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13 Peter Rubin – OAM Peter Rubin – OAM Peter Rubin, founder and owner of Prestige Wedding and Event Hire at Tuggerah, has received an OAM “for service to the com- munity through a range of organisations” in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Gosford North since 2001 having been President and Director of the club in many roles including fundraising. He was previously a member with Rotary Club of Wyong and Rotary Club of Willoughby. Mr Rubin was a career banker for 33 years in Sydney before moving to the Central Coast to establish the event hire business with his wife in 1995. His work in the community has also been recognised having been a former member of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Police Citizens Youth Club and supported charities including the Samaritans Christmas Day Lunch for the Homeless, the Newcastle Special Children’s Christmas Party, Relay for Life, NSW Cancer Council, and Kids Day Out. Australia’s top criminal lawyer under 30 announced Conditsis Lawyers’ Alexandra Bailey, Criminal Lawyer (c) with Manny Conditsis Director, Senior Trial Advocate & Accredited Specialist Criminal Law (l)) and Michal Mantaj, Director, Senior Trial Advocate & Accredited Specialist Criminal Law (r ) Alexandra Bailey, Senior Criminal Lawyer with Gosford law firm Conditsis Lawyers has been named Australia’s top criminal lawyer under 30 after taking out the 2021 Lawyers Weekly “30 under 30” criminal category. These awards identify the top young law- yers across Australia, recognising the depth of talent and outstanding achievements of Australia’s young lawyers under 30 years of age. Ms Bailey joined Conditsis Lawyers five years ago after completing her law degree at the University of Newcastle. B U S I N E S S B R I E F S Service The Elanora Hotel upgrade: Stage 2 including new sports bar opens The covers have officially come down on the Elanora Hotel’s latest upgrade. The hotel has opened its brand new entrance, sports bar with a giant 5m x 3m TV screen, outdoor terrace along with a pri- vate function and dining room. The Elanora Hotel’s general manager Damien Cusick revealed that the latest upgrade is stage two of five exciting stages for the popular hotel. The future stages remain under a cloud of secrecy however it is safe to say more exciting times lay ahead for the East Gosford icon which was bought by John Singleton in 2019. The Elanora Hotel started its multimillion- dollar redevelopment during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. It reopened in September 2020 with stage one of the new look hotel including brand new bars, kitchen, VIP lounge, toilets and seating for the brasserie. Argyle Estates Buying or selling a quality business, contact the experts on the Central Coast 024332 6555 EST. OVER 40 YEARS Business Brokers Argyle Estates argyle@argyleestates.com.au Graham McMullen – Licensee F.A.I.B.B. 0419326555 CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW JULY 2021