Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has congratulated the Socceroos ahead of their final match in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In arguably the Tournament’s toughest group including 2010 winner and runner up Spain and the Netherlands, as well as world number 14 Chile, the Socceroos appearance in the FIFA World Cup has again […]
Fireworks lit up the skies over Sydney Harbour last night as the State celebrated its historic win in Rugby League’s State of Origin, NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Andrew Stoner said today. “After eight long years we have turned the corner and I congratulate the NSW Blues on their gutsy […]
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird, Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Andrew Constance today announced work has officially started on the skytrain and new Kellyville railway station, as part of the NSW Government’s $8.3 billion North West Rail Link project. Mr Baird, Ms Berejiklian, Mr Constance and local MPs turned […]
While Brazil is busy playing host to the world’s football elite, Blacktown is set to host some of the world’s best music and dance at the 2014 Grass Roots World Music Festival. On Saturday 21 June, the Blacktown Arts Centre will rock and roll global style with two stages of ancient ceremonies, drumming and dance, village songs, […]
Funding to progress plans for light rail in Parramatta – Sydney’s second CBD – is a centrepiece of the 2014-15 NSW Budget. The NSW Government will set aside $400 million from its major infrastructure fund, Restart NSW, to accelerate work on a Western Sydney light rail system. “This marks a new chapter in our congestion-busting […]
The 2014-15 Budget continues the commitment of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government to Western Sydney, boosting investment in transport, health, roads, housing, and other services throughout the region, NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird said today. “Western Sydney was taken for granted by NSW Labor for decades, but now we are […]
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will continue to put downward pressure on new home prices, by funding projects that will enable faster land release in one of Sydney’s south west growth centres. The 2014-15 NSW Budget delivers an additional $83 million for the Housing Acceleration Fund to open up land in this great area […]
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government is investing a record amount in technology and modernising court complexes to deliver a more efficient, smarter justice system that delivers for the community. Attorney General and Minister for Justice Brad Hazzard said the technology measures would reduce the unnecessary financial burden of transporting accused and convicted people across […]
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will invest a record $5.5 billion to build and maintain critical road, maritime and freight infrastructure as part of the 2014-15 NSW Budget. “This is the largest roads, maritime and freight budget in the state’s history, bringing our overall funding commitment to more than $20 billion since March 2011,” […]
Customers will benefit from a $9 billion investment in the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government’s 2014-15 Budget to expand infrastructure and boost public transport services, including more than $1.5 billion this year alone to build new rail and light rail lines. Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said the Budget supports the NSW Government’s commitment to […]