Central Coast, Lisarow based Sara Lee was bought out of Administration by Brooke and Klark Quinn, the saviours of the iconic chocolate brand Darrell Lea some ten years ago. The new owners took possession on 12th February and moved quickly to reassure staff that the business would continue to operate and that their jobs would be safe. CEO Mark Mackaness who has been with Sara Lee since 2019 remains with the company. Mr Mackaness joined Sara Lee as Managing Director when the business was own...

As construction of Gosford RSL Club’s new $45 million clubhouse nears completion the Club has announced that a major component of the new facilities will be a captivating event space that will open in May 2024. Located on the top level of the building overlooking Brisbane Water, the 640 sqm space will be able to accommodate anywhere from 5 to 500 people at a formal dinner and over 700 in theatre style seating. The new event space will be named “The Gallery” and will be sui...

Sydney builders, Lipman, have been appointed for the construction of the next phase of the $200 million Wyong Hospital Redevelopment with construction set to start in the coming months.  Health Infrastructure NSW say this next phase of the redevelopment will provide more new and significantly enhanced healthcare services to meet the growing needs of the Central Coast region. The first phase of the $200 million Wyong Hospital Redevelopment was completed in 2021 and delivered m...

This month’s Central Coast Industry Festival will be a must see for all businesses that have a remote connection with our region’s manufacturing industries. Because manufacturers hide out in industrial areas well away from residential and shopping areas they fly under the radar. This is particularly the case on the Central Coast where there are just over 1,000 manufacturing businesses.  But they employ almost 9,000 people and they also depend on local suppliers and services...

St Hilliers, one of Australia’s leading property development and construction companies has placed seven of their operating entities within the Group into voluntary administration appointing Glenn Livingstone and Alan Walker of WLP Restructuring as Administrators on 4th February 2024. St Hilliers’ Gosford Waterfront development has been closed as a result. The first creditors’ meeting was held on 14th February with Administrators saying that the company has up to $10 milli...