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Brisbane Water Oyster Festival returns

Posted by Edgar Adams on 3 May 2023
Brisbane Water Oyster Festival returns

After a three year absence due to COVID-19, the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival is finally coming back! The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has confirmed that the Oyster Festival will be returning to Woy Woy on Sunday 12th November to be...

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Terrigal Boardwalk opened

Posted by Edgar Adams on 5 May 2021
Terrigal Boardwalk opened

Following more than 30 years of argument and 11 months of construction, the new boardwalk linking Terrigal Beach to The Haven was officially opened by Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch in mid-April. Ms Berejiklian said the...

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June long weekend booked out – summer season looking good

Posted by Edgar Adams on 3 July 2020
June long weekend booked out – summer season looking good

Holiday letting agents at Ettalong and Terrigal are reporting the best June long weekend for years. Stephen Brooks from Accom Holiday Rentals told CCBR that all their properties in Ettalong Beach, Terrigal and Avoca Beach were fully booked. “Due to...

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Council changes tack on tourism

Posted by Edgar Adams on 3 June 2020
Council changes tack on tourism

At its May 11 meeting Central Coast Council adopted a new way forward in respect of marketing tourism. With the current tourism marketing contract, which had a total focus on digital marketing using social media, expiring on 30 June 2020...

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Early 2020 start for The Archibald Gosford Development

Posted by Edgar Adams on 11 November 2019
Early 2020 start for The Archibald Gosford Development

Originally proposed in 2014 the development that will be built on the corner of Mann and Donnison Streets, Gosford is about to become a reality with Sydney developers, the ICC Development Group announcing in mid-October that construction would commence in...

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Day trippers up – overnighters down

Posted by Edgar Adams on 1 June 2019
Day trippers up – overnighters down

Tourism Research Australia and Destination NSW have released visitor travel data for the year ended December 2018 for all regions across Australia and they make interesting reading for the Central Coast’s tourism industry. Domestic Daytrip Travel (‘000) 2018 3,879 2017...

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