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CENTRAL COAST
REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
2016
Regional Arts, Creative and
Sporting Industries
At regional and local planning levels there is significant emphasis
on developing facilities and programs to enhance quality of life
and ensure long-term sustainability of communities, especially in
the context of substantial population growth.
Performing Arts
The Art House opened in Wyong in April 2016. It offers a diversity
of arts, entertainment and cultural opportunities, with the vision
of providing a professional performing arts space on the Central
Coast for local artists to showcase their talent and facilitate
touring and commercial productions. The Art House is a 500
seat theatre and 130 retractable seat studio with exhibition foyer,
meeting room, shop and bar.
Laycock Street Community Theatre provides the region with
another tiered seating venue, attracting a diverse range of
productions, while the Peninsula Theatre is an intimate venue
that’s home to Woy Woy Little Theatre. Along with the Wyong
Musical Theatre Company and Gosford Musical Society there is a
range of high quality performing arts groups on the coast.
The Central Coast Regional Development Corporation (CCRDC)
and the former Gosford City Council have also proposed the
development of a Regional Performing Arts and Conference
Centre as a catalyst project as part of the redevelopment of the
Gosford waterfront and CBD.
Gosford Regional Gallery and Arts Centres
The Gosford Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is one of the
Central Coast’s leading tourist attractions, and features the
Gosford / Edogawa Commemorative Garden. Other galleries
include The Toukley & Districts Art Society, The Ken Duncan
Gallery and the R a Stanley Gallery.
Heritage
Heritage assets include the Alison Homestead Museum, Norah
Head Lighthouse , Hargraves House and the Henry Kendall
Cottage in West Gosford.
Comparative advantage and
Business Competitiveness