Month: August 2024

More than one million passengers have jumped on board their new metro service running deep below the heart of Sydney since the new railway opened and history was made on Monday morning.

The landmark new line connecting Sydney’s northwest under the harbour for the first time, and below the CBD to Sydenham has received an overwhelmingly positive response from passengers.

On Friday night alone, from 5pm to close, 64,000 people opted to take the metro to and from their destination – the highest patronage figure for that time slot across the week.

To celebrate and welcome Sydneysiders to their new public transport service, a community day is being held with events for the whole family to enjoy between 10am and 3pm today.

Passengers will be able to ‘station hop’ on trains arriving every five minutes over the weekend, operating to a special event timetable.

From 9pm on Saturday and Sunday, the normal weekend timetable will come into effect with trains running every 10 minutes until closing.

At Barangaroo Station, there will be a bipartisan event to thank the workers who helped build this new M1 line and in recognition of all NSW Governments who have made Sydney Metro a reality.

A total of 2,125 new turn-up-and-go City Metro services have seen passengers get home early, and to work in around half the time, since the inaugural passenger train departed Sydenham Station at 4:54 on Monday morning.

In its first five days of service, Metro has maintained a 99 per cent reliability rate, while 600 passenger feedback surveys, received via QR code at stations and on trains, recorded 86 per cent of passengers rating their experience as “easy”.

Over the coming days and weeks, while passengers become familiar with their new city services, additional staff will be present at each station and on trains during operating hours.

Audio and video help points located at each station also connect directly to friendly staff at Metro’s Operations Control Centre who will be available to answer enquiries.

While all city stations are now open, passengers will notice hoarding and minor ongoing work in the precinct areas at most new stations. This work largely involves improvements to roads, footpaths and traffic intersections and will not impact passenger journeys.

The new buildings above Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Gadigal and Waterloo stations remain under construction and will progressively open as they are completed.

For more information on today’s events visit:  sydneymetro.info/article/sydney-metro-open-day.

Passengers can plan their metro journey by visiting transportnsw.info.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said:

“I want to again thank the 50,000 workers who built our new railway, and give credit to former premiers, some of whom are joining us today to thank the workers behind this project.

“What an incredible first week of metro. With fast and reliable services running with ease below Sydney’s busiest streets, it’s hard now to imagine our city without it.

“We are now forging ahead with the next phase of this transport mega-project through Western Sydney allowing us to turbocharge the delivery of more housing close to world-class public transport.”

Minister for Transport Jo Haylen said:

“Sydney has never been more connected than it is right now thanks to the magic of metro, and 1,042,000 passengers have proven that in the past five days.

“This week, history was made in our city – and with more than one million passengers and counting, it’s clear public transport is the heartbeat of Sydney’s future.

“I’m so excited to celebrate this new service in style and welcome the community to their new M1 line this weekend, including many who haven’t yet had the chance to hop on board.

“This is not just a network for weekday commuters, metro is the family mode – fully accessible to all, from the elderly to mums with prams. We want to see more people heading into the CBD on weekends.”

The NSW Government has enacted major improvements to the parental leave arrangements for NSW Public Sector employees. These changes extend paid parental leave to include all foster, kinship, and relative carers, ensuring those carers can access leave entitlements that give them the time to help vulnerable children settle into a new home and family.

The NSW Government is Australia’s largest employer, with around 450,000 employees, and is leading by example when it comes to encouraging more people to become carers.

The policy allows carers to access up to 16 weeks of paid leave, giving them the necessary time to help a vulnerable child adjust to their new environment. This could include arranging schooling, enrolments, medical appointments, and other critical aspects of settling into a new home.

This leave was previously only provided where certain court orders were in place but is now available for all court orders where a child is placed in the ongoing care of an employee.

The amendments also allow eligible employees to access their paid parental leave entitlements earlier. This will enable carers to take leave closer to the time of placement while legal orders are being finalised.

Paid parental leave is often associated with the birth of a child, but for foster, kinship, and relative carers, this leave time is just as crucial. The extension of this leave to carers will help them manage the significant responsibilities that come with welcoming a child into their care, ensuring the child has the best possible start in their new family.

The NSW Government remains committed to supporting all families and ensuring that every child in the state has the opportunity to thrive in a stable and nurturing environment.

