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HISTORY MADE IN GOSFORD IN MAY

McNamara opens new food factory Residential growth takes off around Gosford Chronic shortage of land for development on Central Coast

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20,00 0 Cover story 4 History made in Gosford in May 7 McNamara opens new food factory 8 Residential growth takes off around Gosford 10 Wamberal eyesore to classy units 10 Kings Estate Terrigal subdivision underway 11 Budget good news for Central Coast 12 A family’s lifetime passion for food 13 Central Coast Tech Start-up wins Kickstart prize @ TEDx Sydney 14 Photographic exhibition first ever bird’s eye view of Coast 14 Chronic shortage of land for development on Coast 16 My Business Plus appoints Central Coast agent 16 Inspire Techs acquire Pardyline Networks 16 New owner for Licks Ice Cream 16 Australian Hearing opens in Erina 17 Ourimbah Campus to be food research centre 18 Flying at high altitude

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18 Local author launches “problem solving” book 21 From glut to shortage with industrial units 26 Top price for Matcham acres 27 When can you direct employees to undergo a medical examination?

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Celebrating 25 years 16 Business Briefs 21 Property News 23 Commercial / Industrial property For Sale / Lease 26 Prestige Property Report 27 Business Tips 29 BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTORY 29 Business Events Calendar 30 Funny Business 19 FIRE SAFETY FEATURE 20 FRANCHISING FEATURE

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History made in Gosford in May THERE IS NO question that history was made last month when the Hunter Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel approved the development of what is known as the Union Hotel site in Gosford.

A development well outside the LEP for Gosford but financially viable and an absolute game changer for the CBD. The decision by the JRPP (which consisted of 3 independent members, one of which was Chairman plus Gosford City Mayor and Planning Director) was approved four votes to one.

The meeting, on 14th May was an adjourned meeting from a fortnight earlier but both were attended by a large number of supporters for the project, about forty on both occasions. Surprisingly there were only a handful of objectors led by former Gosford Councillor of 30 years Malcolm Brooks.

As a result Vogue Towers will now rise above the old Union Hotel, two 29 storey residential towers the first seven of which will be a 5-star hotel.

An investment of $160 million dollars by developer Peter Zhu and his company LB Group will transform Gosford.

So how did it happen?

The story of this site goes back to 1980 when real estate agent Philip Brand, who with his father owned the Peter Brand Real Estate business with offices across the Coast, bought the Union Hotel with the idea that one day he would redevelop it as an Auction Auditorium.

In the meantime though it was a good investment and then in 1988 a buyer came along and bought the real estate business.

Brand then moved into property develVogue Towers Gosford opment and acted quickly to redevelop the hotel site getting approval from Council in 1989 just as the Recession hit and from there it was all downhill for the Gosford CBD. A modified 3-level office building in 1996 didn’t proceed as Gosford’s decline continued and at the same time Erina was on the rise.

Having already developed Fountain Plaza he went on to build Erina Plaza, Park Plaza and the Platinum Building.

In talking to CCBR though Brand made the point, “my career in real estate and property started in Gosford and I still own a lot of property in the CBD. I did well in Gosford and I want to see it reach its full potential. It’s been a long time coming but with a changed Gosford Council attitude to development there is a lot of investor interest,” he said.

“Selling to Peter Zhu at this time means that with the other adjoining properties, I acquired over the years, he has an iconic gateway site. Gosford Council has created history and in so doing Gosford will now reach its full potential.”

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But what did Peter Zhu see in Gosford?

“I moved from Shanghai to Sydney 26 years ago and in 2009 I discovered Terrigal and have stayed there on many occasions since. Getting to Terrigal of course meant driving through Gosford and seeing that beautiful Brisbane Water. Sometimes I would turn off and drive through the CBD and it amazed me that a place with such a beautiful water outlook could look so dilapidated.”

“On the times I dropped into the CBD I would stop and talk to people in the street.

Everyone was looking for change but said that Gosford Council was stopping it.

But a coastal lifestyle picture was developing in my mind and with property prices booming in Sydney I knew Gosford just had to be next. It was the right place to go.”

“A mutual friend introduced me to Tim Gunasinghe who manages Phil Brand’s property portfolio and he suggested I have a look at their key site in Gosford. It was an opportunity.”

“Firstly though, I had a meeting with Council’s Mayor Lawrie McKinna and CEO Paul Anderson. Their vision for Gosford and their enthusiasm really impressed me. They were looking for change so this gave us the confidence to move ahead.”

With a deadline for lodgement of the DA being the end of August to attract the bonus height available Mr Zhu engaged architects Dickson Rothschild, an innovative design studio in Sydney.

“Prior to the lodgement of our DA we had many meetings with Council’s Planning Director, Danielle Dickson and her team.”

They were positive and very helpful, work-

ing with them was a pleasure.”

“We are currently working on finalising the process for the Construction Certificate which will take about five months and expect to start demolition by March 2016.

Construction will take about eighteen months,” he said.

Peter H T Zhu is an experienced businessman with over 25 years experience in the creation, and management of major investments throughout Australia and China. While the vast majority of his investment management experience has been in property related investments, he has also worked on other investments and has done so in joint ventures and through his own companies.

In 1992 Mr Zhu was a senior advisor for US$600million worth of property investment projects in Shanghai Pu Dong.

In 1997 he became the Vice-Chairman of a China based property development company in Northern China. During his period as the Vice-Chairman, as well as the executive director, he successfully organised and managed RMB 2.3 billion worth of property investment projects.

Mr Zhu is also recognized as an extremely capable and successful businessman in other pursuits in Australia, China and South East Asia. Prior to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he identified an opportunity to facilitate business and tourism elements from China into Australia and Sydney.

As such, in 1999, he was selected to be the exclusive agent of Olympic Club (The Official Club for the Sydney Olympic Games) for the whole of Mainland China.

Peter Zhu In 2003, he founded Asia Pacific Fund Limited.

From 2002 to 2006 Mr Zhu successfully completed a number of property development projects in Rockdale, Kogarah, and Alexandria. Subsequently he founded XiAoDuoMa Energy China Limited, and within six months the company had signed more than RMB 6 billion worth of contracts for renewable energy – the waste heat power stations.

Currently, Mr Zhu’s companies have the property development sites at Schofields (about A$55 million), Gosford City CBD (about A$215 million), Macquarie Fields House (about A$50 million) and Gladesville (about A$500 million).

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Edgar Adams discusses local issues

Celebrating 25 years A few years after getting established THIS MONTH WE celebrate our we set out to seek support from business 25th Anniversary. through subscriptions. Today we have a When the first issue of Central Coast strong and loyal subscriber base.

Business Review was published in June Last month I wrote to 153 business own1990 the Coast economy was in the grip ers who have subscribed to CCBR for over of the “recession we had to have”, although 20 years thanking them for their support the region had been on a strong growth over such a long time. trajectory which would get back on track.

