🚘 WEEKLY ROAD WORKS UPDATE Each week, we have road work underway across the Coast to deliver improvements and maintenance works.

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer is investing $200,000 into new technology which is set to improve water service reliability and enhance water conservation on the Central Coast.The technology decreases disruption of water services for the community by eliminating the need to shut down water mains during large water main valve replacements. Council Director for Water and Sewer Jamie Loader said it is another step forward in improving the customer experience and the efficient management of water resources.“This initiative is part of our long-term plan to deliver on our customer values and environmental commitment with a focus on Council’s Water Quality Program.“A testing phase at Bateau Bay earlier this year proved successful, confirming the decision to invest funds into the equipment needed for the installation of the new technology.

Council’s customer service centres will have service interruptions on Tuesday 12 December.Customer Service team's will be participating in a half day training opportunity to further improve our service. Temporary impacts to customer service hours for this day are as follows:Council Customer Service Centres – On Tuesday 12 December Erina location will be closed all day on 12 Dec, Wyong Administration Building service counter will be closed from 12.30pm, and Gosford and Woy Woy will close at 12pm.Customer service telephone service (02 4306 7900) 

On Sunday 3 December, we celebrated International Day of People with Disability, and using this occasion to raise local awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by people with a disability to help create a more accessible and inclusive region.Recently, Council collaborated with local pottery school Centered Ceramics, that offered people with disabilities the opportunity to learn pottery and ceramics in a mainstream commercial studio, and then exhibit their work in a public gallery.The local business learned how to make their premises and programs more accessible to attract customers with different access needs.

Basic pothole filling is the first level of maintenance as part the life cycle of our road network and to keep the road safe for the public.

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer is seeking feedback from residents and businesses (in two phases) on the small urban and rural communities across the Central Coast that do not have access to water and/or sewerage services.

As attention turns to the return of an elected body in September 2024, Council’s annual report for 2022-23 highlights an organisation that is financially stable and is making progress on delivering for the Central Coast community.The report, which was adopted by Administrator Rik Hart at November’s Ordinary Council Meeting is an important document that outlines the achievement of the organisation over the last 12 months.Some of the key highlights of 2022-23 include:Successfully delivering a surplus larger than forecastThe revitalisation and renewal of The Visitors Information Centre at The Entrance, complete with community space and accessible bathroomsSuccessfully secured $800,000 in federal funding to upgrade six local playspaces across the Central CoastDelivered an extended events calendar with more than 176,000 attendees and an injection of approximately $21 million into the local economyUpgraded 23km of sewer mains and 5.5km of water mainsRepaired 109,418 potholesThe Central Coast Regional Complex and Central Coast Stadium was chosen as a team base camp for two highly ranked international teams (Germany and England) ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023TMSupported the national Sport4All program as the first local government area to sign up in New South Wales.

Central Coast Council is tracking well with its annual Community Engagement Program with nearly 90 percent of projects having been actioned as forecasted.This high action rate on forecasted engagement activities shows that Council delivers on what it said it would for the community.Since July this year Council has been consulting with the community on a number of significant projects and received hundreds of comments and submissions through our online engagement platform and via face-to-face workshops and information sessions. There’s also been over 21,000 new visitors to our engagement platform Your Voice Our Coast.

Council adopted its Water and Sewer Community Engagement and Education Strategy at its Ordinary Council meeting on 28 November 2023.The Strategy sets out how Water and Sewer will engage, communicate, educate and continue to improve its services, while building trust with customers and the community.Council’s Director of Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader said the Strategy is central to enhancing engagement with our customers and the community, which was also a recommendation by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

If you’re a young aspiring photographer with a keen eye and love for the world around you, then Central Coast Council would love to hear from you.Entries for the second ever Your World Your Way Youth photography competition are open until Thursday 29 February 2024.This free-to-enter photography competition is open to young people aged 12-24 years with judges especially looking for photographic content that includes local locations and young people.During the celebrations of National Youth Week in April 2024 the top 20 shortlisted images will be printed, framed and showcased at the Erina Centre exhibition space and published on our website.Exciting prizes include: Winner: