A federally funded food manufacturing innovation hub on the Central Coast has been delayed by at least six months after a key development partner withdrew from the project, just as the government formalised its $17.2 million funding commitment.
The Central Coast Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub features a “fully functioning and equipped pilot facility and skills development centre that drives industry collaboration and innovation and develops the skills of business owners, managers, employees and contractors”, according to a report submitted to a Central Coast Council meeting on June 27.
In the run up to the last federal election, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic committed $17.2 million to a Central Coast Food Manufacturing Precinct and Innovation Hub in Lisarow, on the Central Coast north of Sydney.
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