EDITOR’S Letter

Welcome to the 10th edition of Central Coast Life & Style.

We are delighted to feature well-known local businesswoman and amazing skincare specialist Vita Catanzariti in this edition of the magazine. Vita and her team of expert practitioners have helped hundreds of clients at Dolce Vita Skin since she opened the Erina clinic in 2021 and, like our previous cover star Deb Hutton, she is passionate about preventing and treating skin cancer. Find out more about Vita’s story and the impressive range of treatments on offer at Dolce Vita Skin on page 6.

On page 10, we meet the Central Coast’s hospitality queen Tara Senam. Tara’s Meraki group includes five popular restaurants and she’s looking forward to opening another venue in the near future. One of Tara’s favourite sayings is, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”; she puts that into practice by providing inspiring career paths and new opportunities in hospitality for young adults.

Meisha Strykowski is another influential businesswoman who is transforming the way we work on the Coast. She not only founded co-working hub The Studio.Co in Kincumber, she designed the entire stylish fitout – read all about it on page 22.

One of the many advantages of living on the Central Coast is having easy access to Sydney, but sometimes we forget that it’s even easier to go to Newcastle. On page 16 we take the Volvo C40 Recharge on a test drive to check out NSW’s second-biggest city and discover a wealth of restaurants, cool cafés and bars, along with art galleries, shops, and an abundance of natural attractions to explore. And on page 21, our resident sommelier Stephane Pommier, who has lived in and around Newcastle for 16 years, gives us a rundown of his favourite places to eat and drink in the area.

Meanwhile, our own foodie scene is thriving. Check out the recently redesigned The Lakes Hotel at The Entrance on page 12, The Cowrie’s new-season menu on page 15, and the beautifully transformed gardens and new distillery door at Distillery Botanica on page 28.

I’m very excited to announce that our new Life & Style store in Hardys Bay is opening soon –it’s a long-time dream come true for me! In collaboration with The Beholder Outpost, the store will stock a fabulous range of covetable homewares, furniture, linens and artworks. It will also be the hub for our concierge and The Beholder’s interior design services. We look forward to seeing you there!

Wishing you all the best for the coming months. Cheers,