These landmark amendments are part of a broader strategy to address the significant need for foster, kinship, and relative carers across the state. By offering these improved entitlements, the Government hopes to encourage more NSW public servants to consider becoming carers themselves, providing much-needed stability and support for children in need.

Relative or kinship care is a type of care that places a child or young person with a relative or someone they already know. This helps children avoid the trauma of being placed in unfamiliar environments. Unfortunately, not all children or young people have family or kin who can care for them, so foster carers from the wider community are vitally important.

For more information on the new parental leave arrangements, visit the Administrative Requirements Portal.

Minister for Industrial Relations Sophie Cotsis said:

“These changes reflect our commitment to working closely with the community and stakeholders to deliver policies that truly meet the needs of our workforce.

“Foster, kinship, and relative carers are essential to our society, and it is only right that they have access to the same parental leave entitlements as others.

“We recognise the challenges that carers face and in delivering these reforms we are helping to ease the burden, allowing carers to focus on what matters most – the wellbeing of a child.

“We’re urging more public servants to think about becoming carers – your support could change a child’s life.”

Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington said:

“This nation-leading reform will truly make a difference to foster carers and vulnerable children.

“We are backing up the critical work of foster carers by extending paid parental leave entitlements for public servants.

“Foster and kinship carers play a critical role in our community. They open their hearts and their homes to vulnerable children and provide them with the love and the care they need and deserve.

“We desperately need more foster carers across the state so more children have a safe place to call home. We’re hoping these entitlements will see more public servants putting up their hands to become foster carers.”

The NSW Government is launching a groundbreaking platform statewide, called BluLink, that gives police instant access to unfolding emergencies.

BluLink allows Triple Zero callers to share video, GPS coordinates and other information to help police assess and respond to emergency situations faster and more effectively than ever before.

When a member of the public calls Triple Zero, depending on the situation, the police dispatcher may send a BluLink request to the caller’s phone, or the phone of the person in need of assistance

By clicking that link, they can share vital information with police dispatchers.

Capabilities include instant GPS coordinates to pinpoint the exact location of a caller, livestream footage of an unfolding emergency and capabilities to upload digital media to help police to triage an incident and collect evidence.

A text message tool can be used in situations where voice calls are challenging and translates into 150 languages.

Police can also gather witness statements and send messages and digital victim cards via the platform.

A 12-month trial has been conducted across select Metropolitan and Regional areas which saw:

• More than 8,300 locations obtained;
• More than 100 High Risk Missing Person locations obtained;
• The locations of more than 62 missing bushwalkers obtained;
• More than 700 videos live streamed;
• More than 8,000 digital media files uploaded;
• More than 78,000 Digital Victims Cards sent;
• More than 1,500 chat messages initiated.

BluLink is the first step in the NSW Police Force’s Digital Policing Roadmap that will deliver new, cutting-edge technology capabilities to help officers to fight crime and keep the community safe.

It is powered by GoodSAM technology which is already used by emergency services in Australia and the UK.

Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said:

“BluLink further strengthens the capability of our police and emergency dispatchers by giving them instant, real-time access to unfolding emergencies.

“Police rely on members of the community to accurately describe an incident so they know what they’re dealing with and what they need to respond; BluLink gives them unrivalled access to a scene before they’re even arrived.

“On average, police receive more than 1,500 emergency calls for assistance every day; this technology will help triage and respond to incidents more effectively than ever before.”

Commander of Technology and Communication Services Command, Assistant Commissioner Stacey Maloney, said:

“We know that members of the community are our eyes and ears and BluLink is an innovative way in which further information can be provided to us during a Triple Zero call which assists us in enhancing our policing response.

“BluLink is expected to better assist the public and save time and resources across every police command for both front line and specialist areas.

“You never know when you might be in an emergency, or need to call Triple Zero (000), and BluLink could help if something were to happen.”

The most heavily-tolled suburbs in Sydney’s car-reliant west top the list for cash returns under the Minns Labor Government’s $60 weekly toll cap.

More than 6000 motorists who rely on toll roads most are on track to claim an average $4000 each in relief this year.

Toll relief is being provided as the NSW Government works on tolling reform to fix the damage wrought by the toll road privatisation of the former government and ease the burden on motorists.

