This afternoon, Premier Chris Minns attended a meeting with the Mayor Cass Coleman and Deputy Mayor Steve Ring at the Central West Adaptive Skills Hub as part of his visit to Lithgow.
Mayor Coleman, Deputy Mayor Ring and Council’s Executive, provided an update on the actions being undertaken to facilitate a successful economic transformation through the Lithgow Emerging Economy Plan – LEEP
It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase how LEEP and Council is proactively addressing the need for the regions economic transformation.
The meeting was also an opportunity for Council to advocate for:
- Continued funding of the Central West Adaptive Skills Hub to upskill our workforce and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Improved and Increased rail services for Lithgow.
- Lithgow LGA to house the Central West Office of the Future Jobs and Investment Authority and for funding from the authority to be spent in Lithgow.
- Enhanced State government support as Lithgow prepares for the delivery of future large scale infrastructure projects.
