The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has  backed a range of the new mixed use development projects in Ettalong Beach as the town centre experiences a boom over the Christmas holiday break. “The Chamber is looking forward to a busy 2023 for the Ettalong Beach town centre despite slightly tougher economic conditions”, said Peninsula Chamber President Matthew Wales. “The building and construction industry remains confident that market conditions will stabilise with the long...

With strong off-the-plan sales for units in the Archibald Gosford, property developer and builder ALAND report that construction of the project will commence by the end of March with the first phase being groundworks, shoring, piling and capping, structural grounding and subsurface drainage.  Completion is planned for third quarter 2024. Since opening their Display Suite in Gosford towards the end of last year and to date, ALAND report that one-third of apartments have been sold. While ...

Welcome to the first issue of CCBR for 2023. As we move into the New Year and try to crystal ball how it will turn out there are some positive factors – but not enough to get the Central Coast economy moving. In Gosford, by the end of March there will be three major developments under construction: StHilliers’ Waterfront, ALAND’s Archibald and Alceon’s Rumbalara projects. The University of Newcastle’s new Campus should start construction in the latter part of ...

  Yes, well in many cases it really has been. In April the Central Coast became part of a Six Cities Mega region, taking in all the three Sydney regions plus Wollongong and Newcastle. The idea being that such a mega region could look something like San Francisco’s Bay Area, the Netherlands’ Randstad, or the Pearl River Delta. Announced by Premier Perrottet, the idea is certainly visionary. However, one must ask, how will the Central Coast fare in this new world? After ...

Three Central Coast manufacturers have taken out awards at the Hunter Manufacturers Association’s 2022 awards for excellence in manufacturing competing against the best of the best across the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast regions. Apprentice of the Year – Alex Nivison Manufacturing Leader Award - Bruce Hegan – 4id Solutions Excellence in Manufacturing Capability Award - Elecbrakes In an Australian first, Lisarow based Elecbrakes was founded by Craig de Leon who...