The second quarterly claim period is open and almost 350,000 motorists are eligible to click and collect their next toll rebate, with $53 million in relief available for the period 1 April 2024 – 30 June 2024.

There is a total of $79 million currently able to be claimed by motorists from tolled trips since January 1.

By volume and value, cash rebates are getting to where they are needed most, with suburbs including Blacktown, Baulkham Hills, Marsden Park, Merrylands, Castle Hill, Quakers Hill and Kellyville at the top of the relief list.

Drivers in Auburn ($554), Lakemba ($513) and Wiley Park ($461) have received the largest average toll relief, with $254 the average rebate for all NSW drivers who claim.

More than 6,000 motorists received more than $1,000 from the first quarter period.

The final report of the Independent Toll Review, led by Professor Allan Fels and Dr David Cousins, described Sydney’s toll road network as a poorly-functioning patchwork of numerous different price structures that will cost motorists $195 billion in nominal terms in tolls over the next three and a half decades on top of the billions they have already paid.

The report notes the lack of a unified tolling system has created complexity, inefficiency, inequities and unfairness, with those in Western Sydney financially impacted the most.

The Government is currently preparing its response to the Toll Review.

Eligible drivers who have spent more than $60 a week on toll trips since 1 January can claim the toll relief via the Service NSW website with the rebate calculated and claimed each quarter.

Once your toll account details are linked to your MyServiceNSW Account, claims can easily be lodged.

Motorists can claim up to a maximum of $340 per week for each tag or licence plate number, as part of a “fair use” provision in place to ensure the program’s integrity.

People can claim their 2024 toll spend until 30 June 2025.  

To claim, visit www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/claim-the-toll-relief-cap and follow the step-by-step instructions including linking your toll account to your MyServiceNSW Account.

Top 20 suburbs ranked by total claim amount (Jan-Aug 2024)

Suburb	Count of claims	Total Claim Amount	Average Claims
Blacktown	2,146	$672,254	$313
Baulkham Hills	2,192	$644,169	$294
Auburn	1,078	$597,484	$554
Marsden Park	1,613	$569,063	$353
Merrylands	1,380	$555,275	$402
Castle Hill	1,792	$497,861	$278
Quakers Hill	1,544	$442,663	$287
Kellyville	1,520	$420,235	$276
Lakemba	753	$386,327	$513
Greystanes	1,249	$346,460	$277
Bankstown	936	$338,985	$362
West Pennant Hills	1,007	$306,736	$305
Glenwood	1,004	$297,734	$297
Schofields	964	$291,859	$303
Glenmore Park	1,167	$287,460	$246
Punchbowl	761	$285,351	$375
Seven Hills	852	$269,548	$316
Maroubra	1,119	$261,742	$234
Wiley Park	561	$258,543	$461
Cherrybrook	808	$258,516	$320

Premier Chris Minns said:

“We know families and households are doing it tough and I’m pleased that the $60 toll cap is having an impact on the people who are impacted the most by tolls.”

“There’s no doubt the NSW Government’s toll cap is fundamentally needed while we look to reform the system when you consider how many toll roads have been privatised, and its important the burden doesn’t disproportionately fall on those that need toll roads to get to and from work.”

Minister for Roads John Graham said:

“The toll cap is a cost-of-living relief measure that provides support for those people who do not have the choice to avoid toll bills in getting around Sydney. The most toll road reliant areas have fewer public transport alternatives than other parts of our city.

“An average $253 cash rebate will be welcomed by families from Marsden Park to Merrylands, West Pennant Hills to Wiley Park.

“This is targeted toll relief while we continue to work on toll reform assisted by the final report of the independent Toll Review of Allan Fels and David Cousins.”

Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Jihad Dib said:

“I encourage road users to head to the Service NSW website to check if they are eligible to claim for toll relief, and to find out how to link your toll account with your MyServiceNSW Account.”

“Drivers might be surprised by how much they can claim under the $60 toll cap, which can help ease cost-of-living pressures on households.”

The NSW Government is delivering on its ongoing commitment to revitalise Aboriginal Languages, with the announcement of more than $4 million in grants to fund 74 Aboriginal Language projects across the state.

This new funding builds on the $3.9 million delivered in 2023, double the Coalition Government’s spend in 2022. 

The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris announced the funding while visiting one of the grant recipients, First Linguists, in the town of Brewarrina on Thursday.

First Linguists, supported by Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council, will receive a $15,000 grant to develop workshops to revitalise and preserve the Ngemba, Ualarai, Murrawarri and Kimilaroi Languages.crop_originalImage creditkeyboard_arrow_up

The NSW Government investment, via the Aboriginal Languages Trust (ALT), will empower Aboriginal people and organisations across the state deliver events, initiatives and projects tailored to the needs of their communities. 

Aboriginal languages are central to Aboriginal culture and vital to sustaining traditional knowledge.

The growth and strengthening of Aboriginal Languages and Culture is also a key outcome for Closing the Gap, a national commitment to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people. 

NSW remains the only jurisdiction in Australia to enact legislation that recognises the importance of Aboriginal Languages and establishes mechanisms for a focused investment in their revitalisation. 

In 2023/24 the Aboriginal Languages Trust offered six grant programs, including a new Educational Scholarship Program, which aims to contribute to the growth of Aboriginal Languages by supporting individuals to pursue languages training and education.

Among the many projects the grants will support, include:

• Warren Performing Arts and Language Place Incorporated will record four original songs in the Wayilwan Language and deliver Community Language workshops at Warren in central-west NSW
• Walhallow Local Aboriginal Land Council near Tamworth will create an animation to tell the Dreamtime story of Yurrandaali, the main totem for Aboriginal people of the Liverpool Plains 
• Elders will deliver on country language workshops for Aboriginal young people on Bundjalung Land in northern NSW
• Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council will create four 360-degree interactive videos filmed on country and digitally animated to explore a world using Wiradyuri/Wiradjuri Language in 3D
• Newara Aboriginal Corporation will employ an Anaiwan Language Project Officer and Facilitator, a role vital to supporting Newara as the primary Language organisation and hub for the Anaiwan community in Armidale
• Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation will employ two Language support workers, a contract Linguist and Archivist, to develop Language learning materials for Community use 
• Blake Cusack will be one of six recipients of the Aboriginal Languages Education Scholarship Program. Blake currently works full time as a Gumbaynggirr language teacher at Gumbaynggirr Giigana Freedom School in Coffs Harbour.

Apply for a NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2024 grant

Aboriginal organisations and groups in NSW are now invited to apply for grants to hold events and activities celebrating NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2024 from 20 to 27 October.

Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 are available for initiatives to celebrate Aboriginal Languages across NSW, including community events, exhibitions, language classes and language workshops.

In its second year, NSW Aboriginal Languages Week aims to celebrate and promote languages with a broad range of stakeholders and audiences through a series of events, programs and promotional activities.

NSW Aboriginal Languages week also recognises the passing of the Aboriginal Languages legislation, which came into law on 24 October 2017.

Applications are open until 6 September 2024. For more information, visit the ALT website, www.alt.nsw.gov.au

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris said: 

“Aboriginal communities and organisations are delivering critical work to ensure the first languages of New South Wales are strengthened today, for generations to come.

“Aboriginal languages  are a core aspect of our state’s cultural heritage that must be protected and celebrated.

“It’s pleasing to see the diverse activity happening in this space and to be able to support Aboriginal organisations and people to be change makers.” 


Executive Director, Aboriginal Languages Trust Clare McHugh said:

“Increased engagement by new and returning community organisations demonstrates that funding is leading to a proliferation of activities and programs across NSW that are strengthening Aboriginal languages.

“Each community has their own Language needs and priorities, and their own timeline.

“This year we’re really seeing the positive impact of sustained support for communities, with languages going from strength to strength in numerous regions.

“Other communities seeing that progress have been encouraged to seek funding for the first time, expanding the Trust’s impact.”

First Linguists Director Melissa Kirby said:

“We are very grateful for the NSW Government’s support to allow the Brewarrina community to finally govern their traditional language space.

“The funding enables First Linguists employees to recognise and build the talent in a traditional language speech Pod with the aim to grow more speakers of Ngemba.”

The Minns Labor Government is today opening the new Parramatta Police Station, reaffirming our commitment to ensuring NSW Police has the staff, resources and infrastructure it needs to keep our communities safe.

This is part of the NSW Government’s long-term plan to rebuild our essential services, including addressing the recruitment and retention crisis of frontline workers.

