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Chamber is 'partner' in waterfront project
Book fair raises more than $11,000
New breakfast offering at Lions car boot sale
Reid welcomes completion of Haynes Rd resurfacing
Patonga car fire false alarm
Extra working bee at community garden
Waterfront tree recognised as 'significant'
Arboretum founding member dies
Marine Rescue members receive ratings and certificates
District assembly training
Markets resume on the Woy Woy waterfront
Reid takes a tour of Pozieres House
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Rotary club holds quiz night
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Reid welcomes medals for Vietnam veterans
April has highest 14-day rainfall this year
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Dual occupancy proposed for Adelaide Ave
New information on Brickwharf Rd flat open for comment
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Council's private partnerships threaten democracy
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Barmah Forest virus found at Empire Bay
Aged care home attends career expo
Kathy Murphy retires
Four employees celebrate service milestones
First winner of new competition
Call to maintain covid and flu vigilance
Virus numbers remain steady in 2257 area
Women's health centre program released
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Auditions now for October production
Two new classes offered at arts and crafts centre
Locally-made movie preview held at Ettalong
Quilt completed
Tickets on sale for music scholarship concert
Donation for non-profit community band
Little Theatre holds volunteers' get-together
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Soccer competition culminates in staff-students match
College farm wins ribbons at Royal Easter Show
Umina school raises $30,000 through splashathon
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Crowd-funding for teacher diagnosed with cancer
New canteen supervisor appointed at Woy Woy
School holds colour run
Debating team wins round two
Easter hat parades attended by community members
Library assistant praised for productivity and positivity
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Kids on the Move program for pre-schoolers
Three schools adopt parent portal for term two
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Lions beaten by Razorbacks in first round rugby match
Umina holds two-bowl Mixed Triples event
Junior cricket presentation night
Cycle group to go on nature walk
Bridge club has pairs competition on Easter Monday
Season end for disabled surfers
Goalkeepers wanted for Men's Premier League
New jerseys for women's soccer team
Open day in new club facilities for 2023 netball season
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Record numbers at Woy Woy Parkrun
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Netball teams finish third and fourth in their divisions
Swim club to hold open day
Bowls club unification discussions to continue
Umina women play Triples final

Chamber is 'partner' in waterfront project

Central Coast Council has given the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce the status of "partner" in its $1.2 million ratepayer-funded Woy Woy waterfront project.

It also has this status for the Peninsula District Place Plan project, a strategic planning exercise for the Peninsula which is expected to "co-ordinate all Central Coast Council planning tasks" for the district.

The arrangement is revealed in an attachment to a progress report presented to the March 28 council meeting on the council's tourism plan, the Central Coast Destination Management Plan 2022-25.

The Woy Woy waterfront project extends the length of the Woy Woy channel from Woy Woy wharf to Lions Park, and includes the Pelican Park playground which the council proposes to remove.

The removal of the playground was put on hold in June 2021 after Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch supported a petition with 6000 signatures calling for its retention.

It was reported at the time that the decision to remove the playground came after an onsite meeting between council staff and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce.

Both projects are listed under a heading of Central Coast Township Revitalisation as actions to "identify towns that need amenity improvements that will strengthen their appeal to the visitor economy" and to "undertake a Central Coast Tourism Township Streetscape and Foreshore Masterplan for identified towns".

Partners under the heading are listed as "industry, Chambers of Commerce".

Neither the waterfront project nor the Place Plan project is listed in the Destination Management Plan itself, nor is Woy Woy listed as an "identified town".

The Plan gives a cost estimate of $200,000 in total for "township revitalisation" with a medium priority.

It indicates grant funding would be available to support this.

However, the council's draft capital works budget currently on exhibition shows spending on the Woy Woy waterfront project over the next two years to be funded from general rates revenue.

The update described progress as: "Woy Woy Waterfront Masterplan community consultation, July 2022, with refinements and completed plan to allow funding to be allocated to projects in future year budgets".

Among the achievements noted for the Peninsula were the application for "eco-certification" by Bombora Ettalong Beach SUP.

Ettalong Town Centre was noted as winner of "Most Compelling Itinerary' in the NSW Top Tourism Town Awards 2021.

Woy Woy was named as a finalist in the NSW Top Tourism Town Awards 2022.

The NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort received a Silver award at the NSW Tourism Awards 2022 and was Holiday Park of the Year at the Caravan and Camping Industry of Australia Awards.

Woy Woy Fisherman's Wharf won a Chef's Hat for in Sydney Morning Herald's The Good Food Guide 2023.

Two tourism round-tables were held to align strategic priorities and included the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

The report recommended that "the focused approach to tourism development and destination management be maintained to ensure long-term viability and sustainability of this vital sector".

The council resolved to receive the report and attachment on the progress of actions of the Central Coast Destination Management Plan 2022-2025 and receive a further report in 12 months.





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