Media Releases

Illawarra families benefit from Minns Government's First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme

07 August 2024

More than 1,500 families in the Illawarra last year benefitted from the Minns Government's First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme, helping those families to purchase their first home.

More homes on the way for Wollongong, Central Coast and Sydney

31 July 2024

More homes will be able to be built near transport hubs at five key locations across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and the Illawarra, with the Minns Labor Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) planning changes coming into effect at more locations.

Supporting safe access to train stations - first stop, Murray Road East Corrimal

29 July 2024

If you use Corrimal Train Station, we’ve some good news for you! We’ll be making big improvements at Murray Road, East Corrimal so that your journey to catch the train is a safer one.

It’s ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – oui, oui, oui’ as NSW supports our teams in Paris

26 July 2024

The NSW Government will turn the state green and gold in support of the Australian Olympic Team and the Australian Paralympic Team as they compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Eden sails towards greater cruise ship capacity

25 July 2024

Eden will enjoy the benefits of bigger cruise ships and more frequent visits, thanks to the NSW Government granting planning approval for a modification to the existing Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension.

Councils asked to show flexibility for warehouses to clear supply chain backlog

23 July 2024

The NSW Government has today issued a circular to councils asking them to take into consideration the need for supply chain recovery over the next two weeks when responding to any complaints about operations at warehouses and distribution centres, wholesale and retail centres.

Community consultation underway to deliver $40 million housing program unique to the Central West

23 July 2024

Flood-impacted residents of the Central West will hear about a range of resilience measures such as home buybacks, raising, retrofits, rebuilds and relocations in the first in a series of information sessions on the $40 million Resilient Homes Program (RHP) this week.

Modular homes to deliver more social housing, sooner

22 July 2024

The Minns Labor Government is continuing to pull every available lever to address the housing affordability and availability crisis facing New South Wales, with the first sites to trial modular social housing announced today.

Goal! Fred Finch Park’s upgraded netball courts ready for play

19 July 2024

Later this month, young netballers from across the state will descend on Fred Finch Park’s netball courts for the Illawarra District Netball Association’s carnival.

Enhanced planning powers will help Broadwater students get back to their local school sooner

17 July 2024

In a state first, the NSW Government will use its enhanced planning powers under the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act to return students back to Broadwater Public School in the first term of 2025, ending years of delay and impacts to the community.