ASL listed asset manager, HMC Capital is expanding a big box retail project at Tuggerah opposite the HomeCo centre.The proposed specialised retail premises is being developed by HMC Capital after the ASX-listed investor acquired the site from Aventus in 2021. Under the new DA, HMC wants to add a final $32-million large format retail (LFR) section to the 5.5ha site.The new development on the 11 Bryant Drive site would deliver two tenancies with associated back-of-house area that, given it...

Its been a tortuous eight years since the election of the first Central Coast Council and a team of, mostly, activist councillors under the leadership of Mayor Jane Smith, hell bent on destroying the regional economy and using the environment to do so.Squirrel gliders and orchids were given absolute preference over the needs of people looking for somewhere to build a house and industrial zoned areas across the Coast have been put on hold in favour of supposed endangered species.Added to this ...

People vote for fewer councillorsIn 2021 Council resolved to hold a Constitutional Referendum for voters to determine whether they favour a reduction in the number of Councillors from 15 to 9.Three ward structures were developed by Council to illustrate how the region could be divided should the referendum be carried.Held at the same time as the Local Government Elections the Referendum for the number of councillors and wards in the region resulted in the two thirds of voters opting for less....

 Grifco, the commercial access solutions brand of Chamberlain Group, has expanded its national business footprint, relocating to a new purpose-built manufacturing facility at Somersby.Grifco engineers and manufactures a range of roller door openers specifically designed for Australian and New Zealand conditions, with more than 110 years of operation in Australia, including over three decades on the Central Coast.Having outgrown its facility at West Gosford, the 19,000 square metre Somers...

 Business NSW Central Coast hosted the highly anticipated NSW Premier’s Lunch in early September, where the region’s housing affordability crisis took centre stage.With special guests The Hon. Chris Minns MP, Premier of NSW, and The Hon. David Harris MP, Minister for the Central Coast, the event provided a platform for key discussions on how to address the critical challenges facing the region.Addressing the region’s business leaders the Premier spoke of the enormous potential of t...