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A unique business alliance formed on the Central Coast is helping to keep the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service flying for communities on the Coast and beyond. The Central Coast Alliance was founded in 2012 by three local businesses, BJ Howes Metaland, Bishop Collins Chartered Accountants, Insurance House an Aubrey Brown Lawyers, with the group combining financial resources to sponsor events not only on the Central Coast but throughout the Hunter and New England North West. ...

For the few years that Anthony Roberts was Minister for Planning, from January 2017 to April 2019 it seemed that Gosford's time had come. And then the State Elections were held in March 2019 and the wheels started falling off. Mr Roberts was no longer Planning Minister and in his place was Minister Rob Stokes. Gosford and the Central Coast has been going nowhere ever since. Promises made in the lead up to the election have been conveniently forgotten. The $52 million for the Gos...

It will be revolutionary but the Economic Development team at Central Coast Council, supported by Council's Chief Information Officer, Peter Auhl, have plans to put Gosford and the Central Coast on the global  map with ultra-fast and affordable Mutli-Gigabit connectivity that will drive business to locate to Gosford and the broader Central Coast. With speeds up to 100 gigabits per second, this infrastructure initiative will work in conjunction with the commuter strategy reducing ...

A recent report on the social impact of commuting, commissioned by Central Coast Council, by research group Urbis confirms the disturbing fact commuters: spend up to five hours a day getting to and from work, family breakdown in the region is among the highest in Australia with 9,500 couples experiencing relationship stress with the risk of divorce increasing by 40%, overall commuters suffer increased levels of fatigue, stress and wellbeing issues. Environmental impact While the ...

Council's 24th February meeting was a farce.   From calls for the Mayor's resignation to all future Council meetings to be held in Wyong. It started with a Media Release on the previous Friday advising that due to limited public gallery capacity at Council Meeting Chambers and to ensure the safety of the community, attendees wishing to participate in the Public Forum and the Council Meeting will be required to sign-in in person on the day of the meeting. Registration wil...