The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government has delayed a formal response to recent Parliamentary inquiry report which found that it was “unacceptable” for Wollongong to be excluded from grant funding programs, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully said today.

Member for Wollongong Paul Scully is urging Property NSW to allow use of its King Street, Warrawong landholding on the Lake Illawarra foreshore as a location for alfresco dining once COVID lockdown restrictions have been eased for the summer season and to help the local economy recover.

The NSW Treasurer has been invited to a Wollongong Economic Recovery Roundtable to be convened by Member for Wollongong Paul Scully to discuss the economic and social challenges facing the area as the Government contemplates easing of COVID restrictions in October 2021.

Additional vaccines for the Wollongong Mass Vaccination Centre, outreach to vulnerable communities and confusion over when vaccines will be available to groups added to the eligibility list requires a clear vaccine rollout roadmap for the Illawarra from the NSW Government, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully MP said.

Member for Wollongong Paul Scully has called on the NSW Government to urgently secure additional vaccinations it committed to deliver to ramp up the delivery of doses at the Wollongong Vaccination Centre to the 2500 a day that it was designed to deliver.

The Illawarra should be treated as one region as part of any COVID response.

The Deputy Premier’s announcement today that Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas will be treated differently has created significant confusion and uncertainty for local residents.

The starter’s gun has been fired on the long-awaited upgrades to Unanderra Station, including the construction of three lifts and a new covered footbridge, with work starting next month and the project expected to be completed by December 2022.

A new Parliamentary Committee report has boosted the need to use local content in investments for renewable energy generation, transmission and firming projects in Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) across New South Wales, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully said today.

Reports that Service NSW is boosting staff levels by 250 this week to tackle the massive backlogs of unprocessed applications will be welcome news for local businesses asking for financial help.