Last month, Wollongong City Council endorsed a tender for the first stage of works on the new All Ages All Abilities Playground at Stuart Park. This is an exciting next step for the project that aims to make play accessible to everyone!

The NSW Government has today announced the appointment of a new Transport Secretary and a new Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment. Both are ongoing, permanent roles.

The NSW Government has completed almost $1 million in upgrades to two public jetties at Lake Illawarra to support community recreation.

GPM Marine Constructions was contracted by Crown Lands to undertake a $814,863 upgrade of Dix's Wharf at Lake Heights.

The Wollongong community is a step closer to having a new state-of-the-art ambulance station, with construction underway at the Fairy Meadow site.

A new guide has been released by the NSW Government to help better recognise Indigenous culture in planning and design.

The NSW Government is investing $1.85 million to give a strong start to the next generation of planners, with dozens of councils receiving a share of the funding to help pay the tuition fees for young planners.

Communities across the Northern Rivers are being encouraged to have their say on the future of the region with the consultation period for the Draft Resilient Lands Strategy being extended to Friday, 14 July 2023.

Communities with high levels of housing growth will soon have access to funding of $1 billion over the forward estimates, and up to $700 million per year beyond that, to invest in and speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure to support homes and jobs.

The NSW Government has declared the Northern Rivers a formal reconstruction area to help support the building of homes after last year’s devastating floods.

The NSW Government today took another firm step towards a stronger, more efficient and more streamlined NSW planning system focused on the delivery of more housing, jobs, and infrastructure.