I’d like to thank everyone who gave feedback on Council’s Draft Operational Plan and Budget for 2024-2025. 

After initially capping capital expenditure funding at $175M to meet Council’s financial recovery goals, we’re now looking forward to delivering a significant capital works program with more than $300M of projects identified. This is a great step forward and demonstrates how far we’ve come. 

Our residents are passionate about sport and recreation and make great use of sports fields, open spaces, and playgrounds. These will be receiving $25.3 million in upgrades.  

We have a creative and connected community, and our theatres, libraries and community centres are highly valued. More than $28 million will go to refreshing these much-loved places. 

Moving around safely is important to us all and we’ve allocated $70.9 million to revitalising roads, footpaths, and shared pathways. 

And $122.6 million has been allocated for water and sewer projects, supporting the essential services we rely on for daily living.

We’re excited about the progress of our major community building projects. The significant upgrade of the Mardi Water Treatment Plant and construction of the new Gosford Regional Library and Innovation Hub are well underway, and these will transform the way we live in the future. 

And we’ll be continuing to progress the Gosford Waterfront project to enhance the quality of life for residents as more people move into our city centre. 

If you’d like to discover projects happening in your area, you can view them by searching for the Capital Works Interactive Map on Council’s website.

Or you can find out more by reading our adopted 2024-2025 Delivery Program and Operational Plan.

Rik Hart, Administrator