However, it’s one thing to get carried away I had spent the previous two years with the past, it’s another to look ahead. researching the idea of a regional business The past can tell us a lot but it doesn’t magazine. Everyone I spoke to was posiput Corn Flakes on the breakfast table tive about the idea. It would be the first in tomorrow morning.

Australia so it was a big move.

We will continue to strive to do the right Our goal was to provide a monthly inforthing by our subscribers and advertisers mation service to local businesses and to into the future. take up issues that affected local businesses.

The past ten years have seen the regional Our editorial policy would be business economy barely growing but that is now orientated, Central Coast focussed and turning around and with well founded be straight forward. Our politics would be growth policies now in place at Gosford based on what was good for the region. and Wyong Councils the regional economy We always said what we thought was is about to take off. right for business, particularly small busiCCBR looks forward to being at the foreness, and for our region. front representing the business community Not everyone agreed but there had to of our region for many more years. be a counter argument to what the mass media was always happy to print.

History really was made last month We would never have got off the ground A couple of years ago one of our subscribhad it not been for those early advertisers ers gave me a newspaper that he found who gave us a go. The late Ashley Reid who while renovating an old home in Gosford. owned Central Coast Motor Group did and It was the Gosford Times, Friday February so did office furniture manufacturer Accent 11, 1949. On the front page was a plan for Group. Accountants Bruce Phillps, Tim Cullen the development of the Gosford Waterfront and David Purkiss gave us great support too. and it “proposed a Community Centre and As the years rolled by we have seen Hotel at Gosford”. advertisers support us for years on end. We (Email edgaradams@ccbusinessreview. have endeavoured to ensure that they all com.au1 and2/17/15 I shall send it to got value for their money.

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Of course, in those years there was a lot of positive thinking and Gosford grew into a thriving retail and commercial centre.

Everyone blames the opening of Erina Fair on Gosford’s demise but policies put in place by a backward thinking Gosford Council over the next 30 years is really what brought Gosford to its knees.

The perpetrators of Gosford’s demise were a small group of luddites led by a powerful political figure for all that time.

That all changed on 14th May 2015!

A progressive Gosford Council had approved two major developments and these were confirmed by the meeting of the Joint Regional Planning Panel.

Thanks to the vision that developer Peter Zhu and his LB Group have for Gosford everything has changed and, within reason, the lid is now off.

Just the marketing of this project Hear Edgar Adams’ will put Gosford business comment on the map. It 8.10am each Monday. will show investors in Sydney that Gosford is open for business.

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McNamara opens new food factory FEDERAL MEMBER FOR Dobell, Karen McNamara, officially opened a new food manufacturing facility at Berkeley Vale for Life Health Foods Australia in early May. The new 6,000 sqm factory has commenced production of a range of fresh and innovative plant-based meal products for the Australian and New Zealand consumer market under the LHF brand.

Employing more than 70 people Life Health Foods is a sister company of Sanitarium Health Foods owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

In opening the plant Mrs McNamara said, “It is a fantastic opportunity to be opening a new manufacturing facility here on the Central Coast which will provide job opportunities for local residents. It is exciting to see innovative manufacturing deciding to call the Central Coast home. It demonstrates that the Central Coast is a region that can support manufacturing and builds upon the successes of other major companies, including Sanitarium”.

Life Health Foods acquired Sanitarium’s Vege Delights brand and its manufacturing plant in 2014 and through its entrepreneurial business model will continue to innovate and produce plant-based foods that meet the changing consumer demands and improve the health and wellbeing of Australian and New Zealand consumers.

In the last six months 57 Sanitarium staff involved in the Vege Delights brand have transitioned to LHF and the business has expanded to now employing 74 staff to keep up with current demand.

Back row: Life Health Foods’ Quality Assurance Manager Ludovic Dellis and Marketing & Innovation Manager Theo Pepler. Front row: Councillor Lynne Webster, Deputy Mayor Wyong Council, Robert Lowrey, Life Health Foods Business Manager, Karen McNamara, Federal Member for Dobell and Life Health Foods’ General Manager Dean Epps, Human Resources Manager, Simone Edge, Commercial Manager, Jean Tiran and Operations Manager, Don Mitchell LHF Australia’s new factory will not only house frozen chilled and canning technology catering for a wide range of consumer requirements, but will provide space to cater for expansion and growth opportunities.

General Manager, Dean Epps said, “We support Australian manufacturing, local communities creating jobs, manufacturing and suppliers and prioritise sourcing Australian grown ingredients.”

Life Health Foods also produces a range

of fresh, innovative and healthy cuisine that includes an extensive range of dips under the Lisa’s brand, Bean Supreme ready-to-eat vegetarian sausages, Olive Grove antipastos, tapas and mezze and Kato classic sauces.

Built by Newcastle builder ATB Morton and Central Coast sub-contractors who worked on the construction and installation of plant including: Allpoint Security, Unite Mechanical Services, Coast and Country Plumbing, DNA Electrical and Just Conveyors.

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Residential growth takes off around Gosford IT’S BEEN A long time coming but thanks to the current crop of Gosford councillors and a massive change in direction in the planning department at Council Gosford is about to experience an explosion in residential development.

At the May 14 meeting of the Hunter Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel the Mariners Plaza development was not the only project to get the nod, and a unanimous one at that.

Apart from the DA details the unnamed 180 unit development on the corner of Erina Street and Henry Parry Drive, Gosford to be developed by Sydney real estate investment company, Oracle Estates Pty Ltd nothing is known as to when commencement may start.

What is known is that it is a twin tower development designed by East Gosford architects CKDS Architecture.

Meanwhile, construction has started on a 35 unit residential development, Acacia at 71-73 Faunce Street, Gosford, overlooking the hospital for Faunce Investment Pty Ltd with completion planned for March 2016.

Agents Central Coast Select Properties say that all units have been sold off the plan at prices ranging from $325,000 to $500,000 for the 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units.

Faunce Investment Pty Ltd is owned

by Sydney financial services company Quantum Funds Management Limited.

Construction of both projects must be completed within two years in accordance with the conditions of the DA. Not to be confused, with that develop-

Proposed twin tower residential development on the corner of Erina Street and Henry Parry Drive, Gosford ment, Tilrox Developments Pty Ltd is about to start construction of Quantum Towers, a 109 unit twin tower apartment project in Watts Street, Gosford.

CCBR has been told that 89 units have been sold with the developer holding back 20 units until completion. Prices here range from $350,000 to $600,000.

One development that has been the source of much curiosity is that on Henry Parry Drive which was owned by a company associated with the Klumper Family. The excavation on that site started and then ceased some years ago. The property was acquired by a Sydney based syndicate led by a substantial Chinese investor late in 2014.

To be known as Waterview the development will comprise 91 units in three separate buildings. CCBR has been told that construction will start in October this year with completion mid 2017 Central Coast Select Properties are marketing the project with prices ranging from $325,000 to over $1 million.

