More remodelling plans on the way at The Ary

The Ary at Toukley is planning more improvements at the club in the wake of the popular new beer garden, Mason’s Place, named after a club stalwart.

It officially opened on Australia Day in January and the club’s Marketing and Event Manager, Debbie Dickson, says the transformation of one of the under-utilised bowling greens into a family-friendly recreational space has proved a winner.

“With the steady decline of bowling members, The Ary, like many other Clubs, recognised the need to turn the valuable real estate of one of our bowling greens into revenue-yielding space,” she said.

Two-thirds of the green has been maintained for social bowls and the club is also introducing a dedicated entertainment program for the beer garden, including live music performances.

Now, the RSL Club on the corner of Main Rd and Holmes Ave, is planning more improvements by creating an open indoor garden space.

A development application lodged with Central Coast Council says that a small portion of the roof will be removed and replaced with louvres to allow sunlight and rain in for the indoor garden below.

Some walls will be removed but it won’t change the form or scale of the building as the alterations sit within the existing building envelope.

The proposed garden area is adjacent the gaming room and, according to the development application, the number of gaming machines would not alter and the new space would ensure a place for smoking patrons, rather than being banished to the car park.

The development application (21/2023) can viewed on Central Coast Council’s website and public feedback closes on Friday, March 3.

Sue Murray

Housing and support options for seniors with disability

Days are numbered for the old cabin and caravan park at 137 Tuggerah Pde, Long Jetty because plans are afoot to transform the site into a supported living development for seniors with a disability.

Developer GPA Capital & Partners has lodged an application with Central Coast Council to subdivide the

3,183sqm block into four Torrens title lots with three street frontages to Tuggerah Pde, Pacific St and Elsiemer St.

The plan is to build two hostels, a permanent group home and dual-occupancy residences to provide a range of permanent accommodation for disabled seniors who require round-the-clock support on a variety of levels and Trilogy Disability Services will manage the day-to-day operation.

Lot 1 will contain three separate purpose-built hostels, each with three bedrooms and shared living areas, to accommodate nine permanent residents with disabilities who will be supported by six staff at all times to undertake daily living activities as independently as possible.

The five-bedroom group home on Lot 2 is for permanent residents who are unable to live independently and require extra support, provided by the two carers on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There will be two attached dwellings on Lot 3 facing Elsiemer St, each with three bedrooms and ensuites to accommodate more independent seniors.

The largest block in the development, Lot 4, will contain a two-storey complex with nine units in a mix of one and twobedrooms capable of housing up to 14 people who will be supported by 11 carers on each shift around the clock.

If Council approves the development, and before construction can begin, existing mobile homes in the caravan park will have to be removed before demolition of other structures, including the removal of 47 trees.

The development application (25/2023) is on public exhibition on Council’s website and submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 10.

Sue Murray

Warnervale is growing and our Draft Greater Warnervale Structure Plan outlines the framework that will guide development over the next 20 years. We would love to tell you all about it and hear your thoughts at one of our community drop-in sessions at Lake Haven Library.

Session 1

Session 2

Thursday 23 February 2023 Wednesday 1 March 2023 10am-12pm 1pm-3pm

Lake Haven Library Lake Haven Shopping Centre, Goobarabah Avenue

You can view the draft Plan and have your say today at: yourvoiceourcoast.com