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Despite only having called the Central Coast home for the past sixteen years, Lawrie McKinna is a man who needs no introduction in the region. Whether in football, local politics, for his many fundraising initiatives or in his current role as Chair of the RDACC, he is known and loved for his glass half full attitude and knack for bringing people together and making things happen. Lawrie achieved enormous success as a football player and coach and remarkable results as Gosford Mayor, working ...

Gavin Yates began his career in the 1990s working behind the bar by night mixing classic cocktails and with his father Norm by day manufacturing breakfast jams for the hotel and aviation sectors in their small family business, Yates Traders at Somersby. An innovator from the get-go, Gavin created his first unique product for bars while still making jams. It was a shot glass with a pull-off lid, an idea inspired by a combination of the miniature jars used in the family business and the h...

  Gosford Hotel opened in 1926.   In 1998 Peter Harris and his wife Jane bought the Hotel which is now undergoing a $13 million renovation which will be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Gosford. This story is about Peter Harris who was brought up in a publican family and he and wife Jane bought their first hotel in Whitton in 1978. Today, with partners Gary and Kerry Narvo they own: The Bayview at Woy Woy, The Lakes Hotel at The Entrance, Hotel Jesmond i...

Think of some of the most monumental architectural buildings and structures in Australia and the world and chances are Central Coast manufacturer, Sapphire Aluminium, was responsible for the production of the internal and/or external aluminium cladding. Today, Sapphire is trusted by award-winning architects for their quality, attention to detail, stringent processes, and outcomes that are as durable as they are beautiful, ensuring they leave a legacy for generations to come. Bob Husban...

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 been recognised amongst the nation's top performing partners, or partners equivalent, across individual practice areas within the Australian legal profession. He has a greater than 90% success rate in jury trials and, al...