As many would know, this editor has been around for a while and weathered the ups and downs that life over 81 very interesting years throws at us. From the early 1960s onward Australia went through several recessions engineered by government to control inflation that resulted in businesses bankruptcies and unemployment. Over time the country drifted out of these downturns and moved on. One of the worst was the early 1980s when interest rates went through the roof. The last downturn we...

The Central Coast is well along the way to cementing its place as a leading Food Innovation Region with the opening in March of the refurbished Food Science Laboratory at the University of Newcastle's Central Coast Campus Ourimbah. Refurbished at a cost of $1 million, as part of the UON's $2.6 million teaching space investment in the Campus, the Laboratory was officially opened by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky AO along with Faculty of Science Pro Vic-Chancellor Professo...

It will be revolutionary but the Economic Development team at Central Coast Council, supported by Council's Chief Information Officer, Peter Auhl, have plans to put Gosford and the Central Coast on the global  map with ultra-fast and affordable Mutli-Gigabit connectivity that will drive business to locate to Gosford and the broader Central Coast. With speeds up to 100 gigabits per second, this infrastructure initiative will work in conjunction with the commuter strategy reducing ...

A recent report on the social impact of commuting, commissioned by Central Coast Council, by research group Urbis confirms the disturbing fact commuters: spend up to five hours a day getting to and from work, family breakdown in the region is among the highest in Australia with 9,500 couples experiencing relationship stress with the risk of divorce increasing by 40%, overall commuters suffer increased levels of fatigue, stress and wellbeing issues. Environmental impact While the ...

Nestled on the waterfront at Point Frederick is this architecturally designed, brand new home. There are beautiful water views, and the use of opaque windows has provided privacy. The well-appointed kitchen with butler's pantry forms part of the open plan dining and living area, that melds easily with the Alfresco living space. The pebble and glass-beaded swimming pool has internal lighting, there is a water access point and a jetty is potentially permissible (STCA). The master ...