Construction of the new $46.6 million station at 95 Marsden Street is now complete, with a modern, state-of-the-art facility now supporting the growing community.

The new station will accommodate up to 180 officers and replaces the original police station, built on the same site in the 1970s.

The new Parramatta Police Station will service suburbs within the Parramatta Police Area Command including Parramatta, Winston Hills, Northmead, Westmead, North Parramatta, Pendle Hill, Toongabbie, Old Toongabbie, Constitution Hill, North Rocks and Wentworthville.

The building is designed to address the growing needs of Parramatta and includes:

• General Duties officers;
• Criminal Intelligence Team;
• Domestic Violence Team/Operatives;
• Traffic and Highway Patrol Command;
• Bicycle and High Visibility Policing Teams;
• Police prosecutors.

New and improved facilities include:

• Specialist support rooms for victim-survivors of sexual violence;
• Improved audio-visual link suites/capability for persons in custody, victims and witnesses;
• Increased custody capacity;
• Basement parking for more than 40 police vehicles and motorbikes; and
• Improved staff facilities.

This new facility builds on the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to attract more people to the force to address the chronic shortage of officers left by the former government by:

• abolishing the wages cap;
• setting up a new scheme to pay students to study to become an officer, which has already seen applications surge by 50 per cent; and
• two recently announced programs specifically aimed at attracting both experienced officers and regional recruits.

Premier Chris Minns said:

“Our government is committed to attracting more people to these vital roles.

“Part of that is ensuring police have the facilities they need to keep the community safe.

“Police dedicate their lives to protecting their community, and these new facilities will help make that work a little bit easier.”

Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said:

“This new station gives officers the resources and facilities needed to continue to fight crime and support this growing community.

“A world class police force requires world class facilities and that’s what we’re delivering.

“Addressing domestic and family violence is, and will continue to be, a top priority for the NSW Police Force and the NSW Government and I am pleased that the new facilities support both police and victim-survivors in this effort.”

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb APM said:

“The previous police station was built more than 50 years ago and now our officers have a new purpose-built home which provides state-of-the-art facilities.

“As part of the new design, there are specialist support rooms for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, which represents the NSW Police Force’s continued commitment to supporting victims of crime.

“Today represents a significant milestone in the working lives of Parramatta police and provides them with cutting-edge technology to enable them to respond more effectively to the needs of the community they serve.”

Member for Parramatta, Donna Davis said:

“This is an important upgrade for our community, as one of the fastest growing in the state.

“A big part of keeping the community safe is making sure we have the best facilities.

“I want to congratulate the police of the Parramatta Police Area Command. Welcome to your new home.”downloadDownload as PDFprintPrint this pagesha

The NSW Government is today announcing the appointment of an expert panel to lead consultation on a Forestry Industry Action Plan, which will outline the path NSW will take to ensure a sustainable timber industry that aligns with the government’s key environmental priorities.

The Independent Forestry Panel will be chaired by Peter Duncan AM who has more than 40 years’ experience in primary industries, infrastructure and regional NSW.

Professor Mary O’Kane AC and the Hon. Mick Veitch will also sit on the Panel.

The Panel will be tasked with consulting with a broad range of stakeholders and report to Government on the best options to achieve the balance between sustainable supplies of timber and our environmental commitments.

Stakeholders include representatives from the timber industry, forest growers, environment groups, unions, Aboriginal communities, local government, business, related industries, tourism, scientific experts and the Commonwealth Government.

The Plan will address the following key areas:

• Sustainability of current and future forestry operations in NSW;
• Environmental and cultural values of forests, including threatened species;
• Community demand for timber products, particularly as relates to NSW housing, construction, mining, transport and retail;
• The future of softwood and hardwood plantations and the continuation of Private Native Forestry in helping meet timber supply needs;
• The role of State Forests in maximising the delivery of a range of environmental, economic and social outcomes;
• Opportunities to realise carbon and biodiversity benefits and support carbon and biodiversity markets, and mitigate and adapt to climate change risks; and
• Greenhouse gas emission impacts of different uses of forests and assessment of climate change risks to forests.

The former Coalition Government neglected to plan for the future of this industry, so the NSW Government is taking action to give certainty to communities, workers and industry.

