Council seeks EOIs for Aboriginal Advisory Committee

Central Coast Council is calling on the local Aboriginal community to send in Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to be part of its Aboriginal Advisory Committee.

The Committee will be formed in line with the Central Coast First Nations Accord, an agreement between First Nations Leaders and Council, and its brief will be to set an agenda to guide signatories on how best to work together and further reconciliation.

Council’s Community and Culture Unit Manager Glenn Cannard said the Accord sets a vision where Council can understand, acknowledge and value the contribution of First Nations People and their enduring connection to Land and Culture.

“We are calling on our Aboriginal community to be part of our advisory committee to help provide advice and feedback to us on issues that affect the community, improve their quality of life and address relevant social issues,” Cannard said.

“We’re seeking a broad stakeholder representation for this committee, with a mix of representatives from traditional ownership interests, community services focused on improving the quality of life of the local First Nations community and community members identifying as Aboriginal.”

Council Administrator Rik Hart said the Central Coast area is a treasured place to the First Nations People, with many significant sites of cultural heritage.

“Council acknowledges that we deliver services, programs and activities on land traditionally owned by First Nations People and the Central Coast First Nations Accord is a critical step forward in the journey of reconciliation,” he said.

“By establishing an Aboriginal

Bringing communities together for 50 years

From humble beginnings on a block of dirt in Kanwal, the Wyong Leagues Group has grown over the past 50 years into a network of 10 clubs.

Monday, March 6, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Wyong Rugby League Club, the founding venue of what would later be part of one of the most successful organisations of its kind in Australia, the Wyong Leagues Group.

Group Marketing Manager, Keith Cameron said the Group now had 10 venues – seven of them on the Central Coast –audited assets of $125M with zero debt and employed well over 300 people in NSW.

“After opening Wyong Rugby League Club in 1973, it took several years to build and consolidate its position as one of the most popular venues on the Central Coast,” he said.

“As often happens in business, a successful formula can be translated into success in other locations and it was this thinking that led in 2001 to the Group turning its attention to expansion via amalgamation,” Cameron said.

The first to join the Wyong Leagues Group was Wallarah Bay Recreation Club in 2001,

Flashback: the block of dirt where Wyong Leagues Club was built followed by Wyong Bowling Club in 2002, Budgewoi Soccer Club in 2004, Canton Beach Sports Club in 2008, Goulburn Railway Bowling Club in 2009, Avoca Beach Bowling Club in 2011, Bateau Bay Bowling Club in 2015 and Diggers Woolgoolga and Safety Beach Golf Club on the North Coast in 2020. “One principle has always been key in ensuring both a smooth transition into the fold for the new club and to ensure their success by retaining the most positive individual characteristics of each of the venues and to demonstrate the value of being part of the Group,” Cameron said.

“The logic is that the members of each of the Clubs have remained loyal, sometimes for many years, because they feel a strong sense of ownership of what they rightly see as their club.

Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Accord, we are strengthening the bonds between Council and the First Nations People of the Central Coast, working together for a positive future.”

EOIs for the Aboriginal Advisory Committee close on Thursday, March 9, and can be done online at https:// centralcoast.applynow.net.au/ jobs/CEN3140.

If you need assistance filling in your EOI, email advisorygroups@centralcoast. nsw.gov.au or call 4306 7900.

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Media release, Feb 23

Central Coast Council

“Acknowledging this has proved to be a winning philosophy, as is evidenced by the growth experienced over the past 50 years,” Cameron said.

The Wyong Leagues Group claims its positioning as “Bringing Communities Together”, which Cameron says is not just a marketing slogan.

“Each club in the Group is individually, and collectively, a highly active participant in the communities in which they operate and provides extensive financial support to local sports teams and charities.

“In addition, as a Group, the Wyong Roos Foundation gives financial support to local charities whose primary focus is supporting those facing hardship within the community,” Cameron said.

Source: Wyong Leagues Group

Small and medium businesses across the Central Coast will benefit from a new $62M grants program designed to help them become more energy efficient, ease pressure on their energy bills and reduce emissions.

The Federal Government has published guidelines for the Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program with a $16M investment through Round 1 of the program and a second round to be delivered next year. Grants of between $10,000 and $25,000 will be available to SMEs in all industry sectors to enable them to take energysaving measures.