A new masterplan is to be developed for Gosford Memorial Park, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the State Government’s Metropolitan Greenspaces program.
The Government funding will be matched by Central Coast Council to deliver the $50,000 project.
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch said the park is already an incredibly important and beloved community space.
“This funding will begin the process to take it to the next level,” she said.
“This is another example of the Minns Labor Government’s investment in building better communities by pairing open green space with growing communities.”
Central Coast Council has developed the Draft Gosford Memorial Park and Rotary Park Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Gosford Memorial Park Precinct.
A spokesperson said one of the key actions outlined in the draft CMP is the development of a new landscape masterplan for the Gosford Memorial Precinct.
“Council applied for a grant of $25,000 under the Metropolitan Greenspace Program to develop the masterplan for Precinct,” the spokesperson said.
“The draft Gosford Memorial Park and Rotary Park Conservation Management Plan (CMP) was considered by the Environment and Planning Committee at its most recent meeting (August 5), with the committee recommending the project proceed to public exhibition.
“The recommendation will go to Council’s Ordinary August meeting for endorsement.”
The Government says it is building a better NSW and that means investing to improve and expand green open space as it drives increased density to address the state’s housing challenges.
This is one of 15 projects between Gosford and Sutherland which received nearly $4M in funding from the NSW Government.
The projects are together worth more than $9M thanks to council co-contributions.
The projects are at various stages with six receiving funding for planning and design while nine are ready for the delivery phase.
The Metropolitan Greenspace program has provided over $65M to metropolitan and Central Coast councils since 1990 with more than 680 new or upgraded projects completed.
