Advocacy
Central Coast LGA has a significantly large percentage of very low-income households, suggesting a strong need for more affordable housing options.

Affordable housing is essential in addressing the growing issues in relation to homelessness and housing stress. These strategies will be far more effective with support from other government levels, local services, and private sector in partnership, committed to affordable housing and reducing housing vulnerability.

$90 million
Upgrade of the original sewage treatment plant which was constructed in the late 1980s. The connected population now exceeds the current capacity of the plant with significant further growth planned in the surrounding greenfield subdivision areas.

Odour modelling indicates future offsite odour risks once surrounding strategic parcels of land are rezoned.

$65 million
Upgrade of the original sewage treatment plant which was constructed in the late 1980s. The connected population now exceeds the current capacity of the plant with further growth planned. 

The site is subject to periodic odour complaints and surrounding employment land is subject to development restrictions as part of managing odour buffer zones.

$10 million
Funding is sought to enable upgrades to infrastructure, lighting, sewer and electrical and expansion to Jack Grant Avenue to unlock airport lands.

Council is currently undertaking a detailed master planning process for Central Coast Airport, the aim of which is to deliver a multi-faceted airport designed specifically to support the aviation sector in NSW and compliment other planned developments in Council’s northern precinct, including Warnervale Business Precinct, Warnervale Town Centre and Wyong Employment Zone.

$35 million
The development of Food Organics and Garden Organics services and associated infrastructure to enable the collection and diversion from landfill of food and garden organics from across the entire Central Coast and wider region.

The project will see significant investment into developing new engagement and education programs, supported by wide ranging changes to collection methodologies and services, underpinned by investment into large scale composting infrastructure at Council’s Buttonderry Waste Management Facility to process over 120,000 tonnes of organics per annum.

$11 million
A civil design and construction to upgrade Warnervale oval to a multi field, multi-use sporting facility to service the surrounding local community and schools.

The scope of the project includes design and construction of two turf sporting fields, athletics track and supporting infrastructure, cricket pitch, carpark, amenities building and a playspace. There is currently very limited sporting facilities present in the surrounding suburbs to meet the very high housing development rates in the area.

$2.5 million
A new modern aquatic and leisure facility has been identified as needed, due to the population growth around the Warnervale area. The future Leisure and Aquatic Centre
is proposed to offer Indoor aquatic facilities, health and fitness facilities, amenities and
change rooms, café and retail space and car parking.

Funding sought to complete a business case, concept plans and feasibility study.

$1 million
The Coastal Boardwalk is already a popular piece of infrastructure in The Entrance. The existing boardwalk is ageing and needs to be sustained. Funding is sought for Stage 1 detailed design and construction documentation and feasibility study for a revitalised pedestrian boardwalk.

The Entrance is a key regional retail and tourism precinct providing employment, economic development, local services. The area includes Memorial Park which is a major regional event and stretches from Picnic Point to The Entrance Surf Club. The area is a key attractor within The Entrance due to its proximity of human interactions with the ocean and Tuggerah Lakes,
with the Boardwalk providing the platform for various popular activities, including regional tourism attractions such as the daily Pelican Feed.

Advocacy
The Australian Government is planning for a future high speed rail network to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities across the east coast of Australia.

The first phase connects Newcastle to Sydney in about one hour on a new dedicated high-speed railway. From the Central Coast it will take about 30 minutes to get to Newcastle or to Sydney. Council is urging all levels of government to bring this new transport infrastructure to life.

Advocacy and $10.95 million
Transfer of the NSW Government owned unimproved Link Road, including suitable carriageway width, to Council ownership to facilitate upgrading to a two-way sealed road connecting residential suburbs.

Funding of $10.95 million to upgrad the road including intersection improvements at Chain Valley Bay Road and Kanangra Drive is sought to improve connectivity, safety and support growth opportunities in this developing area.

