The future expansion of the Wollongong Hospital and Health Precinct has taken a key step forward, with a lead design team appointed to progress planning for the region’s largest hospital.

A further 17 projects have been declared as State Significant Development (SSD) following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).

Families across the Illawarra and the South Coast are under real pressure. From Wollongong down the coast, longer distances, higher energy needs and fewer alternatives mean the cost of mortgages, rent, groceries and fuel is felt acutely.

The Minns Labor Government is turbocharging the way homes are built in NSW, unlocking the potential of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to deliver more high-quality homes, faster.

The Minns Labor Government is enabling the delivery of around 1,300 new homes across the NSW South Coast, finalising three major rezonings that will transform underutilised land in Nowra and Kiama into vibrant, well-connected neighbourhoods.

The Minns Labor Government has paved the way for up to 2,500 new social, affordable, and private homes north of Wollongong, finalising the rezoning of the Bellambi estate today.

The Minns Labor Government is expanding its successful $1 billion Pre-sale Finance Guarantee program to better support affordable housing and smaller residential developments, particularly in regional areas.

A further 27 projects have been declared as State Significant Development (SSD) following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).

New traffic lights are in full operation today at the intersection of the Pacific Highway and Chain Valley Bay Road on the Central Coast, marking the completion of a $6.7 million upgrade that will improve safety and access for local residents and road users.

The NSW Government is pursuing its own strategy to address the Commonwealth Government’s bed block of NSW hospitals - with almost 166 beds now occupied by community members waiting on Commonwealth Government funding for either an aged care or NDIS placement in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.