A Sydney investor has paid $5.1 million for a motel property at 309a The Entrance Road, Long Jetty at an auction in early October that saw ten registered bidders attend. Chris Lamont, Principal at Brand Property The Entrance who conducted the auction said that the buyer plans to refurbish and reestablish the property as a motel which has not operated as such since 2017. Built about 40 years ago and originally known as The Reef Resort Motel the 3,349sqm property is on the corner of The Entra...

The history of tourism on the Central Coast goes back more than 80 years.  To a time when Sydney’s blue-collar workers packed up their tents, hooked up their caravans and spent the summer school holidays across the whole of the region. Camping areas and caravan parks dotted the coastline from Umina to Budgewoi. The people who came here on holiday were not wealthy, so it was a cheap way to get away and spend the Christmas and Easter holidays.  Although most camping areas and...

The University of Newcastle has announced the appointment of Hansen Yuncken as the main works contractor to build their new high-tech $63.8 million Central Coast Campus in Gosford at 305 Mann Street. University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said the tender process was highly competitive and the University was pleased to be working with a company that aligned with its strategic values and boasts a track record in delivering contemporary and dynamic higher-education f...

A unique boutique brewery and farm attraction will be established at Calga in a joint venture between Glenworth Valley Wilderness Adventures owners and founders of the highly successful Beerfarm brewery operation in Metricup, Western Australia. The new Beerfarm attraction is a brewery and 280-seat capacity restaurant costing an estimated $6m. It will be established on 10 hectares of farmland at the Glenworth Valley property, near the intersection of Cooks Road and Peats R...

The 2024 Local Government elections will be held next year on the 14th of September bringing to a close three years during which Central Coast Council has been under Administration. It goes without saying that the few short years in which the amalgamated Council was run by those fifteen elected councillors headed up by Mayor Jane Smith was a disaster beyond belief. Of course, it was a disaster waiting to happen, with fifteen councillors from five disparate areas called Wards and most with n...