14 CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL NEWS 0415 601 591 yvette.zocher@bloomtools.com REVOLUTIONISE YOUR DIGITAL PRESENCE Elevate with AI-Powered Websites – Where Innovation Meets Impeccable Design www.bloomtools.com Its recently launched document – Key Enabling Projects 2025: Central Coast Region – highlights projects that are funding-ready opportunities for improved sustainability, liveability and economic growth. Council is now calling on federal and state governments, industry bodies, specialty groups and private enterprise to partner with it to help deliver on these and other priorities. Central Coast Mayor Lawrie McKinna said the document clearly laid out what both Council and the community wanted to see delivered to transform the region. “I believe that partnerships with government and collaboration with industry groups and our community around accessibility, housing, employment, recreation and environmental sustainability are essential in managing the Central Coast’s predicted growth,” he said. “Council has already proven it can work successfully in partnership with government and other key stakeholders, having delivered some major developments over the past decade.” “However, with a growing population, we must form ongoing partnerships with state and federal government to secure funding for projects that build our region and make a difference in the community.” The document outlines the make-up of the Central Coast, its population, employment levels, number of dwellings, language spoken in households, numbers of families, where people work, and how they get to work. It also identifies key growth areas – Gosford, Greater Warnervale, the Woy Woy Peninsula and Greater Lake Munmorah – with some key enabling projects in each of those areas. Community priorities are also identified, noting the Central Coast population is expected to grow by nearly 14 per cent over the next 20 years (351,934 in 2023 to a projected 400,878 in 2041). Advocacy for affordable housing is prominent in the document. The cost of many of the Key Enabling projects is also laid out including: $35M for the development of a Food Organics and Garden Organics services and associated infrastructure; $155M for sewage treatment plant major works across the Coast; and $2.5M for the Warnervale Business Precinct. “Council must continue to partner with government and other organisations to address key priorities to support our communities and create positive change,” McKinna said. Council will now present the document to government and industry groups to progress the identified projects and partnerships. To view the document visit www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/business/opportunitiesand-investment/central-coast-region-keyenabling-projects Central Coast Council identifies priority infrastructure and investment projects According to the Department of Planning’s Development Application Assessment Performance Scorecard, Central Coast Council continues to be the most under performing council in NSW with Average DA assessment days 161 – well above the expectation of 115 days and the performance of other councils. Comparisons with four other councils Average lodgement days Central Coast Council 21days Lake Macquarie Council 8 days Liverpool Council 14 days The Hills Council 11 days No. of applications lodged Central Coast Council 434 Lake Macquarie Council 408 Liverpool Council 153 The Hills Council 371 No. of applications meeting expectations Central Coast Council 166 Lake Macquarie Council 360 Liverpool Council 100 The Hills Council 265 % of applications meeting expectation Central Coast Council 38% Lake Macquarie Council 88% Liverpool Council 65% The Hills Council 71% Total development cost Central Coast Council $346.3m Lake Macquarie Council $201.3m Liverpool Council $395.8m The Hills Council $990.7m Council continues to drag the chain on Development Approvals CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW DECEMBER 2024
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