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  • Ministerial Media Release
    • 22.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    More planning projects to propel future of NSW

    NSW will lead Australia to economic recovery, with the NSW Government today announcing another 24 priority projects, including a new retail centre, industrial precincts, three new schools and the relocated Sydney Fish Markets, that could inject more than $5.37 billion into the State’s economy.

    • 21.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Construction and jobs boom for Western Sydney

    Western Sydney is set for a further construction boom, with two more projects getting the green light today through the NSW Government’s Planning System Acceleration Program.

    • 21.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Snowy 2.0 approved: Multi-billion dollar boost for regional NSW

    Up to 2,000 new jobs will be created and $4.6 billion will be injected into regional NSW with Australia’s biggest energy storage project getting the go-ahead today from the NSW Government.

    • 18.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Powering ahead on Transgrid project

    More than half a million homes and businesses  in  Sydney’s  inner  suburbs  will have more reliable power, with TransGrid’s $285 million Powering Sydney’s Future project getting the green light today from the NSW  Government.

    • 17.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Helping councils unlock billions in unspent infrastructure funds

    The NSW Government is making it easier for councils to support communities and unlock billions of dollars in local infrastructure contribution funds to support jobs and stimulate the economy.

    • 16.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    $160 million injection in North Sydney for more homes, parks and retail

    St Leonards in North Sydney is set for a major facelift, after the NSW Government approved three major rezoning proposals that will inject almost $160 million in to the suburb and create more than 300 local jobs.

    • 16.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Glenlee gets go ahead in Sydney's South West

    An old coal washery mine at Glenlee will be transformed into a 60 hectare jobs hub, with the NSW Government approving two planning proposals from Camden Council and Campbelltown City Council.

    • 15.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Bunnings on the way to Bringelly

    Bunnings Warehouse is one step closer to setting up shop in the Bringelly Road Business Hub in Sydney’s south west, after receiving construction approval from the NSW Government.

    • 14.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Statement of Expectations for Independent Planning Commission

    The State’s Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has been set new accountability benchmarks to ensure greater timeliness and transparency in decision-making, as part of the roll-out of reforms recommended by the NSW Productivity Commission.

    • 12.05.2020
    • Ministerial Media Release

    Billion-dollar revamp on the way for Mt Druitt CBD

    The NSW Government has today announced the approval of a $1.49 billion revamp of the

    Mt Druitt CBD, which will create 15,000 jobs and breathe new life into Western Sydney.