To stay informed on the Independent Forestry Panel’s process, please register your interest at www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/forestry-industry-action-plan

Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe said:

“The NSW Government is consulting on the future of forestry in NSW.

“Whether it’s hardwood, softwood or private native forest, our forests and the native species which call them home have faced challenges including bushfires, floods and the ongoing risks due to climate change.

“We want your input on what forests and a sustainable forestry industry will look like in the next 30 years.

“The expert panel will consult a wide range of stakeholders and we encourage everyone to have their say.”

Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty said:

“We need both trees and wood, and we must strike the right balance for communities and our environment in regional NSW.

“Timber is a crucial part of our everyday lives, with timber needed for community and government priorities such as housing, transport infrastructure, electricity distribution, and freight transport.

“The families, businesses and communities that make up this industry will be considered for the Action Plan. Their knowledge and experience will be essential for understanding the issues and finding the solutions.

“Our timber workers also play a crucial role, when we need it most, to protect our forests and our communities during bushfires. They are part of our frontline in those difficult times, where their skills and equipment are critical in the fight.

“The consultative work that is set to go into this Action Plan will ensure all stakeholders are listened to and we arrive at the best future for the timber industry and sustainable state forests.”

Sydney Gateway, the toll-free, time-saving connection to Sydney Airport, will open to traffic from the motorway network on Sunday 1 September.

The new five kilometres of motorway will transform access to the airport, saving motorists an estimated 17 minutes between the airport and the St Peters Interchange which connects to the M8, and the main routes to Western Sydney – the M5 and M4.

A driver joining the motorway network at Campbelltown, Liverpool, Penrith or Parramatta will now have a traffic light-free run all the way to the domestic terminal and just one traffic light into the international terminal at Sydney Airport.

Sydney Gateway, which employed 8000 workers over almost four years of construction, will also provide an alternative route for up to 10,000 trucks per day travelling to the airport and Port Botany, reducing the number of trucks on local streets in and around Mascot.

After the local traffic impacts that resulted from the opening of the Rozelle Interchange, motorists are urged to be as prepared as possible for how the new road works. Driver animations released in July provide a valuable guide of signage, lanes and exits on the new road.

For the first time on a big motorway project, signage and road markings were tested in advance with members of the public, resulting in 100 changes pre-opening.

Transport for NSW is conducting final commissioning this week and establishing a Joint Operations Centre at the Transport Management Centre to monitored and react to congestion and traffic incidents as the new motorway integrates with the network.

Sydney Airport will have in place kerb-side management measures at the international and domestic terminals to manage traffic flow through the airport.

Since November last year, the $2.6 billion Sydney Gateway has opened in stages to maximise construction efficiency and minimise disruption. This included the unveiling of the Deborah Lawrie Flyover into the airport’s domestic terminals, two stunning twin arch bridges close to the international terminal and a new and improved Airport Drive.

Minister for Roads John Graham said:

“A driver in Western Sydney joins the motorway network and the next set of traffic lights they stop at may well be in Melbourne, Brisbane – this is the real dividend of the toll-free Sydney Gateway.

“Sydney Metro was a transformational infrastructure project for Sydney and the opening of Gateway is now going to transform that familiar car trip to the airport, whether it is to depart on holidays, return on business or picking up the family.

“Transport for NSW is working closely with Sydney Airport for the smoothest start, but I urge all Sydney drivers to take a moment to familiarise themselves with the animations, know their route and expect some initial traffic impacts as fellow drivers also get familiarised

“I want to thank the 8000 workers who built Sydney Gateway, part of the most skilled and experienced infrastructure workforces we have in Australia or anywhere around the world.”

Transport for NSW Secretary Josh Murray said: 

“There are always impacts when opening large infrastructure projects as drivers get used to new conditions.

“We have been working hard to ensure we are well prepared to welcome motorists onto the newest section of Sydney Gateway, with the Joint Operations Centre at the Transport Management Centre crucial to this.

“We want people to reap the benefits of the new road connections straight away, so we are eager for as many people as possible to watch the in-car driver animations as these provide a perfect opportunity to see what is coming before opening.

“The animations include the signage and road markings that drivers will see in the M8 tunnels and on the new adjoining surface roads, helping them to navigate the new routes to and from the Sydney Airport precinct.”