There are a number of other residential developments in the early stages of development in Hargraves Street, Gosford and Ormond Street.

The Hargraves Street development was approved by Council in December 2013 and comprises 89 residential units over 9Â levels.

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Waterview, Henry Parry Drive, Gosford. Construction to commence October 2015 Development of this site had been frustrated by Council for almost ten years Another residential development where construction has started is at 18-22 Range Road, overlooking Gosford Private Hospital. This development will see a 5 storey residential flat building with 2 basement levels for car parking.

It will comprise 57 units of which 14 will be 1-bedroom, 40 2-bedroom and 3 3-bedroom units with 78 parking spaces.

Gosford Council approved a 3-storey 25 unit development in 2005 which was not viable consequently this site has languished for nine years.

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Wamberal eyesore to classy units

Kings Estate Terrigal subdivision underway

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Stage 1 Seabreeze Wamberal with Stage 2 excavation in the foreground WHAT HAS BEEN an eyesore on Ghersi Road, Wamberal for the past ten years has been transformed into a classy residential development thanks to local businessman and owner of the largest cleaning and security company on the Central Coast ACS Integrated Service Provider, Warren Hughes.

Developed as a gated-community and known as Seabreeze it comprises seven Hampton Style 2 and 3 bedroom villas in the recently completed Stage 1 and 7 modern style villas in Stage 2 construction of which will commence in July.

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villa has sweeping uninterrupted views across to Wamberal Beach and the ocean.

The $12.5 million development has been designed to attract buyers who are looking to downsize and want to live in a safe environment close to services. It is adjacent to the small Wamberal retail area with a medical centre, pharmacy, bottle shop and fish shop.

Construction is by local builder Living Green Designer Homes and Warren Hughes was quick to point out that all trades involved in the project are local.

The project is being marketed through McGrath Real Estate Terrigal.

Work has commenced on the first major residential subdivision in the Gosford LGA in more than 20 years.

The bull dozers rolled in last month following a lengthy approval process by Gosford Council for the developer Stevens Group who acquired the site from Crighton Properties after they fell into receivership in 2014 and subsequently added to their holding by acquiring an adjacent property in Belar Avenue in the same year.

(Crightons had owned the property for over 20 years and had only got subdivision approval in 2012 for a home-office estate from a recalcitrant Gosford Council which had thwarted them over the years.)

Stevens Group subsequently submitted a revised plan which will see 134 lots developed ranging in size from 680 sqm to 1,100 sqm with an average lot size of approximately 850 sqm and selling in a price range from $340,000 to $495,000.

With civil works now underway completion of Stage 1a is planned for mid November this year.

Since opening their site Sales Office in November last year Stevens have sold 60 lots in Stages 1a and 1b and are now selling Stage 2 Local builders, Tullipan Homes and Olzomer Custom Homes have bought three lots.

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Budget good news for Somersby THE CENTRAL COAST has been a big winner out of last week’s Federal Budget.

Gosford Council will receive $10 million towards a $30 million infrastructure project for the Somersby Industrial Estate.

Works will include:  construction of new road works, trunk stormwater infrastructure, trunk sewer mains, trunk water mains and reservoirs. This means that 54 hectares of industrial land that has not been developed because of infrastructure contributions on the land that have been increasing annually by the CPI, can be developed.

It is estimated this will result in over 3,000 additional jobs and increase the NSW Central Coast’s GRP by 2%.

In addition the Abbott Government has put small businesses at the heart of its economic growth plans, unveiling a $5.5 billion package it hopes will see them invest and grow their operations.

Tax cuts and incentives for the Central Coast’s 22,000 small businesses, two million across Australia, form the centrepiece of Treasurer Joe Hockey’s second budget, which it hopes will help boost subdued economic growth. Obviously a lot of input from Bruce Billson Small Business Minister, who deserves our thanks for his efforts with this. The Budget is good news for start-ups which included: • Removing the risk of a capital gains tax bill if you change your business structure; • Investigation into removing/easing corporate regulation on small business; • A single site for business registrations; • Better tax arrangements for employee share schemes; and • Opening up crowd-sourced equity funding as NZ and UK have done.

Somersby Industrial Estate where Infrastructure Contributions on most of the undeveloped land now exceed the market value of the land by three times.

And there’s more: • 1.5 % tax deduction for incorporated small business people; • 5% tax discount (up to $1,000 a year) for all other small business people, including sole traders; and • The ability to immediately claim each business asset you buy up to $20K in value as a business expense in the year you paid for the asset (a computer, car, etc.)

Finally, independent contractors have been properly accommodated.

If you work for yourself and don’t employ anyone, you will receive the tax reductions.

It’s a big breakthrough.

Following the budget COSBOA CEO, Peter Strong, said, “The budget inclusions

for small business have been designed to boost confidence, boost cash flow and boost the economy, an economy that has always been based upon the foundation of small business people.� “There are many more highlights in this budget which provides the lowest tax rate for small business since 1967. The government has promised something special for small business and have delivered on that promise.� “The depth of announcements in the budget shows that the government understands that it is the little changes as well as the big ticket items that make a difference.

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A family’s lifetime passion for food CAESAR’S COFFEE AND Fine Food at Erina celebrates 30 years in business this year.

A true family business with Italian family values founded by Caesar and Frances Franckin in 1985 as the Erina Gourmet Centre with a vision – to provide the best quality gourmet food and coffee on the Central Coast.

And in true family style, over the years they were joined by their two daughters, Lara and Sonia who worked in the business after school and then full time all with the same values.

It all started when Caesar and Frances, both of whom grew up in the food and wine business knowing that there are customers who do appreciate fine food on the Central Coast, decided to open a food factory in Bonnal Road, Erina making freshchilled and frozen pasta based gourmet meals made from the best quality ingredients sold direct from their premises as well as to a select retail market.

The business took off and their innovative recipes and products soon became a talking point among many people who call in on their way home from work to buy the evening meal in the form of a gourmet sauce and a fresh pasta or even a readymade lasagne, carbonara, cannelloni or bolognese. As time went by gourmet curries and soups were added to the menu.

Fine food wasn’t all they produced in their little factory in Bonnal Road. Caesar was also a Master Coffee Roaster from way back and coffee was the perfect complement to fine food. Caesars Coffee, freshly roasted from 100% Arabica coffee beans, was just as popular. So, while Frances did the cooking Caesar did the roasting and their daughters worked with them both.

Caesar’s Coffee soon became well known across the Central Coast as many restaurants wanted to sell the high quality brand.

Paramount in Caesar’s mind was buying only the highest quality coffee beans, freshly roasting each week, blending and batch testing to maintain continuity.

The Franckins, being of Italian background, of course love food and talking to their customers about their passion for fine food and coffee and how much they enjoy making those customers happy.

With the little factory in Bonnal Road bursting at the seams it was time to develop a new, unique concept that would take the business to a new level.

