MACLEAY VALLEY LIFESTYLE Invest in You 2018–19 Our Council Working with Business & Industry
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MACLEAY VALLEY LIFESTYLE Invest in You 2018–19 Our Council working with business & industry Kempsey Shire Council’s • Linking you with other government For further information contact: Economic Sustainability Unit has been agencies that provide funding to Contents Kristy Forche-Baird established to provide a first point businesses Economic Sustainability Officer of contact for businesses and investors • Giving you contact details for local 02 6566 3113 seeking information, contacts or business networks and advisory [email protected]. support. services gov.au 2 | WELCOME • Letting you know about local Our staff can assist in a range of ways, investment and development Kempsey Shire Council including: 3 | VISION & REGIONAL OVERVIEW opportunities 22 Tozer Street | PO Box 3078 • Providing information and data on • Including you on our industry [email protected] 4 | LOCATION & LINKS the local economy database to let you know kempsey.nsw.gov.au • Putting you in touch with the right about upcoming professional 6 | PROFILE - BEN MARKS person in Council development opportunities. 8 | COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE 12 | PROFILE - ASH MOOREHEAD 14 | TOURISM & ATTRACTIONS Useful Contacts 16 | TOURISM HOTSPOTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT NSW Government Premier & Cabinet Jillian Fryer 18 | PROFILE - HAYDEN & BETH MCMILLAN Member for Cowper Member for Oxley Business Development Manager Luke Hartsuyker (Nationals) Melinda Pavey (Minister for Roads, Suite 1, 133-137 Gordan St 20 | COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC PROFILE 39 Little Street Maritime & Freight) Port Macquarie 2444 NSW Coffs Harbour 2450 NSW 37 Elbow St 02 6583 5647 22 | DEVELOPING IN KEMPSEY 02 6652 6233 West Kempsey NSW 2440 [email protected] [email protected] 02 6562 6190 dpc.nsw.gov.au 24 | PROFILE - SAM PRESTON www.lukehartsuyker.com.au [email protected] www.melindapavey.com.au Regional Development Australia 26 | ENTERPRISING LOCAL BUSINESSES Department of Industry, (Mid North Coast NSW) Innovation & Science Member for Lyne Kerry Grace CEO AusIndustry (Business Services) Dr David Gillespie PO Box 2537 27 | BUSINESS DIRECTORY Assistant Regional Manager Cnr High & Hastings Sts Port Macquarie NSW 2444 (North Coast): Wauchope NSW 2446 02 5525 1500 Dr Natalie Gillam 02 6586 4462 [email protected] 02 4014 5922 | 0434 606 779 [email protected] www.rdamnc.org.au [email protected] www.davidgillespie.com.au Welcome Vision & Regional Overview From a $4 million streetscape program for the Kempsey Central Our vision for the Macleay Valley is to create a vibrant lifestyle destination where Business District, to an $80 million expansion of Kempsey Hospital business, industry and investment can prosper in harmony with our natural and an international commercial pilot training facility at Kempsey environment. We recognise economic growth depends upon good relationships Airport, the Macleay Valley has experienced an unprecedented level between all levels of government and the private sector, and we place a high priority on of public and private investment in recent years. delivering economic outcomes that enhance our community’s lifestyle and deliver quality employment opportunities. These investments are stimulating the in the scenic Macleay Valley We take pride in providing vision creating dynamic synergies and The economy of the Mid North local economy across all key indicators. hinterland. Slim’s legacy to fans is the and leadership to our community, opportunities between locals, visitors Coast is diverse and its annual Gross Unemployment is down. The number new state-of-the-art, purpose-built backed by sound research, industry and investors. Coastal populations Regional Product is upward of $13.3 of people employed is up. Full-time Slim Dusty Centre at South Kempsey, consultation, and the development swell during peak holiday periods, billion. There are 20,000 registered equivalent worker numbers are also which offers a living museum and of targeted strategies and projects boosting commercial opportunities businesses and a workforce of up, as is worker productivity, exports, great spot for passing motorists to take that will achieve real and improved for local cafes, restaurants, retailers, 79,000 people, including 25,000 imports, value-add and gross output. a break from the freeway. economic conditions and jobs growth. accommodation providers and managers and professionals. Health This is an exciting time for our Valley tourism operators. care and social assistance is the I am extremely proud of our Council’s We see a major role for Council in and a time for change, growth and leading employer, bolstered by leadership and the value we place providing