Central Coast formally declared a Region

Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, made the announcement on the 28th June saying, “while the region is recognised by the Geographical Names Board and in various planning strategies – most notably the Government’s Central Coast Regional Strategy – to date it has not been properly recognised under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.

“This declaration formally acknowledges the Central Coast as a region, distinct from the neighbouring Hunter Valley region and Sydney metropolitan area, which has its own unique strengths, issues and challenges.

 “To date, these LGAs have been included as part of the greater metropolitan region for statistical purposes, however it is important they be identified as a separate region.”

Until now the Central Coast has been included in a wide range of statistical information as Gosford and Wyong but overall data relates to the metropolitan region distorting the facts as they relate to the Central Coast, in many cases quite substantially.

“This decision will ensure governments at all levels will be able to assess more accurately the Central Coast community’s needs. This will have important benefits for the allocation of funding, services and other government resources.”

The Central Coast Region was formally recognised by the Geographical Names Board in 2005

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