In May 2000 the Franckin Family opened their own purpose designed Gourmet Food Shop in a new building at the Terrigal Drive and The Entrance Road Intersection which they described as ‘a little bit of Italy on the Central Coast’.

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clocktower has a new commercial kitchen, retail area for their own products plus other delicatessen lines, a place for customers to sit and enjoy coffee and cake (their own of course) and on a mezzanine floor above the shop Caesar’s coffee roasting factory.

All designed so that customers, when they enter the shop are met with the aromas of freshly roasting coffee wafting through the building.

This has allowed the Franckins to expand into a wider range of gourmet heat n serve meals, fresh pasta and ravioli, and a wider range of coffee blends. Added to this is a new range of teas from the well known leaf teas to green teas and herbal and fruit tea and a range of gourmet groceries.

The Franckin Family’s ethos of hard work, innovation and friendly customer service

Lara, Frances and Caesar Franckin has seen them become an iconic business name on the Central Coast, not just in Erina.

In fact some customers who have left the Coast still return to stock up on their favourite products while many who visit for the weekends and holidays always call in and get their supplies from Caesar, Frances, Lara and other staff members.

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Central Coast Tech StartUp Wins KickStart Prize @ TEDx Sydney GOSFORD-BASED TECH STARTUP Busivid.com has solved the problem of efficiently making business video. “The unique approach we have taken can reduce the time and effort required to create professionally branded business video by up to 80%” explained Helen Mitchell, Co-Founder and CEO of Busivid.

Mitchell spent a decade making video for some of Australia’s largest companies before realizing the process could be automated. Most small businesses would love to use more video, but struggle with the cost, time and complexity involved.

At the recent TEDx Event held at the Sydney Opera House and televised around the world, St. George Bank ran the KickStart Your StartUp initiative designed to help new ideas and business initiatives become a reality with 10 cash prizes of $10,000. “This is the second year St. George Bank has supported innovative StartUps. We’ve had over 1,000 applications and recognise the combination of the St George and TEDx brands is a powerful mix” explained Tara Beath, Head of Business Campaign Planning, St George Bank.

An emotional Mitchell conveyed to her supporters “It was an amazing feeling to win. The $10,000 prize is great, yet I felt the greatest win was the validation it gives us as a company based on The Central Coast taking on the highly competitive video space. We’re disrupting the market and causing quite a stir… my vision is working

Helen Mitchell, CEO and Co-Founder of Busivid.com at the Sydney Opera House TEDx event with video should be as easy as sending an email or text; and business communication is crying out for what we have built”.

The app allows businesses (small to large) and not-for-profits to make professional looking videos in only minutes with almost no training.

Typical applications include video newsletters, testimonials, training, customer suc-

cess stories, product videos and blogs.

“Our offer is simple; our “create” app is free to use so you can turn any video from your camera roll into a professional business video – in your brand. All you pay is a one-time US$50 set-up fee,” said Mitchell.

Busivid’s app also automates many distribution tasks including sharing to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and eBay.

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Chronic shortage of land for development on Central Coast LAST YEAR THE UDIA NSW commissioned a report by Monteath and Powys to investigate the performance of land supply on the Central Coast.

In late April that report was discussed at a meeting of the UDIA NSW Central Coast Chapter.

The report identifies that there is a chronic shortage of land available for development on the Central Coast.

Despite the fact that there are large holdings that should be made available for release, the Central Coast optimistically has four years-worth of supply available. When consideration is given to the fact that it takes at least five years to go through the zoning process, there is a real prospect that there will be shortages in the near term.

The report also finds that the region is not meeting the production targets set in the 2008 Central Coast Regional Strategy.

The strategy identifies that 2,240 dwellings per annum need to be delivered to meet demand. However between 2006 -2011 there were only 1,000 dwellings per annum produced.

The Central Coast population grew on average between 2006 to 2011 by 1.2% per annum. Yet dwelling production growth was only at 0.74% per annum.

The interesting longer term trends show that the region is growing at a far slower rate than it did from 1991-2001 and this is probably due to the slowdown in average private dwelling growth.

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Photographic exhibition first ever bird’s eye view of Coast

Danny Irvine and Glenn McKimmin Two of Australia’s leading landscape photographers, Glenn McKimmin and Danny Irvine, have joined forces with members of Central Coast Tourism to deliver the region’s first photographic exhibition to showcase the Coast from a bird’s eye angle.

Above the Coast features a series of aerial shots taken of many of the region’s iconic locations as well as a few ‘hidden gems’ captured from 300 to 1,000 feet above sea level. The images were made possible thanks to the precision flying skills of Matthew Quinlan, chief pilot from My Heli Helicopter Tours, one of the exhibition’s supporters. Other supporters of the exhibition include L’Isle de France Sur Mer, Created For Life Printing & Framing and Joos Productions.

Many months in the making, the exhibition was born from a vision to give locals a new perspective of the place they call home and prospective visitors a unique angle of the Central Coast to entice them to come take a closer look.

McKimmin, the nephew of local landscape photographer, Ken Duncan, said photography has become the number one hobby within Australia. While he agreed this was exciting, he said he and other professional industry colleagues have observed that people have started to become desensitised to the beauty of

our region due to an oversaturation of stereotypical images taken at or close to ground level.

“Producing the images for the exhibition became a defining moment for Danny and I when we realised this was the fresh perspective people needed to see. Our aim with the exhibition is to remind Coasties why they first fell in love with the area and show off the beauty of our region to the rest of the world,” said McKimmin.

Above the Coast was officially opened

by Gosford Mayor, Lawrie McKinna in late May. The exclusive invitation only launch was attended by a number of other Central Coast dignitaries including Wyong Mayor, Doug Eaton, Central Coast Tourism CEO, Robyne Abernethy and local politicians as well as local business owners, property developers and photographers.

Ms Abernethy said, “As locals we know the beauty of our region and we are privileged to live in an area that remains 80% natural. This natural beauty combined with local attractions and experiences is a key attractor for visitors to our region. Our outdoor coastal lifestyle is the envy of many and I look forward to viewing the exhibition and to seeing the wonders of the Central Coast from above.”

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My Business Plus appoints Central Coast agent

My Business Plus, the first (currently only) Google Business View Trusted Agency in Australia has appointed Marc Charette as the consultant for the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter Valley area.

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My Business Plus provides Google Trusted Photographers who connect the power of Google Maps Street View with 360° panorama tours of your business. As he enthusiastically says, “People trust you so much more when they can see inside your business, as if they were there! And with pricing lower than almost any print campaign, along with no ongoing fees, it’s not a matter of, if you should do it, but rather, how soon. It’s the best way I know to engage Google search viewers and get them to call, shop and buy.”

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Pardyline has been a family owned and operated computer and IT networking business based at Woy Woy since 1993. It was established by Lawrie and Janiece Pardy and has developed a loyal customer base across the region and in Sydney.

