Action plan comments due on Friday

The draft Shaping the Central Coast Action Plan has been on exhibition since December 6.

The deadline for submissions and comments from the community, regional and local stakeholders and interest groups as well as all levels of government has now been extended to this Friday, March 14.

It was written and compiled by a team of three, from Wyong and Gosford Councils and the Central Coast regional office of Planning NSW.

The plan aims to provide a broad regional strategic framework to ensure integrated planning across the region's local and state government agencies.

A number of public information forums have been held during the exhibition period, the first of which was in the evening at Ettalong where a crowd of 45 people attended.

It was stated at that meeting that there should also be a daytime meeting.

As a result, a second Peninsula forum was held on February 27 at the Peninsula Theatre, where only five attended.

All submissions received will now be taken into account in the production of an updated plan that will be put forward to a local government forum in mid-April and then to a regional forum in May.

The meeting was told that, once finalised, the plan was expected to respond to changing circumstances, with annual monitoring and a full review every five years.

Copies of the draft and other information are available from the Planning NSW regional office.

Cec Bucello, March 6