Administrator visits Woy Woy depot

Employees at the Woy Woy depot of the new Central Coast Council have received a visit from their new chief executive officer Mr Rob Noble, and the new council's administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds.

"We spent three days last week out at the depots talking to staff," Mr Reynolds said at a media conference on Thursday, May 26.

"They are the face of the council and I got a good reception.

"They are all on board with the new council," Mr Reynolds said.

The new Central Coast Council, according to Mr Reynolds, is the largest local government area in NSW and one of the largest businesses in Australia.

Apart from around 12 senior executive positions, the NSW Government has said all council jobs would be safe for at least the next three years.

Mr Noble said he had already provided staff with an opportunity to register to apply for a job in an alternate geographic location.

"About a quarter of our staff live in the alternate location," Mr Noble said.

In other words, he wanted to give employees of the former Wyong Council who live in the southern areas of the new LGA, such as the Peninsula, the opportunity to move to a position closer to their home and vice versa.

Mr Noble said the two former councils were "dramatically different, wildly different, how they worked out everything was done on a different basis.

"The customer side of it is absolutely critical and my background is very much working on the relationship side and internal relationships are fundamental to achieving an organisational culture that can serve the needs of our growing community," Mr Noble said.

Mr Reynolds and Mr Noble said they wanted to develop a more customer-focused culture across the new Central Coast Council.

Interviews, 26 May 2016

Ian Reynolds, Central Coast Council

Rob Noble, Central Coast Council

Proposed interim organisational structure, 25 May 2016

Reporter: Jackie Pearson