Pardyline’s lead technician Derek Greenfield has joined Inspired Techs’ technical team.

Commenting on the acquisition Inspired Techs Managing Director, Leon Black said, “We are happy to be the new owners of Pardyline IT. We are eager to incorporate it with Inspired Techs vision and best in class service. We are also extremely fortunate and appreciate that their lead IT technician Derek Greenfield has joined the team here at Inspired Techs!”

New owner for Licks Ice Cream Licks Ice Cream at The Entrance has been sold.

Owned by John Thornberry and his wife Vivian Bruce for the past 25 years it is believed to be the only independent ice cream shop on the Central Coast that manufacturers all of its own ice creams and sorbets on the premises.

The purchasers are Deborah Chinner with her partner Carina Esplin who have sold their Sydney Belrose property and have purchased at Bateau Bay. Both come from a corporate background and after investigating numerous business opportunities, decided on a fun business.

The sale was negotiated by Argyle Estates Business Brokers who commented strong interest was shown in this business, even an international ice cream company based in W.A. Australian Hearing opens in Erina Adding to the growing list of medical and health services in the Erina, Australian Hearing has opened a clinic in the Platinum Building and downsized their clinic in Gosford.

Australian Hearing operates clinics at Gosford, Woy Woy, Budgewoi, Killarney Vale, Kincumber and Lake Haven.

Area Manager, Matthew Reid said that the Erina clinic would focus on hearing difficulties of children and young adults up to age 26.

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Ourimbah Campus to be food research centre A NEWLY ESTABLISHED collaboration on the Central Coast, led by the University of Newcastle, will contribute to growing Australia’s food industry and increasing its food exports.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Food & Beverage Supply Chain Optimisation Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC), hosted by the University of Newcastle, will train the next generation of multidisciplinary researchers capable of designing and managing safe, sustainable, and costeffective food supply chains.

The training centre received $2.1 million in ARC funding through the Industrial Transformation Research Program, which will employ three postdoctoral researchers and support 10 PhD students.

Based at the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast campus, the centre will bring together a diverse set of research organisations and industrial partners to ensure the research carried out, and training provided, are both at the cutting-edge and industrially relevant.

The food industry is important to the Australian economy with 15 per cent of the national workforce involved in food production and food exports equating to $30.5 billion each year.

The National Food Plan White Paper states the vision for Australia’s food system is a sustainable, globally competitive, resilient food supply, supporting access to nutritious and affordable food. Key to achieving this vision are safe, sustainable, and cost-effective, food supply chains.

University of Newcastle Pro Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation Professor Deborah Hodgson, Australian Research Council Executive Director for Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Dr Fiona Cameron and ARC Training Centre for Food & Beverage Supply Chain Optimisation Director Professor Rick Middleton.

The ARC Training Centre for Food & Beverage Supply Chain Optimisation will support the development of new and innovative postharvest treatments to improve horticultural market access and reduce waste in the horticulture supply chain.

Centre Director Professor Rick Middleton said the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre scheme had a focus on postgraduate research that was directly linked to industry needs.

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Flying at High Altitude IS YOUR BUSINESS reaching new heights? Have you been gaining altitude this past twelve months?

Just who will be flying highest at the Coast Star Motors Central Coast Business Excellence Awards 2015 [CCBEA] and join past alumni; ASC Integrated Service Providers, Independent Portable Buildings, TrendPac and 2014 Business of the Year, Servers Australia.

Fifteen Awards will be announced and organisers are expecting competition will be close with a number of the leaders in each field flying at very similar altitudes.

Entrants are coming via the various local chamber awards and direct via the CCBEA Facebook and official website.

“Every Award is much sought after”, said Awards Director, Kerry Ruffels. “No award suffers from altitude sickness as all award categories have a great number of excellent businesses operating within its criteria.

We tend to have our larger businesses seeking specific awards such as Employer of Choice or say Excellence in Innovation.

And it goes without saying Excellence in Small Business epitomises the Central Coast hence it is probably the single toughest Award to take home.

Mr Ruffels added, “I am confident we have significantly more businesses with higher aspirations than previous years therefore the quality of our nominees is of the highest standard. In saying that, the

Awards have always attracted the most proactive, dynamic and innovative businesses.”

Our youngest entrepreneurs and business executives have their own categories.

Being recognised as our future leaders the respective Awards present a wonderful platform for our under 35’s to shine.

We have also noticed an upward trend in nominations for Excellence in Business Ethics with the value of being a trusted and socially responsible business now taking on more prominence as a valuable marketing and public relations tool.

“When looking for change, growth, innovation or sustainability you need leadership and fortunately for the Central Coast our business operators are becoming exactly

that. This is also being reflected in the number and quality of nominations for our Excellence in Business Leader category.

Certainly past winners such as Jason van Genderen, Warren Hughes and Jeff McGarn have indicated this and they continue to have success across multiple levels.”

For a full list of available awards check out ccbea.com.au and please note all Award entries need to be lodged by close of business on 7 July 2015.

The Coast Star Central Coast Business Excellence Awards will be held in the Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Terrigal on Saturday 29 August 2015. For all enquiries contact Awards Director Kerry Ruffels 0410 494999 or kerry@ccbea.com.au

Local author and businessman launches “problem solving’ book ANDREW CHURCH, A West Gosford business owner has launched a new easyto-understand book on the complex topic of problem solving, How To Solve Your Problems Without A Superhero.

The launch at Gosford RSL Club in early May was attended by the Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks and Gosford Mayor, Lawrie McKinna and twenty four business people.

“I want this launch to be beneficial to all types of businesses and organisations so it is about more than releasing my book”, said Mr Church who is the founder and Managing Director of the Kreative Kaizen training academy, “This is why I have asked influential people to share their experiences on the topic of problem solving.”

At the launch Lucy Wicks spoke about solving problems in parliament while Mayor McKinna who was a professional football coach at the highest level before moving to local government spoke about solving problems in sport and Council.

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Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks MP, Andrew Church, Craig Hingston and Gosford Mayor, Lawrie McKinna at the book launch launch provided tips on solving problems in business using the 9 P’s of branding.

How To Solve Your Problems Without A Superhero is a DIY guide for the mere mortal. It is a practical guide to empowering employees to become accountable and

take on new responsibilities – and not leave everything to management. It covers understanding problems, tackling problems, how to solve problems (such as the NASA Style, Brainstorming and the Pareto Principle) and developing your own “super power”.

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• Make sure all machinery is serviced as recommended by manufacturers and is kept clean. If possible, switch machinery off when the business is unattended.

• Secure all doors, windows or other access points when the business is unattended, and make sure your business has adequate lighting to deter trespassers.

• Ensure your business has an adequately serviced and functional fire alarm system that is suitable to your small business e.g.: Remote serviced alarm systems, sprinkler systems, thermal or smoke alarms etc.

• If your business stores dangerous goods, ensure their storage and use adheres to legislative requirements.

