NSW SES Honours Central Coast, Lake Macquarie Volunteers miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lake Macquarie City Council
The future of the Lake Macquarie Business Growth Centre (BGC) and small business incubator has been secured, with the Central Coast Community College officially taking over the management of the centre.
Located in Gateshead, the BGC was established in 1998 operating as a not for profit organisation to support and grow small and micro businesses in Lake Macquarie City.
Chair of the BGC Board Peter Hesse said he is proud of what the Business Growth Centre has achieved in the last 23 years, nurturing many local startups into successful enterprises and contributing to the local economy.
“We’re proud of our many achievements and all the small businesses we’ve supported over the years. Bringing the Central Coast Community College on board ensures that the incubator is positioned to prosper and be sustainable long term and means that the BGC will be able to support even more local businesses in the future,” Mr Hesse said.
Concerns have been raised about the name being offensive, so Council wants to investigate community sentiment.
The island was originally named after local coal miner, Herbert Greta Heaney whose nickname was “Coon” because he was often seen with coal dust on his face.
Following talks with local stakeholders including the Bahtahbah Local Aboriginal Land Council and members of the Heaney family, Council has come up with a range of new name options.
These include: Heaney Island as a tribute to Herbert Heaney Keep Clear Island the earliest known nautical map of Lake Macquarie in 1841 identified the point and location of the island as Keep Clear Point.