Media Releases
220 new homes for Sydney’s essential workers underway in Annandale
23 September 2026
Construction of 220 new Build-to-Rent apartments for Sydney’s health workers, teachers, police officers, firefighters and other essential workers in the Inner West is underway.
Free training for council planners to speed up housing approvals
23 September 2026
The Minns Labor Government will fully fund training for up to half the State’s council planners to support the rollout of reforms designed to make planning assessments and decisions system faster and fairer.
Rezoning to unlock hundreds more homes for South West Sydney
22 September 2026
The Minns Labor Government is unlocking well planned infill development enabling 545 new homes just 400 metres from Warwick Farm Train Station and close to Liverpool’s city centre, jobs, schools, health services, shops and community facilities.
$1 million Port Kembla Community Investment fund now open
18 September 2026
The Port Kembla community is set to benefit from improved facilities and community infrastructure, with $1 million in funding available for local businesses and community groups through the Port Kembla Community Investment Fund.
A brighter future for NSW parklands
18 September 2026
Banana bread and lattes in Callan Park and a greener future for our parklands have been locked in as the Minns Labor Government’s Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Amendment (Review) Bill 2026 passed the Parliament.
$7 million boost for the Illawarra South Coast’s active communities
18 September 2026
The Minns Labor Government is helping ensure South Coast families and young people have the community sporting and lifestyle facilities they need with a $7 million investment in 24 projects that make our regions great places to live.
The Home Straight for George Street transformation
17 September 2026
Sydney’s George Street evolution from traffic dominated thoroughfare to retail and hospitality hotspot will soon be complete, with a planned revitalisation of the Northern section between Essex Street and Jack Mundey Place in The Rocks.
Town Hall Square
17 September 2026
I have today issued a direction under Section 9.1 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 to the City of Sydney Council to prevent determination of any development applications for its Town Hall Square proposal until I receive and make public advice on its State Significance from the Independent Planning Commission (IPC).
Port Kembla Fringe keeps Wollongong Festival ball rolling
17 September 2026
Fresh off a memorable opening weekend in the northern suburbs, Wollongong Festival is heading south, with the Port Kembla Fringe Festival set to light up one of our city’s iconic suburbs over three days.
County Road Reserve transfer a win for the Northern Beaches community
16 September 2026
The Minns Labor Government is putting more public land into local hands, with Belrose's County Road Reserve set to be transferred to Northern Beaches Council, locking in the long-term future of a much-loved community sporting asset.