• Make sure your business has a written and practised fire escape plan that includes full staff lists and designated meeting points.

Damage reduction and disaster recovery checklist The fire services recommend this checklist to assist your small business to reduce damage caused from fire and to assist in a speedy business recovery:

• Ensure that all of your staff has sufficient training in what they should do if your small business is exposed to an unexpected fire.

• Depending on your business this will mean at least knowing your evacuation point and the need to dial Triple Zero (000).

• Make sure you know what information is important for your business continuity. This should include having contingency plans to protect and/or restore all important information (hard copy & IT) like supplier and client lists, business contracts and insurance details.

• Consider having an off-site secure location to store important information in your contingency plan.

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From glut to shortage with industrial units CENTRAL COAST AGENTS are reporting a shortage of industrial unit stock as SMSF’s and low interest rates soak up the last remaining units that were built around ten years ago causing a surplus of stock and sending some developers to the wall.

Richard Ellis from Raine & Horne Commercial said that investment stock is thin with enquiry not just from mum and dad investors but from those looking for properties in the $4 to $5 million bracket.

“Expected passing yields have shifted from 9% - 10% to 8% - 9% or even lower for property with leases offering long term security of income,” he said.

Rob Wilcox from Chapman and Frazer said there is now an opportunity for developers to build with a view to leasing or selling, but for that to happen developers will be expecting increases over the current market values to make it worth their while.

Ty Blanch from L J Hooker Commercial said that since the last wave of speculative developing of industrial units construction costs have escalated substantially , especially with concrete and steel. “The market hasn’t caught up with that yet,” he said.

“Another issue for developers is finance

and the banks are demanding 100% presales,” he said.

Retail Agents are reporting that more retail space is coming on the market as tenants walk out causing rents to soften. Even the usually strong Erina precinct has slowed up.

Agents are reporting that tenants are slow to pay their rent which is obviously a key indicator of retail health.

On the other hand the Long Jetty shopping strip with its move into the niche second hand market has resulted in a turnaround following the opening of The Glass Onion Society second hand clothing and coffee shop in Long Jetty about three years ago. Its success attracted a new generation of second hand retailers.

Commercial office The commercial office market has been static over the past twelve months and remains depressed in the Gosford CBD. Agents say a lack of demand by big users has been evident over the past four years.

Simply put, there are no new businesses opening up and none see the Central Coast

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Approx 404m2 high clearance with container height roller door, secure gate across the front of the warehouse & showroom style shop front/reception area.

Positioned at the rear of the complex, good area for trucks to load & unload.

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High clearance tilt panel factory with tidy office reception area & mezzanine.

Approx 176m2 including office & 30m2 mezzanine.

The unit includes pallet racking 3 phase power & alarm system.

FOR LEASE $ 1,900 net per month + GST

WYONG - 5 ACRES FRONTING PACIFIC HIGHWAY! Large parcel of level land gently sloping and easy to build on. Get Tuggerah straight exposure at a fraction of the cost.

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Sydney investor buys West Gosford industrial GOSFORD – TENANTED INVESTMENT $229,000 (NO GST)

Prime ground floor CBD office. Fresh three (3) year lease commenced 1/4/2015.

Quality tenant, modern fit out, Net return approx. $17,500.00.

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ERINA - SHOWROOM / OFFICE

137.7 sqm Quality fully renovated ground floor space. New carpet, paint and kitchen amenities.

Prime main road exposure with signage opportunity.

Part of modern well maintained retail / commercial centre. $38,000 P/A + GST.

ERINA OFFICE

121 sqm Fully renovated first floor office. New carpet, paint and kitchen amenities.

Ducted A/C, Cheap for this quality and location $33,000 P/A + GST.

ERINA FACTORY / WAREHOUSE

402 sqm Factory / warehouse in prime location with dual street frontage $60,000 + GST. Also available adjoining fenced concrete hardstand area of 230sqm at additional $5000 + GST. Rare offering in this location.

GOSFORD - MEDICAL ROOMS

127.5 sqm fully fitted and partitioned medical consulting rooms. Modern reception and kitchen facility.

Onsite parking available. $36,000 P/A Net + GST.

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415 sqm factory warehouse plus 63sqm mezzanine level. High clearance bay, good access, motorised Roller shutter, internal amenities. $40,000 P/A Nett + GST. Citicoast Realty 87 Mann Street, Gosford NSW 2250 Tel: 02 4324 1322 Email: Citicoast@citicoastrealty.com.au

SPECIALIST MEDICAL & PROFESSIONAL SUITES Ideally located on the Pacific Highway within the established Tuggerah Straight Commercial Centre, these Specialist Medical & Professional Suites are perfectly situated.

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Julie Davies on 4355 5111

A Sydney investor has paid $700,000 (sold as a going concern – GST not applicable) for a freehold building on a 2,553 sqm industrial site.

The property comprises a 190 sqm office and showroom, 220 sqm high clearance factory and 120 sqm mezzanine plus hardstand parking area.

The property is leased to Display Power Group Pty Ltd on a 2 year lease with 2 year option at a rental of $50,000 per annum plus Outgoings and GST. According to RP Data the property was acquired by the previous owner in 2003 for $473,000.

Ty Blanch from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the sale.

Wyong cottage sale An older style cottage on an 850 sqm B4 Mixed Use zoned lot at 27 Margaret Street, Wyong has sold for $375,000 (GST not applicable).

Bernie Nash from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the sale.

San Remo retail shop sold A local investor has bought a 125 sqm retail shop on the shopping strip at 47 Liamena Street, San Remo paying $135,000 plus GST. Ben Purdue from Raine & Horne Commercial negotiated the sale.

Fitness business buys in Wyoming industrial area Inner Energy Fitness has bought a 90 sqm shop unit at 4 Brooks Avenue, Wyoming.

Price paid was $184,000 plus GST. The sale was negotiated by Ben Purdue from Raine & Horne Commercial.

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LEASINGS Rail services company leases at North Wyong Rail services company, Affective Rail Pty Ltd, has leased a factory at 9A Pavitt Crescent, North Wyong.

The property comprises large high clearance shed, open truck wash bay, offices and reception and concrete yard on a 3,177 sqm lot.

Terms of lease are 3 years with 5 year option at a rental of $68,000 per annum plus Outgoings and GST. Bernie Nash from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the lease.

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A 191 sqm factory unit at 3 / 13 Pioneer Avenue, Tuggerah has been leased for use as a music tuition studio.

Terms of lease are 3 years with 3 year option at a rental of $21,442 per annum plus Outgoings and GST. Chris Watson from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the lease.

Fitness business leases at Long Jetty Perfit Form Fitness, a personal training, health and fitness business, has leased Shop 4 at 190 The Entrance Road, Long Jetty.

Terms of lease for the 125 sqm premises are 3 years with 3 year option at a rental of $18,750 including Outgoings plus GST. Ben Purdue from Raine & Horne Commercial negotiated the lease.

