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22 November 2017
SAME SEX MARRIAGE RESULTS
Central Coast says YES!
AUSTRALIA has given a ringing endorsement of same sex marriage and Central Coast residents agree.
14 November 2017
SNAKES STIRED FROM HIBERNATION
Recent sightings across the Coast
LIANA STILLITANO
THE warmer weather has stirred snakes from their winter hibernation, prompting a number of recent sightings across the Central Coast.
07 November 2017
APPRENTICE NUMBERS INCREASING
New data shows positive trend
IT’S the biggest hurdle facing business training on the Central Coast, but there now seems to be a light at the end of the apprenticeship tunnel.
07 November 2017
TRAILER DOUBLES AS CAMPER
Inventor's traffic jam moment
ILIANA STILLITANO
ENGINEER Mark Nelsen was inspired by his two passions – big boy’s toys and camping – when he devised a novel invention.
05 November 2017
NEW COUNCIL FACES CHALLENGES
Developers wary of planning controls
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
MAYOR Jane Smith is the most important player in the history of Central Coast local government as she takes on the challenges of the new “super council”.
28 October 2017
SURF LIFE SAVERS SUPPORT
Boost for beach safety
DALLAS SHERRINMGHAM
IT has been estimated more than 50,000 people have been saved from drowning on the Central Coast since the advent of surf life saving clubs.
28 October 2017
REGION NEEDS TO BE SMARTER
Next-gen university support
UNIVERSITY education is lagging on the Central Coast with less than half our residents having a qualification compared to our Sydney cousins.
18 October 2017
LICENCE TO BE INSOLVENT
But only while in the safe harbour
ANGELA HAYNES
THERE is welcomed legislation, designed to assist company directors to feel safer in restructuring a company when it comes to matters of insolvent trading.
11 October 2017
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
Redundancy deemed adverse action
KERRYN TREDWELL and AMANDA SYME
MANAGING redundancies is never easy, but if an employee is pregnant or on parental leave when the redundancy arises, it can become a legal minefield.
11 October 2017
FRUITFUL FIRST HARVEST
Festival returning in 2018
AGRICULTURE is still big business on the Central Coast, especially in the plateau and mountains region west of Somersby.