The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to Central Coast Council on all matters involving the local economy, employment, and regional development.

The Council committee consist of 6 (six) Councillors:

• Councillor John McNamara (Chair and voting member)
• Councillor Jane Smith (Deputy Chair and voting member)
• Councillor John Mouland (voting member)
• Councillor Trent McWaide (voting member)
• Councillor Belinda Neal (voting member)
• Councillor Kyle MacGregor (voting member)
• Councillor Jared Wright (Alternate 1)

The Mayor is also a member of the committee and has voting rights. 

The committee will meet once a month on the first Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm, with the exception that there be no meeting in January.

The committee meetings will be held in one of the function rooms on level 2 of the Council Administration Building, 2 Hely Street Wyong. Information about upcoming committee meetings is further detailed below. 

The committee meetings will be livestreamed. Members of the public can view the livestream of the meetings by visiting the Central Coast Council Live Stream on YouTube.

Members of the public are also invited to attend as observers. The Committee may close to the public to consider confidential items only as defined under the adopted Code of Meeting Practice and the Local Government Act 1993. 

Information about upcoming meetings is further detailed below. 

Upcoming Economic Development Committee meeting dates

Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference document for this committee was adopted at the 11 March 2025 Extraordinary Council Meeting. 

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

The documents can be viewed on Council’s Agenda and Minutes webpage.