manufacturers packed up and went...
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Edgar Adams Editorial

New identity for Gosford CBD As the administration offices of Central Coast Council are centralised in Wyong and the old Gosford Council Chambers sold off to bail the organisation out, Gosford CBD searches for a new identity.Earlier this year Gosford...
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Stevens Group to develop former Kurri smelter site with Joint Venture partner McCloy Group

An announcement in mid-May by the Federal Government that it will spend up to $600 million to build a new gas-fired power station at Kurri Kurri was the trigger for the owners of the former Hydro Aluminium smelter site at...
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Private equity firm buys Imperial Centre Gosford

Melbourne private equity firm, IP Generation has acquired the shopping centre portfolio of the Lederer Group, owners of the Imperial Centre Gosford, for a reported $300 million. The centres include Cessnock, Gosford, Richmond, Miranda, Corrimal and Goulburn. Lederer Group have...
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New life for Forresters Beach Resort

Well known local businessman, Warren Hughes, and his wife Donna have purchased Forresters Beach Resort with plans to bring it back to its former glory. Built in late 1980s the property had a reputation as a high quality function centre...
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Peter Rubin OBE

Peter Rubin, founder and owner of Prestige Wedding and Event Hire at Tuggerah, has received an OAM “for service to the community through a range of organisations” in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. He is an active member of...
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Manny Conditsis, Conditsis Lawyers

Established in 1983 by Manny Conditsis as a one-man general practice in Gosford, Conditsis Lawyers is one of the Central Coast’s leading law firms, employing thirty staff, including twelve lawyers, across the full spectrum of legal practice areas. Manny has...
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Air show a huge success

It attracted some of Australia’s best stunt pilots, a fly over by a F35A fighter jet on both days of the show, a display by the Roulettes -the RAAF’s aerobatic display team from Point Cook in Victoria and well over...
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