The Central Coast

Education St Peter’s Catholic College is a well-established school servicing an extensive area of the Central Coast region. Banking and commercial services at Tuggerah include all major banks, building societies and credit unions in Westfield Shopping Centre. A number of accountants, lawyers, insurance brokers, property valuers, surveyors and consulting engineers are located in the Tuggerah Business Park. Tuggerah Industrial Area – This industrial area forms a link between Tuggerah and Wyong with a large number of light industrial businesses. (for further information about Tuggerah Industrial Area see Industrial Areas). WYONG Wyong Town Centre is a transport hub for rail and feeder- bus services from outlying northern Central Coast areas including Warnervale, Toukley and Budgewoi. Central Coast Council’s Head Office is at Wyong. The town centre’s main retail offering is Wyong Village Shopping Centre and an Aldi Supermarket. Banking and commercial services in Wyong include a Bendigo Bank branch as well as lawyers and accountants. An emerging dining precinct is becoming evident in the Town Centre supported by entertainment venues The Art House and Royal Hotel which offers theatre restaurant style entertainment. Mercure Kooindah Waters Residential Golf & Spa Resort is located a few kilometers from the Town Centre and comprises an 18-hole championship golf course, golf club and 100-room luxury resort surrounded by a home residential development. Wyong Race Club and Wyong Golf Course are both adjacent to the Town Centre. THE PENINSULA Woy Woy, Ettalong Beach and Umina Beach make up the area known as The Peninsula – a unique residential and holiday area in the south of the region. It appears isolated from the rest of the region due to the large expanse of Brisbane Water that surrounds and separates it from other town centres; however, this is regarded as its greatest asset. WoyWoy Woy Woy is situated on the shores of Brisbane Water and is a retail and commercial centre servicing The Peninsula. It is also The Peninsula’s public transport hub with rail, bus and ferry services converging to service the area. Two shopping centres are located at Woy Woy: Deepwater Plaza Shopping Centre and a smaller centre, Peninsula Plaza. Commercial services at Woy Woy include all major trading banks, lawyers and accountants. Brisbane Water Private Hospital services the whole Central Coast region. Ettalong Beach Ettalong Beach, situated at the entrance to Brisbane Water, is traditionally a tourism area, although for many years it has seen a permanent residential population take hold. The tourism market is supported by Mantra Ettalong Beach Resort and adjoining Ettalong Diggers Club. A scheduled passenger ferry service operates between Ettalong Beach and Palm Beach. Umina Beach In recent years Umina Beach Town Centre has been transformed into a strong destination retail precinct with major retailers Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Bunnings being located in the main shopping strip. The retail offer at Umina Beach is now such that it attracts customers from a much wider area that includes Kariong and Empire Bay. With the NRMA owned Ocean Beach Caravan Park and other holiday accommodation in the area, Umina Beach attracts a strong seasonal tourist population. TERRIGAL Terrigal is one of the best known holiday spots for high yield visitors featuring Crowne Plaza Terrigal hotel and Star of the Sea resort and a large choice of restaurants and cafes. It is also a popular base for scuba divers and the resting place of the former warship HMAS Adelaide which is a popular dive-site. Numerous luxury residential apartments have been built in Terrigal and the popular location continues to see similar developments. THE ENTRANCE Situated at the entrance to Tuggerah Lakes, The Entrance is traditionally the Central Coast’s leading holiday area. The Entrance is well known for its many cafés overlooking the foreshore and entrance to Tuggerah Lakes. Business and commercial services include major trading banks and building societies, lawyers and accountants. Accor Group owns and operates a Pullman 59-room 5-star Resort Hotel and Conference Centre at Magenta Shores at North Entrance. The resort includes an 18- hole championship golf course which has been rated in Australia’s top ten leading golf courses, and is surrounded by luxury residential villas and homes. TOUKLEY The Toukley Town Centre is 14 kilometres north of Wyong and is situated between Tuggerah Lake and Budgewoi Lake. Toukley services a residential area that extends to Norah Head. It is on the main road leading from the M1 Motorway through to the Coast. The main arterial coastal road (Central Coast Highway and Wilfred Barrett Drive) links Gosford and The Entrance to Toukley. Toukley’s retail offering consists of strip shops that include Coles and Aldi supermarkets. Toukley has become a centre for a wide range of medical services. The Toukley RSL Club is the largest business in the town. Business and commercial services in Toukley include Commonwealth and ANZ banks, building societies, credit unions, lawyers and accountants. Business Centres 2021-22 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 26