The Central Coast

Membership Services and NRMA Roadside Service, NSW Long Service Leave Corporation and Qantas Assure, Service NSW, Revenue NSW, TTech. Information and Communications Technology A growing number of ICT companies are establishing in the region with the result that an ICT Cluster is being seen as the genesis for a new industry. Some of these companies are successful ‘start-ups’ that are proving to be high value examples of the opportunities the region offers this sector. To further enhance the opportunities for growth, the rollout of the National Broadband Network throughout the region is seen as a catalyst that will further encourage established companies as well as start-ups who seek to leverage off the opportunities the NBN will provide. Companies operating across this sector include: Blinkmobile Interactive, Servers Australia, Envisage Software Solutions, Ultra Serve Computing, Sterland Computing, Mirait Technologies, Tibco Software Inc. Tourism The Central Coast is a popular holiday destination just an hour away from Sydney. The region has opportunities for all-year-round tourism experiences and is well established in the short break and conference markets. Terrigal, The Entrance, Umina Beach and Ettalong Beach are considered the major tourist areas in the region. The Accor Group operate a number of resorts and hotels in the region including a 5-star Pullman Magenta Shores Resort near The Entrance and Mercure Kooindah Waters Golf and Spa Resort at Wyong. Other leading accommodation properties within the region are Crowne Plaza and Star of the Sea Resort Terrigal and Mantra Ettalong Beach. The region’s attractions include: • Australia’s largest horse riding and outdoor adventure centre, Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures, • Treetop Adventure Park, • The Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, • Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park, • Ex-HMAS Adelaide dive site at Terrigal, Aged Care and Retirement Living The Central Coast is seen as a preferred retirement destination for seniors. This, as well as the Region’s own ageing demographic, has created a growing demand for retirement accommodation and, in particular, for resident- funded, self-care retirement villages. There are around fifty government, church funded and privately funded retirement villages from small basic developments to large quality villages. RetireAustralia, Living Choice and Lend Lease are the leading operators of retirement villages in the region. Chicken production Mangrove Mountain is a major chicken meat production area in NSW being close to the Sydney market. The Cordina Food Co operates a poultry processing facility at North Wyong producing fresh, frozen and ready-to-eat gourmet products. Inghams Enterprises operate a facility at Lisarow producing pre-prepared chicken products under the Chickadee brand. Distribution, Transport and Logistics The Central Coast is an excellent location for logistics operations. It is one of the very few locations in Australia providing optimum cost benefits in terms of market access and distribution due to its proximity to two of the state’s largest markets – Sydney and Newcastle. The region also has the added advantage of being centrally located within about 2 hours driving time of a population of around 5.1 million people. NorthConnex a nine kilometre tunnel linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills opened in late October 2020 and has has substantially reduced travelling times between the Central Coast and Western Sydney. In addition, the Central Coast is halfway between Brisbane and Melbourne, around 950 kms which is approximately 10 to 11 hours truck driving time putting it within the legal driving limit of twelve hours. National and global companies that have based their distribution operations on the Central Coast include: Alliance Distribution Services - a Division of Hatchette Australia, Husqvarna Australia, Pure Fishing Australia, Scholastic Australia, Woolworths Distribution Centre, Linfox Food Distribution Centre. Transport companies based in the region are: Coastal Transport Services, Linfox Transport., TNT Central Coast Terminal, Star Track Express Central Coast Terminal and Toll IPEC, Border Express. Contact Centres The Central Coast offers an ideal environment for Call Centres with occupancy costs much lower than in capital cities and an extensive skilled workforce where staff turnover is amongst the lowest in NSW. Contact centres operating on the Central Coast include: ING DIRECT, Department of Human Services – CentreLink, SafeWork NSW, Police Assistance Line, APIA, NRMA New contact centre for ING Direct at North Wyong Key Industries 2021-22 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 16