In July 2020 the NSW Government asked the (then) Greater Sydney Commission to develop a Central Coast Strategy to drive employment and economic growth in the region.

Preliminary consultations were undertaken with Government agencies and key stakeholder in the region to identify initial focus areas and then wider community feedback was sought in December 2020 to January 2021 (results are found in the ‘What we heard’ report below).

The Central Coast Strategy: Recommended Priorities for Economic Growth has now been finalised and launched by the Premier on the Central Coast on Sunday 15 January.

The Strategy identifies seven priorities to grow jobs, industry, connectivity and opportunities for the community:

1. Driving innovation and industry collaboration
2. Unlocking employment land and accelerating employment precincts
3. Activating a university campus in a revitalised Gosford CBD
4. Building on the Gosford Health and Wellbeing Precinct
5. Improving transport within the Central Coast and with Sydney and Newcastle
6. Delivering a high-speed internet network
7. Improving planning processes to accelerate development approvals

Read the Strategy in full here and keep up to date with roll out of the Strategy on the Greater Cities Commission website.

Thank you for your feedback and help in the development of this important Strategy for the Central Coast.