2024-25 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 32 Lifestyle Restaurants Dining out on the Central Coast o ers a truly international choice of cuisines. There are numerous restaurants in the region o ering a dining experience to suit every occasion and budget from casual bistros, chic sidewalk and al fresco cafés to elegant awardwinning ne dining restaurants. Cinemas and Theatres The Central Coast has a variety of cinemas including Events Cinemas at West eld Tuggerah and Hoyts at Erina Fair. The art deco Cinema Paradiso at Ettalong Beach and Avoca Beach Theatre all provide unique and enjoyable experiences. Gosford’s Laycock Street Theatre, the Woy Woy Little Theatre and The Arthouse theatre at Wyong stages rst-rate productions in mainstream and avant-garde drama, comedy and musicals, with many featuring internationally recognised artists and directors. Sport A Sporting Mecca The Central Coast could well be described as a “Sporting Mecca”. The choice of sport for all age groups is almost limitless. Some of the sports on o er include: AFL, archery, athletics, baseball, basketball, canoeing, cricket, cycling, darts, shing, football, golf, hockey, horse racing, horse riding, ice hockey, ice skating, lawn bowls, little athletics, martial arts, netball, rugby league, rugby union, scuba diving, surf lifesaving, swimming, tennis, tenpin bowling, water skiing and many others. Gosford’s 20,000-seat Central Coast Stadium, overlooking Brisbane Water, is regarded as one of the nest stadiums in Australia and is a popular venue for rugby league, rugby union, football and touring events. The Central Coast Regional Athletics Centre, on the site of the Mingara Recreation Club at Tumbi Umbi, features an IAAF standard athletics track and international standard playing eld. The facility attracts some 6,000 visitors per month and is the home of a number of athletics clubs and football clubs including State League Division and Super League teams. Other athletics tracks and facilities are located throughout the region. The Gosford Race Club and Wyong Race Club hold regular meetings with both venues attracting leading trainers and jockeys. Central Coast Mariners The Central Coast Mariners FC is one of the eight football clubs which comprise the national Hyundai A-League. The Mariners Centre of Excellence at Tuggerah is the training base for the club and includes a Soccere5s facility, YMCA Swimming School. The administrative headquarters of the club are located on the site. Central Coast Academy of Sport The Central Coast Academy of Sport is one of Australia’s leading sports academies o ering a number of high-performance sporting programmes. Central Coast Industree Group Stadium Gosford
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