Council’s endorsement of the Central Coast Green Grid Plan: Our Place, introduces a strategic planning document which provides a mapped framework for future place-based planning on the Central Coast and examines the key natural environmental attributes of the region.

A first of its kind for regional NSW, the Plan aims to deliver an interconnected network of open space that will keep the Coast’s major centres cool, encourage healthy living, enhance biodiversity and ensure ecological resilience. 

Council Administrator, Rik Hart said adoption of the Plan, at the 26 April Council meeting, is a key milestone in ensuring the region’s long-term liveability. 

“The Plan will be used as a framework for LGA-wide and local place planning in the region for the next two decades and beyond and is expected to streamline project alignment for future public projects,” Mr Hart said. 

“Members of the community have participated in extensive consultation throughout the development of the draft Plan. Council thanks the many and various groups who contributed their thoughts, time and energy at these workshops.”

The Plan was placed on public exhibition in September and October 2021. There were 12 workshops; six internal and six external, consisting of three with the reference group, and three with other government agencies, including Lake Macquarie City Council. The feedback received at each of the workshops, combined with public submissions received while on public exhibition, provided valuable input into the development of the Plan. 

There is no direct cost in Plan adoption, with future strategic planning work intended to be completed in-house by Council’s strategic planning staff and supported by budget included in Council’s Operational Plan. Any future funding for identified projects will be sought via a mixture of internal Council funds (for projects on Council land), internal Government agency funds (for projects on other Government agency land) or through grant funding. For each project, an economic assessment will be made to determine the cost benefit of each project.

For more information visit Council’s website yourvoiceourcoast.com/GreenGrid

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