Tuggerah unit leased for warehousing Unit 7, a factory / warehouse at 15-17 Ace Crescent, Tuggerah has been leased for use as a warehouse and distribution facility.

Terms of lease for the 161 sqm unit are 1 year with 1 year option at a rental of $19,500 per annum including Outgoings and GST. Chris Watson and Ty Blanch from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the lease.

Builder leases at Tumbi Umbi JDS Building Services has leased a 200 sqm factory unit, Unit 1, 9 Bon Mace Close, Tumbi Umbi.

Terms of lease are 3 years with 3 year option at a rental of $20,200 per annum plus Outgoings plus GST. Ben Purdue from Raine & Horne Commercial negotiated the lease.

West Gosford unit leased for warehousing Atmosphere International Pty Ltd has leased Unit 3 at 10 Enterprise Close, West Gosford for a warehouse and distribution centre and associated administration.

Terms of lease for the 231 sqm unit are 1 year with 1 year option at rental of $25,000 per annum including Outgoings plus GST. Chris Watson from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the lease.

Plumber leases at West Gosford Coastline Plumbing & Drainage has leased unit 1 at 15 Tathra Street, West Gosford.

Terms of lease for the 240 sqm unit are 2 years with no options at a rental of $22,000 including Outgoings plus GST. Brendan Byrne-Bates from Raine & Horne Commercial negotiated the lease.

Personal trainer leases Tuggerah unit A personal training and fitness studio business has leased Unit 8 at 14 Reliance Drive, Tuggerah Business Park.

Terms of lease for the 219 sqm factory/ warehouse unit are 1 year with 1 year option at a rental of $23,000 per annum plus Outgoings and GST. Chris Watson from LJ Hooker Commercial Central Coast negotiated the lease.

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Terms of lease for the 270 sqm unit are 2 years with no option at a rental of $22,000 per annul including Outgoings plus GST. Brendan Byrne-Bates from Raine & Horne Commercial negotiated the lease.

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Top price for Matcham acres The property: 12 Coachwood Road, Matcham. This 9 bedroom, 8 bathroom manor style home with 7 garage spaces, tennis court, pool and squash court on 1 hectare of park-like gardens is located in the sought after Matcham Valley.

The price: $4 million The buyer: A prominent Sydney company director.

The sale: The property was on the market for 2 months and was marketed through a specifically designed print and internet campaign run over a 5 week period.

The agent: Tim Andrews from L J Hooker Terrigal who said, “This is a fantastic result, not just for the owner, but for the Matcham Valley in general. To achieve this fantastic result shows the level of confidence that is currently in the marketplace.

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Top price for island oasis at Umina Beach The property: 8 Berrima Street, Umina Beach. Located within Emerald Cove Umina Beach this 3,160 sqm absolute beachfront with existing presumptive rights to a further 4,000 sqm with river behind provides the owner with an island oasis. The fully air conditioned residence comprises 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, parking for 6 cars 3-hole golf course and private wharf.

Aside from the owners personal use the property is also available for holiday lettings and has provided consistent returns of up to $120,000 pa.

The buyer: An international investor The price: $2.5 million

The sale: The property was on the market for eight months and was marketed using PRD’s international prestige property marketing strategy The agent: Stuart Gan from PRD Nationwide Ettalong Beach who said the price was the highest beach front sale on Umina Beach to date.

Patonga holiday house for Sydney family The property: 17 Empire Bay Drive, Daleys Point. An architect designed 5-bedroom deepwater front residence with pontoon and boat shed with slipway on a 1,189 sqm block overlooking Brisbane Water.

The buyer: A family from country NSW The price: $1,950,000 The sale: The property was on the market for seven months and was marketed using PRD’s prestige property marketing programme.

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The property: 35 Bay Street, Patonga. This brand new 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home on a 468 sqm block is right on the beach at Patonga.

The buyer: An eminent Sydney medico The price: $2.5 million The sale: Property had been on the market for some time but failed to attract a buyer however strong interest resulting from the market up turn created new interest in the property.

The agent: Stuart Gan from PRD Nationwide Ettalong Beach

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The employer remains concerned as to their capacity for carrying out their job without further injuring themselves or endangering others.

Last year, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision allowing employers to require an employee to undergo a medical assessment where they had genuine concerns about the employee’s ability to carry out their job. In that case, the

employee refused to undertake the examination and the employer – after a process – terminated him.

But what if the employer has a general concern about the health of all workers carrying out a particular function without any specific evidence of ill health on their individual part?

For example, could an employer require that all forklift drivers undertake examinations in relation to their health? In a recent case, an employer engaged an external consultant to carry out bi-yearly examinations of their drivers. It is possibly significant in this case that the same drivers were already required to undertake regular medical assessments pursuant to the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme. The Union pointed to privacy concerns about how the information would be stored.

The Commissioner refused the company’s request because, in her view, the company had not established, on the information at hand, a genuine need for an entire segment of the workforce to undertake such an assessment. In her view, the proposed medical examination was not being conducted to determine whether the employees could carry out the inherent

requirements of the job.

Further, the Commissioner appeared to share the privacy concerns of the union, i.e. that the company did not have a plan to properly manage the information received.

Interestingly, this decision was made by the same commissioner who – in the earlier decision referred to above last year - found in favour of the company being entitled to require an employee to undergo a medical assessment prior to returning to his role.

The clear learning from this is that where an employee discloses or displays specific health limitations that cast doubt on their ability to carry out their job, employers can require them to undertake a medical assessment before returning to work.

However, the employer must establish that there is evidence of that limitation – which could be in the form of a slowdown in the productivity or increase in mistakes or observed physical limitations.

Furthermore, the employer should put some thought into how that medical information is going to be stored to ensure the privacy of the individual concerned.

For further information, please contact Warwick Ryan on wpr@swaab.com.au.

Can you really afford not to have business interruption cover?

Nathan Corrigan, Account Manager, Insurance House Central Coast

Recent research from the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) business sector showed a significant number of businesses have no business interruption cover. For a relatively inexpensive cost you can have the peace of mind of knowing that if something goes wrong your business, and the reason you are in business, will be protected.

Research tells us that the reason people go into business in the first place is to:

a) provide a lifestyle for themselves (be one’s own boss) or, b) build the business up to a size where it could be sold or publicly listed.

We also hear that for some businesses, it’s the superannuation plan for the owners. If cash is not coming in, because of an interruption it will be very difficult to continue business. How will you pay the rent, wages and overdrafts, together with other business expenses? They still continue.

Experience tells us that 70% of businesses that have a major loss do not get back into business following that loss.

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• What happens if the business simply cannot trade? What if you can’t trade for 12 months?

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• Will you lose your customers to competitors over this period?

• There are also your employees to consider. What would happen to them?

