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The Australian government has announced an additional $182 million to boost housing development across NSW, aiming to deliver 25,000 new homes statewide.
The funding, part of the Housing Support Program, will bankroll nine critical infrastructure projects to enhance housing availability in regional and metropolitan growth areas and boost the numbers up to 25,000 new homes.
The projects will focus on ensuring the standards are met for the new infrastructure and essential services in NSW, including roads, sewage systems and water infrastructures.
It will also integrate transport links and public open spaces to support sustainable community growth.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted the initiative’s broader impact.
“This comes on top of major announcements to upgrade infrastructure across Western Sydney and the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley,” he stated.
Other NSW projects receiving funding:
- $13 million of the funding has been allocated to construct a new road and intersection design and an 86-metre bridge on Pelican Road, Schofields, which will deliver 235 homes.
- $45 million will finance water and sewer infrastructure in Kempsey, including new water treatment plants to unlock 430 homes.
- $27.2 million will boost delivery Stage 2 of the Marulan Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade to deliver more than 400 new homes in the Goulburn Mulwaree Shire.
- $10 million will be invested into stormwater drainage, road realignment and infrastructure improvements at Lake Wyangan, unlocking 500 homes in and around Griffith.
- $45 million will fund a pressure sewer system, wastewater treatment plant and discharge system, which will facilitate 40 homes at Stuarts Point, Grassy Head and Fishermans Reach.
- $4 million will boost the construction of a four-legged roundabout on the Princess Highway, and the upgrade and extension of water and sewer infrastructure at Moruya, enabling 45 homes.
- $22.1 million will fund road, intersection and utility upgrades between Bellbird North Urban Release Area and Cessnock CBD, enabling 900 homes.
- $6.2 million will be allocated towards an active transport tunnel under Old Canterbury Road, connecting GreenWay and supporting 7,800 new homes in Sydney’s inner west.
Minister for Infrastructure, Catherine King, emphasised the initiative’s importance.
“Housing was ignored by successive Coalition governments for over a decade, which is why federal Labor is working across governments to fix their mess.”
Minister for Housing, Clare O’Neil, echoed King’s sentiment, highlighting how out of reach home ownership feels for many Australians.
“I know that so many Australians are feeling utterly despondent about the possibility of owning their own home, but Labor has a plan to bring home ownership back into reach for hundreds of thousands of people.”
The Commonwealth government will invest $101.1 million in Parramatta’s Civic Link project, unlocking 14,700 new homes. The initiative will feature a vertical urban landscape and a pedestrian connection from Parramatta Square to the Parramatta River.
It will also include funding for Civic Block 3, a green space along Horwood Place, connecting new dwellings with links to essential public transport such as rail, light rail and future transport options like Sydney Metro West, targeted to open in 2032.
The funding follows $304.3 million previously allocated to enabling infrastructure and social housing across NSW and the $22 million delivered to fast-track planning capabilities. It is part of the federal government’s $32 billion Homes for Australia plan, which targets the construction of 1.2 million new homes over the next five years.
Andrew Charlton, member for Parramatta, highlighted the transformative nature of the investment.
“With this investment from the Albanese government, we’re laying the groundwork for a stronger, more connected Parramatta, a thriving hub where our families can grow, our businesses can prosper, and our communities can flourish.”
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