Technology
A smarter future, built from the coast
The Central Coast of Tasmania is attracting a new wave of digital and technology-based businesses, drawn by high-speed connectivity, affordable operating costs, where a lifestyle that fosters creativity and balance is part of the package.
Why the Central Coast works for tech
Connectivity, collaboration and creativity
The Central Coast’s advantages for tech and digital industries extend beyond lifestyle. With reliable NBN coverage, affordable workspaces, and access to national logistics through Devonport Airport and the Spirit of Tasmania, the region makes it easy to operate both locally and globally.
Coworking spaces, community events, and business networks are creating fertile ground for entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate, from app development and software design to creative content and digital marketing.
Where work meets lifestyle
It’s a balance that inspires innovation
For tech professionals, the Central Coast offers a rare combination of focus and freedom. You can code in the morning, meet clients over coffee by the water, then be home in minutes.
The region’s balance of affordability, accessibility, and natural beauty is helping attract a new generation of innovators, we have people building the future from a place that inspires them every day.
On the Central Coast, you can do big work from a small place and that’s exactly the point.
A Local Tech Success Story
World-class technology at home on the Central Coast
Status Awareness Systems (SAS), a world-class technology business in Ulverstone and are the best in the world at their business. SAS advanced safety, communication and timing technology for motorsport, protects drivers, officials and spectators at rally events across six continents: at motorsport events from the FIA World Rally Championship to national championships in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada.
These instant warning systems are saving lives on remote, high-speed courses where help is often far away. RallySafe, the patented system that instantly alerts drivers to hazards ahead, is developed and built right here. Who needs Silicon Valley?