BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN NSW DAMS
- The Morrison and Berejiklian Governments will deliver a $1 billion water infrastructure package for rural and regional communities impacted by the devastating drought in NSW.
- In partnership with the Commonwealth, we will build the first new dam in NSW for more than 30 years.
- This builds on the NSW Government’s record $3 billion in drought support and water security announced since 2017, including funding for 60 bores across 23 communities and 14 pipelines
- The NSW Government has already committed close to $3 billion to drought relief and water security since 2017.
- The NSW Government has been getting on with building critical water infrastructure projects but this was a significant turning point to future-proof the state.
METRO TUNNELS HIT HISTORIC MILESTONE
- Sydney’s new twin metro railway tunnels are now 70 per cent complete as tunnelling reaches the heart of the city deep under Martin Place, with work under the CBD about to head to Barangaroo.
- This historic milestone means 22 kilometres of the Sydney Metro tunnels are now finished in just 11 months.
NSW RECORDS $400 MILLION BOOST TO BOTTOM LINE
- The NSW Government has continued to deliver sound financial management and secure the State’s economic future with Treasurer Dominic Perrottet releasing the Total State Sector Accounts (TSSA) detailing the actual financial result for 2018-19.
- The TSSA show a surplus of $1.2 billion was achieved in 2018-19, a $417 million improvement from the $802 million result forecast in the NSW Budget delivered in June.
- Mr Perrottet said that due to the improved budget result, almost $300 million extra would now be directed into the NSW Generations Fund (NGF) – a sovereign wealth fund set-up in 2018 to enable debt retirement and benefit the State for the long-term.
MINING APPROVAL SECURES ALMOST 300 REGIONAL JOBS
- The NSW Government has today welcomed the Independent Planning Commission’s decision to allow Rix’s Creek South Mine to continue operating through to 2040, securing almost 300 jobs in the Upper Hunter.
- “In just six months, we have approved six mining applications, which has provided almost 2,000 jobs and generated more than $1 billion in investment across NSW.
- “We know our regions are doing it tough in the drought and the continuation of the Rix’s Creek South Mine will secure almost 300 jobs for the community.”
SPEED CAMERA REVIEW PROVES THEY SAVE LIVES
- Fixed speed cameras across the state have reduced fatalities by 80 per cent, according to the latest annual performance review.
- “Last year we lost 347 lives on our state’s roads, and this year’s toll is already at 292. Speeding is the biggest killer. We know speed cameras in the right locations slow drivers down and save lives,” Mr Constance said.
- The review found at the 110 fixed speed camera locations in NSW injuries also fell by more than a third.
- At the 171 intersections where red-light speed cameras are installed, fatalities fell by 74 per cent, serious injuries dropped by 40 per cent and pedestrian casualties almost halved.
NSW GOVERNMENT SWITCHES ON $12.85M MALPAS TO GUYRA PIPELINE
- The $12.85 million Malpas Dam to Guyra pipeline was officially switched on delivering water security for the community of Guyra.
- Mr Barilaro said the project will ensure water for the 2000 people in Guyra who have been doing it tough during this unprecedented drought.
- We made sure this project progressed quickly providing $820,000 in additional emergency funding to get water pumping through the pipeline earlier than planned
PYRMONT TO BE THE NEW GATEWAY TO SYDNEY CBD
- Pyrmont and the Western Harbour precinct will be transformed into the next jobs hub and economic driver of Sydney under a NSW Government plan to revitalise the key inner-city precinct.
- Premier Gladys Berejiklian made the announcement following the release of the Greater Sydney Commission’s (GSC) review into the area’s planning rules.
- Planning and Public Spaces Minister Rob Stokes said the NSW Government would immediately move to amend the planning controls with a focus on jobs and economic activity to better support proposals to develop the area.
MORE THAN 5,500 STUDENTS ACROSS NSW TO BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL UPGRADES
- Seven schools across NSW have been upgraded benefitting more than 5,500 students, thanks to the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government.
- The NSW Government is investing $6.7 billion over the next four years to deliver 190 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW. In addition, a record $1.3 billion is being spent on school maintenance over five years.
- This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.
LIGHT RAIL COUNTDOWN HITS HOME STRAIGHT
- Tram testing is ramping up in the CBD – and will soon begin for the first time in Kingsford and Kensington – as Sydney counts down for the commencement of commuter services in December.
- Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Transport Andrew Constance, NSW Police and the NRMA today reminded road users to be alert around the new light rail corridor as testing steps up.
- Sydneysiders will see more trams every day. Driver training extends into the CBD this week and there will be up to 12 trams out testing day and night, seven days a week
- Trams will soon start testing in Kingsford and Kensington.
$28 MILLION TO REALLY FLOAT YOUR BOATS
- $28 million will be spent on improving maritime facilities across the state.
- The funding is the third round in the government’s Boating Now Program, which has already delivered over 200 projects.
- The investment builds on the original $70 million program which began in 2015.