A ‘District Place Plan’ is a 10-year roadmap that will guide Council’s decision-making for Wyong and Tuggerah town centres and surrounding areas. It will advocate planning priorities and coordinate different teams across Council including those responsible for land use planning, placemaking, events and activities, infrastructure delivery, general projects and works.  

The Plan will be the first of its kind for the Central Coast Council area, a comprehensive community led approach to decision making and planning. It will identify how Council, key stakeholders and members of the community can work together to make Wyong even better into the future.

Located at the heart of the Central Coast, Wyong and Tuggerah are strategically located as a gateway to our region, providing access to urban, rural and coastal communities, as well as convenient road and rail connections to Sydney, Newcastle and beyond. The area also performs a significant social, cultural, sporting, recreation and community service for the region. A range of housing opportunities are offered, surrounded by an attractive environment and sensitive ecosystems. Such attributes include the Wyong River and floodplain, wetlands, creeks and vegetated hills.

A map of the Wyong District Place Plan boundaries is shown below in Figure 1, and includes the suburbs of:

• Wyong
• Tuggerah
• Watanobbi
• Mardi
• Chittaway Point
• Tacoma South
• Tacoma
• Rocky Point
• Tuggerawong

The area covered by the Wyong District Place Plan is a district group of suburbs that share natural, economic, built environment and social similarities. Grouping enables a cohesive and efficient planning approach to Council’s future decision-making.

The community will play in important role to guide the Wyong District Place Plan through the development of a shared vision, planning priorities and actions. Community feedback will be supported by rigorous background research and expert review to ensure that the Plan's actions are applicable, relevant and realistic. 

Research has shown that connected communities are resilient communities – the sharing of knowledge and resources makes everyone more prepared for the unknown. During tough times our community has repeatedly shown their strength by pulling together and looking out for one another., We want to ensure our community is even stronger before an emergency, so we’re thriving and prepared for whatever comes our way. Informed by the community, the Plan will identify priorities for planning and infrastructure to be more resilient and adaptive to future shocks and stresses. 

The Wyong District Place Plan will identify priorities and actions to be facilitated, delivered or advocated on behalf of community by Council. 

At this stage, there is no set budget for implementing these actions, and many of them will be delivered in partnership with other Council projects. As always, when assessing how to implement the actions, Council will aim to do it in the most efficient way possible, to deliver value for the community. 

Community input is vital to the Plan’s success, and ensuring it responds to your needs and challenges. 

You could participate in the community consultation between 10 February and 10 March 2023 by: 

• Participating in the online survey (now closed)
• Joining the conversation on our interactive map of Wyong  (now closed)
• Visiting us in person at:
  • the Love Lanes Festival 2023, 11 Feb 5pm-7pm,
  • Wyong Station, 28 February 4pm-6pm
  • Tuggerah Library, 1 March 2pm-4pm
  • Wyong Station, 7 March 8am-10am

As we continue on this collaborative journey to make the district even better, community champions and local knowledge will be integral to spreading the word and taking action. Please register on the webpage for project updates and other ways to get involved with the Plan.