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10 We now know that the Minister for Western Sydney has carriage of the Gosford Education and Employment Precinct. While the NSW Government continues to prevaricate Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks when approached by the University of Newcastle to support their plan for a Gosford Campus she enthusiasti- cally supported the plan and in the 2019 Federal Budget $18 million was committed to match a similar amount by the University of Newcastle towards construction of the Campus. Government continues to shovel millions into Western Sydney – nothing for Gosford IN THE WEEK before the State Election in March 2019 the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced four employment precincts to drive jobs, boost education and create innovation. They were: • Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct • Liverpool Health and Innovation Precinct • Nuclear Medicine and Technology Hub at Lucas Heights • Central Coast Education and Employment Precinct in Gosford. Having won the election the Sydney, Liverpool and Lucas Heights precincts have all been announced and are well underway. By October 2019 the Government had announced $740 million for the redevelop- ment of Liverpool Hospital as the centre- piece of the precinct master plan. Tech Central in Sydney’s CBD received a $48.2 million package to kickstart the develop- ment. In August 2020 the government rezoned the precinct to allow for Atlassian’s tech hub. In February 2019 the government announced $12.5 million for ANSTO at L:ucas Heights to expand with the project now underway. Meanwhile, the best that the NSW Premier can manage is an announcement in October 2020 that she had asked the Greater Sydney Commission to develop a Central Coast Strategy to drive the region’s growth. In April 2021 at the UDIA Central Coast Chapter Half-Yearly Luncheon, Guest Speaker Greater Sydney Commission’s Economic Commissioner, Jackie Taranto outlined “7 Key Priorities” which included “attracting a university campus in Gosford CBD” In May 2021 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch along with GSC Economic Commissioner Jackie Taranto announced that the Mitre 10 site in Gosford would form the heart of the Gosford Education and Employment Precinct. Expressions of Interest would be invited from universities everywhere to invest in Gosford. Since then abject silence. B U S I N E S S N E W S Delivering world-class IT solutions that empower Australia’s SMEs to continuously evolve. Due to the recent merger of Erina business Platinum IT Solutions and OAS Technology, we are looking for passionate and experienced Network Engineers to join our existing team. With extensive experience in the supply, implementation and management of IT systems, we provide our IT services to clients based in Newcastle, Central Coast, Hunter Valley, the Mid North Coast and the South Coast. Private Cloud Infrastructure Communication Services Hosting Services Cyber Security Services Managed IT Services www.oas.com.au | 02 4940 1800 OAS Technology & Platinum IT Solutions are growing! Our Services What we can offer Strong team culture Competitive salary Lunch provided daily Internal & external training Access to company vehicle For more info or to send your resume, contact us via careers@oas.com.au. www.platinumitsolutions.com.au | 02 4365 5090 As at 27 September 2021 Central Coast water storage levels Mangrove Creek Dam 142,467% ml 74.98% Mardi Dam 4,846 ml 75.06% Mooney Mooney Dam 3,550 ml 77.18% Total volume 150,573ml Total capacity 202,000 ml CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW OCTOBER 2021