If you are in business for any of the above reasons, and have not protected your investment with Business Interruption cover, and an insured event occurs, statistics suggest you will lose your lifestyle, opportunity to sell and capitalise on your hard work, or lose that retirement super plan.

Business interruption cover (also known as Loss of Profits cover) provides cover for the loss of income a business suffers following an insured event to your insured property, meaning you still have money coming in, even though your business is not trading due to an unexpected loss. It’s that simple.

Contact Nathan Corrigan at Insurance House Central Coast on 1300 305 834, he can assist in helping you and your business obtain the correct insurance cover.

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Chronic shortage of land for development on the Central Coast CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14

The analysis presented in this report identifies: • The Central Coast Regional Strategy identified the need for an additional 56,000 dwellings in the Central Coast between 2006 and 2031 (2240 dwellings per year).

• The recent Your Future Central Coast : A Discussion Paper identifies the need for 36,800 dwellings over a twenty year period (1840 dwellings per annum); • Some 70% of new development proposed in the Central Coast Regional Strategy is proposed to be located in Wyong LGA, while 29% of proposed new development will be within Greenfield Release Areas; • Between 1991 and 2011 just under 2000 private dwellings per annum were added to the housing stock in the Central Coast based on ABS data. This suggests that estimates in the current Central Coast Regional Strategy are reasonable.

However, between 2006 and 2011 (the period during which the Central Coast Regional Strategy was released), only an average of 775 dwellings per annum have been added to the housing stock on the Central Coast; • The Central Coast region had average annual lot registrations of 336 from 2006 to 2013, with 2006 to 2009 at or above this average, while 2010 to 2013 period is below this average; • From 2006 to 2013 Gosford LGA had approximately 61% of lot registrations within densification subdivisions, while Wyong had 61% of lot registrations within Release Area subdivisions for the same period.

Residual Infill subdivisions have generally contributed the least to overall lot registrations during the investigation period; • Wadalba has contributed the most lot registrations from 2006 to 2013 with 425 (20% of Wyong total), followed by Woongarrah with 322 (15% of Wyong total) and Hamlyn Terrace with 286 (13% of Wyong total); • Residential lot sales over the reporting period (2006-2013) averaged 276 sales per annum, with Wyong LGA accounting for 85% of these sales. The majority of the lot sales were identified in Hamlyn Terrace, Wadalba and Woongarrah (approximately 40%);

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• Once strata titling registrations are included in the analysis approximately 46% of registrations are for strata titling.

This ranges from 72% of registrations in Gosford LGA to 33% in Wyong LGA; • The analysis indicates that current supply (i.e. new dwellings on the ground) is well below the projected dwelling targets in strategic planning documents.

This is identified in the recent Your Future Central Coast: A Discussion Paper prepared by DPE; • There is approximately 429 hectares of undeveloped residentially zoned land in Greenfield Release Areas on the Central Coast, with all occurring within the Wyong LGA. Based on the additional required dwellings up to 2031 identified in strategic planning documents then at least 11,300 dwellings (61%) of future dwelling supply will need to come from outside undeveloped Release Areas already zoned for residential. This number could be significantly higher depending on the constraints of the land and thus number of lots per hectare developed on the ground; • The area of land currently available may provide as little as four years of greenfield lot production, which is a conservative figure as population growth has outstripped estimates in the strategy and lots produced as a percentage of dwellings produced was marginally greater than predicted; • It takes approximately five years to rezone land and bring the first lots to market for that land development, this is longer than the anticipated supply of greenfield land, which has been conservatively estimated at four years. This may lead to a shortage of supply of lots in the future, particularly if demand for housing surges over this time.

To address prevailing land supply shortages and to avert an even bigger problem in the next five years UDIA NSW recommends the following: Recommendation 1.

It is obvious that urban renewal in Gosford has failed to deliver sufficient private dwellings. This would suggest that planning regulations are creating an environment where development is not financially feasi-

ble. It is critical that the Council review its development controls.

The Council should test its controls against the Department of Planning and Environment’s Urban Feasibility Model.

Recommendation 2.

A greater emphasis should be placed on housing choice outside the Gosford CBD, in smaller existing centres along road and transport corridors.

Recommendation 3.

As the Central Coast is a development catchment for Sydney, the Greater Sydney Commission’s area of responsibility should extend to the Central Coast.

Recommendation 4.

In the absence of the Greater Sydney Commission expanding its coverage to the Central Coast, the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation needs to take on a bigger role with respect to housing delivery and should be funded appropriately. The CCRDC needs to identify priority development precincts for future land and housing release and identify transformational infrastructure that would accelerate dwelling release.

Recommendation 5.

There is a strong case for amalgamation of both Gosford and Wyong Council.

Amalgamating the Councils would allow a more even allocation of resources to support growth of the area. Presently Wyong is accepting the lion’s share of growth and amalgamation would help both Councils to better plan and deliver growth.

Recommendation 6.

Investment in infrastructure is critical for the Central Coast. While the CCRDC should be responsible for planning for future growth, the State Government must provide sufficient monies for infrastructure to support growth. This is not confined to major infrastructure alone and should involve greater investment in smaller infrastructure such as roundabouts, traffic lights, electricity and water infrastructure.

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A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire.

Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots, so he frantically called his home office to hire a plane.

“It will be waiting for you at the airport!” he was assured by his editor.

As soon as he got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in with his equipment and yelled, “Let’s go! Let’s go!”

The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air.

“Fly over the north side of the fire,” said the photographer, “and make three or four low level passes.”

“Why?” asked the pilot.

“Because I’m going to take pictures! I’m a photographer, and photographers take pictures!” said the photographer with great exasperation.

After a long pause the pilot said, “You mean you’re not the instructor?”

A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation. There he meets an Aussie farmer and gets talking.

The Aussie shows off his big wheat field and the Texan says, “Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large as this.”

Then they walk around the farm a little, and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle. The Texan immediately says, “We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your cows.”

The conversation has, meanwhile, almost died when the Texan sees a herd of kangaroos hopping through the field.

He asks, “And what are those?”

The Aussie replies with an incredulous look, “Don’t you have any grasshoppers in Texas?”

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An English professor wrote the words, ‘Woman without her man is nothing’ on the blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly.

The men wrote: ‘Woman, without her man, is nothing.’

The women wrote: ‘Woman! Without her, man is nothing.’

Feeling edgy, a man took a hot bath.

Just as he became comfortable, the doorbell rang.

The man got out of the tub, put on his slippers and robe and went to the door. A salesman at the door wanted to know if he needed any brushes.

Slamming the door, the man returned to the bath.

The doorbell rang again. On went the

slippers and robe, and the man started for the door again.

He took one step, slipped on a wet spot, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard porcelain bathtub.

Cursing under his breath, the man struggled into his street clothes and with every move a stab of pain, drove to the doctor.

After examining him, the doctor said, “You know, you’ve been lucky.

Nothing is broken. But you need to relax... why don’t you go home and take a long hot bath?”

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