An article in the Sydney Morning Herald of 9th February highlights where the Liberal and Labor Party’s priorities are, and they are not on the Central Coast. The article by Alexandra Smith says that ‘most evenings in the up-for-grab seats NSW Labor is holding focus groups to take the temperature of the electorates….” Winning western Sydney seats is necessary to put him (Opposition Leader Chris Minns) in power, she says. It’s a similar story with the Liberals ...

Monday 20th February will go down as one of the most important days in the history of Gosford.  It follows the final execution of documents between University of Newcastle and the NSW Government late on Friday the week before that will see a new $56 million university campus established in the Gosford CBD. The agreement between the University and State Government provides for the handing over the Mitre10 site in Gosford for the new campus plus funding of $18 million being the government...

The Coast’s future under Labor Anyone who attended the Urban Development Institute of Australia Central Coast Chapter’s February Briefing at Mingara Club in late February with Adam Crouch MP and David Harris MP would have to have come away in the knowledge that a Minns Labor Government would be an excellent outcome for the Central Coast. Mr Crouch the Member for Terrigal and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Mr Harris the Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for ...

The Central Coast’s best known furniture removalist and storage company, Gosford Furniture Removals & Storage has a new owner following the sale of the business to transport and logistics family Steven and Bradley Thacker. Established by Chris and Karen Coulson forty years ago when they started out in furniture retailing at Tumbi Umbi and ultimately becoming an exclusive removal service under the Karis Removals name Gosford Furniture Removals & Storage, now located at Somersby,...

After more than 30 years on the Central Coast’s airwaves – community radio station Coast FM has joined forces with John Singleton – with the local powerhouse being honoured as the station’s official ‘Patron’. The not-for-profit finalising the partnership with a station tour in late February. “Since I moved to the Central Coast permanently 25 years ago, I've really tried very hard to become part of the community and to drive the community onto gr...