One of the Central Coast’s oldest and most respected engineering companies, Riton Engineering, is looking to expand its capabilities and capacity following the management buyout of the business from founder Lyn Whitehurst. Manufacturing Manager, John Clarke takes the helm after sixteen years with the company. Founded by Dr John Whitehurst and his wife Lyn in 1978 Riton has specialised in designing and manufacturing custom solutions across a wide range of sectors from power genera...

Council has identified the proposal submitted by Venues Live for the management of Central Coast Stadium as being the preferred bid and is now negotiating to finalise the commercial terms of the management agreement. Council continues to own the Stadium. Council issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the management of the Stadium on the 2nd July 2021 as an action under the Central Coast Stadium Strategy adopted by the Council on 23 March 2021. Three responses were received.  One of t...

Founded in 1990 by the late Tony Grieve Koala Publishing Pty Ltd at Fountaindale is a company that has survived thirty years of ups and downs due to his vision for its future and the culture he put in place from day one. His vision for the business was that it would not only “energise the greeting card industry” by delivering what customers want, but its future would be based on a workplace culture that shows employees they are highly valued, no matter what function they perform....

December 6th 2021 saw the NSW Government announce another Central Coast Plan, the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036. The third in twelve years and totally at variance with the 2016-2036 Growth Plan in particular. While the focus of the 2016-2036 Plan was on population growth with an extra 77,000 people living in the region by 2036 and the creation of 24,674 jobs there is absolutely no mention of such in the new Plan. Further, the Northern Growth Corridor (Warnervale-Tuggerah) and Southern Gr...

The Greater Sydney Commission has announced the appointment of Sarah Winter as Executive Director Central Coast and Macquarie Park Precincts based on the Central Coast to lead the Commission’s work on the Central Coast jobs and economic strategy and the Macquarie Park innovation precinct.    She joins the Commission from Deloitte, where she has been Partner for Investment, Infrastructure and Impact.  ...