The Central Coast is on its way to becoming a world-class health, research and education precinct, with builder Richard Crookes Construction being announced as the winning tenderer to build the facility and construction commencing in September 2019 on the new $72.5 million facility atop the Gosford Hospital Car Park building. Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks, who has been the driving force behind the University of Newcastle's Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute,...

Craig Gibbens, James Gibbens & Samantha Swain Think of a steel fence surrounding anything from an airport to a new infrastructure project, bridge, farm or railway line and chances are it was manufactured right here on the Central Coast by the Protective Group. As a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier to the fencing and wire mesh markets in the Asia Pacific region, the Group, which today is led by fourth generation Gibbens family members, has thrived over the past 44 years in ...

Helen Hughes Property has appointed Andrew Wells as New Business and Client Relationship Manager for the company's Strata Management Division. Mr Wells was formerly Strata Manager for a leading Sydney strata management company and before that a twenty year career in financial and corporate services. Ms Hughes said that Mr Wells' focus will be to help owners and owners' corporations navigate the day to day requirements of owning a strata titled property. "The foundatio...

Scape Constructions won the Civil Engineering and infrastructure - Over $3 million Award for their Pasterfield Sports Complex project for Lake Macquarie Council. Founded over 25-years ago Scape Constructions has carried out numerous projects that include civil works and landscaping on behalf of Gosford and Lake Macquarie Councils as well as major companies such as Retire Australia and Lend Lease. One of their many local projects was the Ettalong Foreshore Redevelopment for the former Go...

This is a question that many people ask about the Central Coast.  Are we a region, meaning are we a 'country' region, or are we part of Sydney and that means being part of the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area? Logically one would think being 70 minutes from the Sydney CBD would be a good qualifier compared with 90 minutes to Penrith. Well a 2015 Act of Parliament specifically excludes us from the GSMA. The Greater Sydney Commission Act 2015 includes all the Local Governme...