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Award success for North continues CONTINUING THEIR AWARD winning successes over the past twelve years local building company, North, have again been successful at this year’s Newcastle Master Builders Association Excellence in Building Awards held in Newcastle last month. North were successful in five categories with the following projects: • Wyong Art House (Winner Public Buildings $6 Million - $12 Million) • Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence (Winner Commercial Projects over $10 Million) • Opal Aged Care, Rutherford (Winner Aged Care Medium Density) • Orana Nursing Home, Point Clare (Winner Extensions Renovations & Refurbishments over $5 Million) • And of course the overall award of Commercial Builder of the Year. North were successful as Commercial Builder of the Year against the likes of John Holland, and Hansen Yuncken, companies that
have a national presence and both had projects entered in the awards. “We are very proud of our projects, and our relationships with our subcontractors, without our subcontractors, and the trust from our clients and consultants none of this would have been possible,” said Managing Director, Tim Cornish. North’s awards highlight over $50 million worth of projects on the Commercial Builder of the Year – North. Matthew Cook, Central Coast. Director Projects and Tim Cornish Managing Director “They are exciting projects completed using a majority of local subcontractors. entries this year,” said Cornish It’s great to be able to deliver this volume North have won awards every year of work with our local subcontractors and since 2004 in various categories including have it recognised as delivering excellence Commercial Builder of the year in 2011 and in construction, considering the quality of again this year.
New vet hospital built with passion Three women with a passion for helping sick and injured animals of all sizes have established a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital at Howes Road, Somersby. Somersby Animal Hospital opened its doors on the 1st of June 2016 with a vision to be a centre of excellence in the treatment of and caring for domestic, farm and wildlife, large and small. Co-founders Dr Robin Crisman, Michelle Sizer and Gabriela Dahmen have invested over $2 million in this purpose built facility; focused exclusively on the well- being of their animal patients and their owners. Dr. Crisman, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with additional degrees in Veterinary and Biomedical Science has practised for over 24 years both in the USA and Australia. Mrs. Sizer, a qualified veterinary nurse and the Hospital’s Practice Manager, is a highly skilled Practice Manager with extensive Australian and overseas experience. Mrs. Dahmen, is a financial controller with international experience providing valuable financial management of the business. The hospital team includes three vets and seven nursing staff. The hospital is accessible to University, TAFE and other college students seeking to gain valuable work experience.
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The Hospital is located in a rural setting and has been designed to keep animals in a calm state from the moment they arrive and throughout their stay. “Building this hospital and making Somersby Animal Hospital Directors: Michelle Sizer, Dr Robin Crisman and Gabriela Dahmen it a centre at www.sahvet.com.au of excellence has been a dream of the The hospital was built by Gosford founding partners,” said Mrs. Dahmen. builders, Raybal Constructions. “We have spent many years working on Raybal started work in November 2015 the final design, taking in ideas from our with a construction time frame of 22 own experiences around the world and weeks. The Somersby Animal Hospital testing our assumptions by seeking the was a 468 m2 facility which included suradvice of designers and experts of other gical room, x-ray facility, recovery rooms, world class facilities” pharmacy area, consultation rooms, doc“We aim to become an accredited tors room, grieving room, grooming area, hospital under the ASAVA Australian cat boarding area, reception and adminisSmall Animals Veterinary Association’s tration area’s located in the peaceful setAccreditation Scheme as soon as we are ting of Somersby. eligible,” she said. Managing Director Glen Balneaves The hospital’s services include; general said it was a pleasure working with The surgery, dentistry, house calls, 24 hour Somersby Animal Hospital Directors and emergency service and a Cat Condo with wishes them success with their new busiluxury accommodation for cats. ness venture. You can visit Somersby Animal Hospital