ðɪs koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪvbˈeɪst ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wʌzɐ dʒˈɔɪnt ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv ʌv sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈeɪk mˈækweɪɹi ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈaɪɑːŋ ʃˈaɪɚ lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɛɹiəz wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˈaʊ sˈɛntɹəl kˈoʊst kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˌɛnˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wɪð mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈʌndɪŋ pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðiːz pˈɑːɹtnɚz.
This cooperative-based arrangement was a joint initiative of City of Lake Macquarie and the former Wyong Shire local government areas (which is now Central Coast Council) in 1998, as well as the NSW Government, with major funding provided by these partners.