Locals now have easier access to community and housing services with the official opening of the new Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) Service Centre in Tuggerah.
The custom-designed facility on Reliance Drive, Tuggerah, brings together a range of community and housing services to support vulnerable families such as child protection casework, family support programs and social housing and homelessness.
The new centre will accommodate around 250 staff and replaces several existing offices in Gosford and Wyong, ensuring staff can deliver quality and integrated support to the communities they serve.
It features modern, trauma-informed spaces including family rooms, a dedicated yarning space, an all-new concierge service model complimented with accessible self-service booths.
Prior to this building these frontline services were fragmented across the Central Coast meaning multiple trips between Gosford and Wyong for local families accessing frontline services.
After years of neglect by the previous government these facilities were not fit-for-purpose and were affected by water damage and mould.
Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington, said: “The new Service Centre is the latest example of the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to delivering essential frontline services for the Central Coast.
“We’ve invested in our wonderful new one-stop-shop service centre so children, families and residents of the Central Coast can easily access the services they need to thrive.”
Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris said: “I’m proud to be part of a Government that has made a significant investment in this new facility to improve delivery of frontline services for the growing Central Coast community.
“Consolidating services into this one-stop-shop new centre will ensure people most in need of support will get it more quickly and easily.”
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan said: “This new premises will deliver more efficient services, saving the taxpayer money while providing quality facilities for staff.”
