The Federal Government is investing $182 million in New South Wales critical infrastructure that will support the delivery of more than 25,000 new homes.
Nine projects will be allocated funding through the Federal Government’s Housing Support Program to fast-track housing in regional and metropolitan growth areas.
Funding will be used on enabling infrastructure works such as roads, sewage and water, and to support new homes with connections to transport links and public open spaces.
More than 14,700 homes will be unlocked in Parramatta with a $10.1 million investment in the city’s Civic Link project – a “green spine” and activated pedestrian connection from Parramatta Square to the Parramatta River.
This funding will go towards Civic Block 3, which will deliver a new green space along Horwood Place and link new homes with essential public transport connections via rail, light rail and the future Sydney Metro West.
Other New South Wales projects receiving funding include:
- $13 million to construct a new road and intersection design and an 86m bridge on Pelican Road, Schofields which will enable 235 homes
- $45 million to deliver water and sewer infrastructure in Kempsey, including new water treatment plants to unlock more than 430 homes
- $27.2 million to deliver Stage 2 of the Marulan Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade to unlock more than 400 new homes in the Goulburn Mulwaree shire
- $10 million for enabling civil infrastructure for Lake Wyangan, including stormwater drainage/earthworks, installing a new stormwater outfall pump, realignment of Mallinson and Abattoir Roads and construction of two new road T-Intersections at Boorga Road and Mallinson Road to enable 500 homes in and around Griffith
- $45 million to construct a new pressure sewer system, a wastewater treatment plant and discharge system at Stuarts Point, Grassy Head and Fishermans Reach to enable 40 homes
- $4 million to construct a four-legged roundabout on the Princes Highway, and the upgrade and extension of water and sewer infrastructure at Moruya to enable 45 homes
- $22.1 million for road, intersection and utilities upgrades between Bellbird North Urban Release Area and Cessnock CBD to enable 900 new homes in Cessnock
- $6.2 million to construct an active transport tunnel under Old Canterbury Road in Dulwich Hill, connecting two currently unconnected links of the GreenWay on either side of Old Canterbury Road to support 7,800 new homes in Sydney’s inner west
Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, said that from Parramatta to Eurobodalla, Dulwich Hill to Kempsey, the government turbocharging housing supply by delivering the infrastructure Australia needs.
“We can’t all rely on the bank of Mum and Dad, which is why the Federal Government is making it easier for people to build or buy their own home.”
Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O’Neil, said that the government is undertaking the biggest home building program in Australian history.
“To help more people into their first home we need to build, build, build,” Minister O’Neil said.
“These announcements might not be the sexiest, but if we want to drastically increase the number of homes we are building in Australia we need to invest in the pipes, sewage and roads that supports this.
“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.”
Member for Parramatta, Andrew Charlton, said that Parramatta is where Australia’s story began, and with this funding it’s where the future is being built.
“With this investment from the Federal 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,” Mr Charlton said.
“This is more than just infrastructure. It’s about building a city that reflects the ambition, resilience, and pride of the people who call it home.”