public infrastructure that is The Macleay Valley is proud to be part reinvention. recent Government investment in on welcoming new businesses and valued by, and supports, our business of the popular Mid North Coast region, public hospitals and medical training Growth has been significant across families to our beautiful part of the community’s growth. Providing high which is home to over 266,000 people, facilities. our major industry sectors, including world. Here, you will find advice and quality roads, transport networks, and attracts 6.1 million visitors each for health care, professional services, information as well as helpful business water and sewerage is paramount year. Extending from Taree in the south The manufacturing industry tourism, agriculture and food networks and advisory services. to attracting development and to Coffs Harbour in the north, the Mid contributes the highest output for manufacturing. investment. We also work closely North Coast spans both the Great the region and is particularly strong We recognise that jobs growth is with a number of industry sectors, Dividing Range and the East Coast. in food and metal manufacturing. We want you to be part of our future critical to our region’s economic including tourism and high value It also includes the World Heritage Education and training is a growth growth, and the purpose of this future, and we have many natural and agribusiness, to capitalise on identified Area of Lord Howe Island, located sector, with several reputable publication is to welcome your interest developed advantages to draw upon economic growth opportunities. about 600km east of Port Macquarie. universities having established in moving to, or investing in, or both, in to encourage businesses to establish It is home to a significant indigenous campuses within the region, including our local community and economy. As and grow in the Macleay Valley. Regionally, the Macleay Valley is a population, including the Aboriginal a new Charles Sturt University campus our 2,200 local businesses will attest, featured destination of the Mid North With highway travel times now nations of Gumbaynggirr, Biripi, and in Port Macquarie that caters for up to the Macleay Valley provides a stable Coast of NSW, spanning a geographic significantly shortened between the Macleay Valley’s Dunghutti. 5,000 students. and diverse economy and a ready footprint of 3,338sq km from the Kempsey and Port Macquarie to the market of loyal locals and tourists to hinterland to the coast. Of our total The region’s landscape is highly scenic With the National Broadband Network south, and Coffs Harbour to the north, reward your efforts. population of just under 30,000, the and features winding rivers, lush now almost fully rolled out throughout I am confident Kempsey’s reputation majority of our residents live in the timbered hinterland, grazing pastures the region, the Mid North Coast is We also have a number of will continue to grow as an attractive major service town of Kempsey. The and hundreds of kilometres of pristine increasingly becoming a lifestyle internationally renowned local and affordable lifestyle destination for increasingly popular coastal town of beaches. Rainfall is abundant, and the destination for aspiring professionals businesses, including Akubra hats and professionals, investors and families. South West Rocks is the second most mild sub-tropical climate is considered who are able to hot desk from Nestle-manufactured Milo. Collectively, I invite you to get in touch with our populated area, with approximately the most ideal in Australia. anywhere in the world with the right these two companies have called economic development team to find 6000 residents, followed by the level of technological support. the Macleay home for over 120 years, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie to out more about opportunities for scenic coastal and up-river villages producing iconic quality products the north and south of the Macleay investment, information, contacts and of Crescent Head, Bellbrook, right here in our own backyard that Valley are the largest centres on the support. Frederickton, Gladstone, Grassy Head, are recognised all over the world. Mid North Coast. Both have significant Hat Head, Smithtown, Stuarts Point, Cr Liz Campbell airports and are approximately one Our country music heritage further Willawarrin and Yarrahapinni. Mayor, Kempsey Shire Council hour’s flight to Sydney or Brisbane. cements the Macleay’s standing as Over half a million domestic and The dual lane upgrade of the Pacific our nation’s most ‘true blue’ Aussie international visitors choose the Highway puts the Macleay Valley destination. Legendary singer- Macleay Valley as their preferred within a 3-hour drive of Newcastle, 4.5 songwriters Slim Dusty and holiday destination each year, hours to Sydney,