Advocacy
The Australian and NSW Governments are investing $420 million to upgrade the Pacific Highway through the Wyong Town Centre. The upgrade involves duplicating the highway from Johnson Road at Tuggerah through the town centre. As part of the upgrade the road bridge over the Wyong River is set to be replaced with a new four lane bridge; a new plaza for safer connections between buses, trains and the Wyong town centre; cycleways; additional shared pathways for people walking and cycling in the area and wider footpaths.

Council urges the Australian and NSW Governments to fund and deliver this key infrastructure to reduce congestion on the road network; improve accessibility including to transport connections; and improve the amenity and future growth of businesses in the Wyong Town Centre.

Advocacy
The replacement of the railway level crossing is a significant infrastructure project that requires funding from the NSW or Australian Government to come to fruition. The adjacent road intersection of Rawson Road and Railway Street is a key intersection and plays an important role in traffic movements associated with the level crossing.

Council understands that improvements to both the level crossing and road intersection are being considered by the NSW Government and is seeking expedition of planning and an allocation of funding to allow implementation of upgrade works and safety improvements which will also reduce congestion and enhance rail and traffic movements on the Woy Woy Peninsula.

$8.25 million
The Mann Street Gosford domain improvements including road, drainage and pathway improvements between Etna Street and Henry Parry Drive will improve road and pedestrian networks along with a strong focus on public domain enhancements including landscaping,
connectivity and activation. This project will deliver improved infrastructure and amenity to
address the needs and desires of a growing city centre and connections to Gosford Waterfront.

$4.03 million
The Kendall Street domain improvements including road, drainage and pathway improvements between house number 50 Holden Street and Donnison Street West will improve road and pedestrian networks along with a strong focus on public domain enhancements including landscaping, connectivity and activation. This project will
deliver improved infrastructure and amenity in close proximity to the main city centre.

Advocacy
The intersection of the NSW Government owned Central Coast Highway and Racecourse
Road is subject to occurrences of flooding during periods of heavy and constant rainfall impacting traffic flows into and out of the Gosford city centre and wider area. The
Central Coast Highway in particular carries a high volume of traffic and interruptions to
this key infrastructure impacts heavily on the community. To ensure an efficient road network is available in this key location, Council is urging the NSW Government to develop and implement substantial drainage improvements to address flooding concerns at this intersection and alleviate resultant delays and congestion on this road network to provide a flood-free access to and from the city centre.

Advocacy
This project proposes a key NSW Government road and bridge improvement within Gosford CBD which is critical to the growth, development, functioning and the operation of the city centre.

Changes and growth in and around the city centre have placed pressure on traffic flows over the Etna Street bridge which is nearing capacity. The increased population growth
and development in the city centre will further compound traffic delays, including ambulances accessing the Gosford Hospital, with critical delays already experienced. The Education and Hospital precincts continue to develop and Council is urging the NSW Government to plan and deliver upgrades to this critical bridge and pedestrian infrastructure as a priority.

$23.5 million
Council is committed to creating a vibrant and active transport network. Our aim is to provide safe, high quality and well-connected active transport networks that enables pedestrians and cyclists of all abilities to move efficiently and conveniently throughout the Central Coast and encourage use of active transport.

Securing funding from the Australian and/or NSW Government will enable this network to
be complete. 

Key projects include:

• $12.5 million - Tumbi Road (Tumbi Road, from Central Coast Highway Wamberal to Eastern
  Road Tumbi Umbi)
• $8.9 million Avoca Drive (Kincumber to Avoca) from Avoca Drive to Empire Bay Drive)
• $2.1 million - Avoca Drive – Stage 3 (Avoca Drive from The Round Drive to Heazlett Oval, Avoca Beach)

$10 million
Delivery of a $2.5M yearly Program over 4 years. Central Coast boasts a comprehensive shared pathway network hugging the natural waterways and coastlines.

There are currently a number of missing links that, when constructed, would for complete loops across the Central Coast region to increase the usability and improve the
connectivity. 

Key loops and routes include:

• NSW Coastline Cycleway Link
• Lake Munmorah Lake Loop
• Budgewoi Lake Loop 
• Tuggerah Lake Loop
• Brisbane Water Loop
• Avoca Link
• Terrigal Link