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An announcement in mid-May by the Federal Government that it will spend up to $600 million to build a new gas-fired power station at Kurri Kurri was the trigger for the owners of the former Hydro Aluminium smelter site at Kurri Kurri to move ahead with their plans to develop the 2,000 ha site. Acquired by property developers Stevens Group and McCloy Group in 2020 it is proposed to create a masterplanned, mixed use urban development with over 2,000 new residential homesites and a major indus...

It attracted some of Australia's best stunt pilots, a fly over by a F35A fighter jet on both days of the show, a display by the Roulettes -the RAAF's aerobatic display team from Point Cook in Victoria and well over 20,000 people over two days. The Inaugural Central Coast Airshow held on the weekend of May 22nd and 23rd proved beyond all doubt the true value of the Central Coast Airport and which could well become an annual event. A collaboration between the Central Coast Aero Cl...

The Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters and Assistance Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, the Hon Ben Morton MP, visited the Central Coast on the 14th May, and was special guest of the Gosford Erina Business Chamber where he gave an overview of the Federal Budget. Mr Morton made the point that at the start of COVID the effective unemployment rate peaked at 15%. "More Australians are in work today than before C...

A new private hospital will be built at West Gosford following the State Government giving approval on 14th May that could see construction start towards the end of next year. Northside Private Hospital will form part of a larger Northside Medical Precinct located on the former Ausgrid depot on corner of Racecourse Road and Faunce Street, West Gosford and within one kilometre of the Gosford Hospital with an area of 3.1 hectares. AA Crown Holdings Director, Marcelo Ramirez said that the ...

Its one of the best known brands in Australia and it all started on the Central Coast at Lisarow 50 years ago. Sara Lee came to the Central Coast in 1971 locating their Australian head office and production facility at Lisarow where it remains today. In the last five years McCain have invested some $30 million in new technology and new plant to ensure its competitiveness in the marketplace. June will see a new bank of high tech ovens installed replacing those that were installed when ...