Planning

A new species of shark is lurking in the waters near Cockle Bay Wharf, feasting on a diet of plastics, metal and floating debris.  

Six grant recipients will receive a share of $90,000 in funding from the NSW Government to stage free live music events throughout the state as part of the annual global event, Make Music Day.  

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is calling on the Lismore community to help shape the future of their area.

A new $264 million data centre in Macquarie Park has been given the green light by the NSW Government paving the way for 450 new jobs.

Communities across the state will share in $250 million worth of funding to create a legacy of green and accessible public spaces as part of a program that is the first of its kind in NSW.

The sustainable funding of Western Sydney Parklands has been secured for generations after the NSW Government awarded the long-term lease of a 35-hectare parcel of land at Eastern Creek.

A focus on new green, public spaces to take advantage of the stunning coastline and attractive townships and the creation of employment zones to boost jobs are key priorities in the latest vision for the Illawarra Shoalhaven area.

An estimated $80 million will be injected into the Southern Highlands economy after the New Berrima Brickworks facility received planning approval from the NSW Government this week. 

Stage one of the $50 million NSW Cricket Centre of Excellence at Sydney Olympic Park is well on track to be constructed by early next year thanks to the NSW Government’s fast-tracked planning program.

Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes today launched the Flood Prone Land Package saying as natural disasters become more frequent and severe, communities needed to increase their resilience through better planning.

A $700 million proposal to upgrade a blast furnace at Port Kembla Steelworks has been declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI).

More than 26,000 new trees will be planted by the NSW Government along the Great West Walk, a 65-kilometre urban trail linking Parramatta to the lower Blue Mountains through three Western Sydney council areas.

Ensuring safety from bushfire and protecting significant biodiversity are at the heart of a renewed vision for Ingleside as a modest new village nested in a bushland escarpment on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Greater Sydney parks will have added protection with new proposed legislation to expand and conserve our precious green spaces, and give communities a stronger voice, as part of a 50-year vision for our parklands.

Fewer zones and greater flexibility for businesses are the cornerstones of the NSW Government’s proposed shake up of employment zones which is now on public exhibition.