Central Coast Council

📢 Share your ideas and provide feedback on potential management actions for the Hawkesbury-Nepean River System (including Brisbane Water) We’re developing a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for this waterway in collaboration with five neighbouring Councils, with support from the NSW Government. This CMP will set a long-term strategy for the coordinated management of this coastal zone, with issues and opportunities identified and an action plan to address these in an integrated and strategic way. Attend a pop-up information session at various locations Jump online to have your say by 24 Nov Find out more: https://hubs.la/Q02S60Tf0

The Niagara Park Stadium upgrades to improve accessibility are now complete, in time for a busy season of regional and state championships. With a focus on improving accessibility and delivering benefits to the community, the works included: • disabled car park improvements • a new driveway, accessible pedestrian pathway and entrance • improvements to player facilities including new accessible amenities • new signage, improved façade and lighting for improved safety. We thank the patrons of the Stadium and the community for their patience during the works and hope everyone will enjoy the opportunity the upgrades now provide. https://hubs.la/Q02RP0H_0

Our Plan of Management for Council Community Land (POM) is being updated to include newly acquired, identified or re-classified land lots, and the re-categorisation of some lots already in the plan, and we are seeking community feedback. How to participate 1. Attend a public hearing 📍 Wyong 14 Nov, 📍Wamberal 18 Nov, or 📍Gosford 21 November 2. Read the Draft POM Update Land Schedule and view the associated mapping and make a submission online during the public exhibition by 25 November. https://lnkd.in/gRfBkJ-F A POM categorises community land based on its characteristics and outlines how we will use and manage the land. Council owns around 2500 lots of community land which includes a wide variety of properties ranging from small recreation reserves to iconic parks, beaches, natural areas and community facilities such as sportsgrounds. In 2023, the Central Coast Council Plan of Management for Council Community Land was adopted and covered around 2,300 lots of community land. The proposed POM Update will focus on amending the Land Schedule by categorising 158 newly acquired land or reclassified land lots, and in response to community feedback is proposing to re-categorise 114 land lots that were already included in the POM. Have your say by 25 Nov https://lnkd.in/gRfBkJ-F

98% of businesses across our Central Coast are small business operators, and we know the importance they provide in bringing our communities together offering employment opportunities, services, and choice. It's our job to help in any way we can. If you are a small business operator searching for support programs and resources that can help your businesses grow on the Central Coast, come and meet the team at the Small Business Month Expo on Friday 4 October at Mingara Recreation Club. For more information and event details visit https://hubs.ly/Q02RBnGP0 #SmallBusinessMonth #CentralCoast

At Central Coast Council, our 2,000-strong workforce is committed to serving and engaging a diverse community across 1,681 square kilometres. As we navigate a time of significant change, the return of our Councillors brings fresh momentum to our vision for the future. We believe that strong, unified leadership is essential for shaping a positive organisational culture and deepening our connection with the community. To achieve this, we recognise the importance of having clear leadership principles that guide our people and drive success. To achieve this, we partnered with Leadership and DEI consultancy, Inkling Group, earlier this year to first co-design our Leadership Principles to guide the way we lead at Council. We also partnered with Inkling Group to co-design and deliver a bespoke Leadership Development program tailored to our unique context, expectations and address identified gaps. This program was designed to foster reflection and perspective taking, helping us closely examine how we ‘show up’ and improve the impact we make as leaders. Our top-down approach to our Leadership Development program began with our Executive Leadership team, followed by our Unit Managers, who are currently participating in the program. Next up, our Section Managers will begin the program in October. Watch this space as we continue building a “purposeful culture” to shape the future of Central Coast Council.

🎨 Receive up to $40,000 commission to develop a new work that encourages community participation during its production. We are inviting local emerging and established creative practitioners that specialise in visual, performance, digital, literary, community arts and crafts to register their interest in the Creative Art Central program 2024-25 Find our more and register your interest in the program between 7 to 21 October https://hubs.la/Q02Rb7mv0

Last chance to upgrade your shop front! ⏰ The Town Centre Façade Improvement Support Program closes this Monday 30 September! Don't miss out on this chance to get up to $5,000 in matched funding to revamp your shop front in Gosford, Terrigal, The Entrance, Toukley, Woy Woy or Wyong. This program can help you with: • fresh paint • eye-catching signage 🪧 • improved accessibility with a new ramp ♿ • new awnings Attract more customers and revitalise our town centres! Head over to our website and apply now: https://hubs.la/Q02R1vTN0 Image 1: Forest Fruit Market, Toukley Image 2: Royal Hotel, Wyong

🚘 We are excited to have successfully secured $28.3million funding from the Australian and NSW Governments for the remediation works on Wisemans Ferry Road. 🚧 Repairs and betterment works are underway for more than 40 landslip sites on Wisemans Ferry Road in Spencer and Gunderman. 🌧️ Wisemans Ferry Road experienced widespread damage including embankments with landslides and rockfalls at multiple locations, after major flooding and storms in 2022. Since the time that emergency works were undertaken to reinstate road access and ensure safe use of the road, Council has continued to work on delivering solutions to get the road back to working order and to better withstand future natural disasters. These long-awaited works have been much anticipated by the community after many natural disasters and storm events impacted local roads and the day-to-day life of locals, as well as visitors to the area. Completion of the Wisemans Ferry Road project is anticipated in June 2026, weather depending. This project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements through the Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package. 👀 Read announcement here: https://hubs.la/Q02QyD2q0 👉For more information and to follow project news and view current status on our interactive online map: https://hubs.la/Q02QyFcb0

Central Coast artists, arts workers and arts organisations - have you caught any of our Creating+Labs workshops so far? Three Creating+Labs workshops are already under our belts, and we're excited to see you at the next four. These FREE workshops are designed to empower you by tackling key areas for success in the creative world. Level up your skills with workshops on: ✨ Building a local arts alliance (20 Sept) ✨ Prioritising your wellbeing (3 Oct) ✨ Creating safe spaces in the arts (4 Oct) ✨ Supporting young minds (17 and 18 Oct) Don't miss out! Head to our What’s On page for more information and to register now: https://hubs.la/Q02PWSxH0 Image: Creating+Labs Funding Fundamentals session.

Grateful for the tourism team at Central Coast Council for their strategic work. It's so nice to have it recognised.