Media Releases
$300,000 funding boost for community and sporting groups in Wollongong Electorate
07 June 2024
Nineteen organisations in the Wollongong electorate will share in $300,000 in funding, secured under the NSW Government’s 2023 Community Building Partnership program.
NSW Government backs the Illawarra’s industrial future
07 June 2024
The NSW Government has given planning approval for a major refurbishment of BlueScope’s 60-year-old Plate Mill to strengthen production, stimulate the state’s economy, and create new local jobs.
NSW Opposition seeking to legislate against housing
04 June 2024
The NSW Opposition today gave notice to introduce a Bill to stop the delivery of thousands of well-located homes to address the housing crisis.
$207.6 million hydrogen hub given green light in Hunter
31 May 2024
In a major step for the state’s renewables sector, the NSW Government has given planning approval to a $207.6 million hydrogen hub in the Hunter.
Development assessment timeframes for social and affordable housing to be halved under Labor
31 May 2024
The NSW Government has changed the way affordable and social housing development assessments are processed delivering faster approvals and more homes for those who need it most.
New targets will help to rebalance Sydney’s housing growth
31 May 2024
Detailed analysis reveals the extent of the rebalancing of new homes across Greater Sydney as a result of the housing targets released by the Minns Labor Government earlier this week.
More housing should be music to our ears
30 May 2024
Thirty years ago, Paul Kelly released a song called “Other People’s Houses”.
$201.9 million infrastructure boost to support 24,000 new regional homes
29 May 2024
The NSW Government and councils will together invest a further $201.9 million to fast-track infrastructure in growing regional communities, supporting the delivery of tens of thousands of new homes from Tweed Heads to Wagga Wagga.
Fairer housing targets announced with incentives to councils to build better communities for NSW
29 May 2024
New housing targets that rebalance housing across Greater Sydney, the Illawarra, the Hunter and Central Coast and regional NSW have been released today as the Minns Government announces an incentive scheme to encourage councils to meet these new targets.
NSW Government ensuring Wollongong Faith Communities are safe
28 May 2024
Wollongong faith communities are set to benefit as the NSW Government delivers on its promise to ensure places of worship across the state are safer and more secure with through the Safe Places for Faith Communities Program.