CCBR Business Review

10 Progress for the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 M A J O R S T O R I E S THE CENTRAL COAST Regional Growth Plan 2036 was announced in October 2016 by then Minister for Planning Rob Stokes. Primarily this plan lays out a path for the population of the region to grow by 75,500 people in the next twenty years, the creation of 24,674 jobs and the building of 41,500 new dwellings. The Plan identifies two Growth Corridors for the region: • Southern Growth Corridor - Somersby to Erina This Corridor takes in a Somersby Regional Gateway centred on the M1 Somersby Exit and Somersby Business Park then east to West Gosford Industrial Zone, Gosford as the Regional City Centre including Gosford Hospital Precinct and Erina which is identified as a Strategic Centre. • Northern Growth Corridor – Warnervale to Tuggerah This Corridor takes in Wyong Employment Zone centred on the M1 Warnervale Exit and includes the Bushells Ridge Industrial Zone, Warnervale Town Centre and adja- cent new land releases along with new land releases around East Wadalba with Wyong Hospital Precinct servicing the area. Wyong Town Centre will expand on its civic, administrative, residential, com- mercial and cultural roles, capitalising on its riverfront location while Tuggerah will continue to function as a regionally signifi- cant employment area. In April 2017, Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts, announced the appointment of Lee Shearer APM as Central Coast Coordinator General, to oversee the implementation of the Growth Plan and the revitalisation of Gosford. In October 2018 the Minister announced landmark planning controls for the City of Gosford and its Revitalisation. Planning measures to assist development of Aboriginal land on Central Coast In mid-November the NSW Government released a set of planning measures to assist the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Darkinjung) achieve better economic outcomes from its land on the Central Coast. The Central Coast community has been invited to have its say on the Darkinjung Delivery Framework (DDF) Consultation Paper that proposes eight inter-related actions to help Darkinjung overcome hur- dles to develop its land. Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, said the series of plan- ning measures are leading the way in their breadth, depth and ambition to bring about positive outcomes for Aboriginal people that will benefit the entire Central Coast region. “This work implements a key Direction of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 (Regional Plan) - to strengthen the eco- nomic self-determination of Aboriginal communities,” Ms Shearer said. “The Regional Plan recognises that encouraging Aboriginal people to gain eco- nomic benefit from their land will support broader regional development, environ- mental and social outcomes,” she said. “The suite of proposed measures released today aim to go some way to fix that discon- nect for the benefit of Aboriginal communi- ties on the Central Coast,”Ms Shearer said. “We have worked closely with Darkinjung to develop the Delivery Framework. This is a test case that could potentially be rolled out to Aboriginal Land Councils all over the state. “Darkinjung is the largest non-Govern- ment landowner on the Central Coast which makes them an ideal pilot.” The DDF Consultation Paper’s actions involve education, collaboration, revised processes and legal change. Key proposed measures include: • The Darkinjung Development Delivery Plan (DDDP) – a strategic plan to rec- ognise the development pipeline for Darkinjung land; • A State Environmental Planning Policy to legally recognise the DDDP; • A Ministerial Direction to link the DDDP to the planning proposal process; • A Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Darkinjung and potentially Central Coast Council; Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 showing north and south growth corridors CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW YEARBOOK 2018