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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

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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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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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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6.0% return for Sydney investor on Wyoming property

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
6.0% return for Sydney investor on Wyoming property

A Sydney investor has paid $1,020,000 (GST not applicable) for an investment property at 30 Renwick Street, Wyoming showing a net yield of 6.0% per annum. The property comprises a well established purpose-built 250 sqm medical centre built in the...

Posted in: Property

Chamberlain wins at HMA Awards

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
Chamberlain wins at HMA Awards

Having taken out the Manufacturer of the Year at the 2019 Hunter Manufacturers’ Awards along with Excellence in Sustainable Operations category, West Gosford based Chamberlain Group  have almost repeated the performance at the 2020 HMA Awards. The 2020 Awards have...

Posted in: Manufacturing news

Minister’s patience runs out with Central Coast Council

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
Minister’s patience runs out with Central Coast Council

It has happened.  At 3.30pm on Friday, 30th October the Minister for Local Government suspended Central Coast Council and appointed an interim administrator. This Council could no longer pay the wages or pay its suppliers and had wracked up a...

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Central Coast Clinical School and Research Institute to open in mid-2021

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
Central Coast Clinical School and Research Institute to open in mid-2021

The construction of the $72.5 million Central Coast Research Institute and University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School reached a new milestone recently with the completion of its base-build. Despite the restraints of COVID19, the construction works have managed to...

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Central Coast Council – A disaster that had to happen

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
Central Coast Council – A disaster that had to happen

The die was cast when Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock was forced to pay workers wages and payments to suppliers amounting to $6.2 million.  That was on the 21st October. At the time the Minister said, “given Council’s abject...

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Coast’s future to come under Greater Sydney Commission

Posted by Edgar Adams on 9 November 2020
Coast’s future to come under Greater Sydney Commission

The Central Coast will be the focus of a first-of-its-kind strategy, announced by the NSW Government on 22 October 2020, to bring new businesses and jobs to the fast-growing region. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC), with...

Posted in: Business news

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