Prue Car
Deputy Premier of New South Wales
Minister for Education and Early Learning
Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education
Minister for Western Sydney
Greg Warren
Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney
Member for Campbelltown
Media Release
NSW budget delivers historic investment in Western Sydney
Wednesday 20 September
The Minns Labor Government will make a historic multi-billion-dollar investment in Sydney’s west, after more than a decade of neglect of the area’s educational, transport and infrastructure needs by the Liberals.
The NSW Budget shows the Minns Labor Government will invest $3.5 billion over four years to deliver a massive pipeline of new and upgraded schools in Western Sydney.
This record spend over four years will go to 24 new and 51 upgraded primary and high schools in Western Sydney, including a new high school in Jordan Springs, in Schofields/Tallawong and in Gregory Hills/Gledswood Hills, Leppington/Denham Court and Melrose Park, and a new primary school for Sydney Olympic Park.
This important investment comes after 12 years under the Liberals and Nationals where too many growing Western Sydney communities were promised new schools that were not delivered.
Cost of living relief is also on the way for Western Sydney families, as the Minns Labor Government invests $550 million to implement its $60 weekly toll cap in January, benefitting 700,000 motorists.
A motorist in Holsworthy will receive an $286 back in 2024, according to Transport for NSW forecasts, while most drivers by number will benefit at Rouse Hill and surrounds, with 13,240 toll accounts each expected to claim an average $399 a year across the 2155 postcode.
This toll relief will be provided in addition to the existing Toll Rebate Scheme and the M5 South-West Cashback Scheme.
The Minns Labor Government will also make $13.7 billion worth of investments in the health sector, after the Liberals presided over a decade of decline in this essential service.
This includes $1.3 billion to rebuild Bankstown Hospital at a new site, $120 million to expand Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital, $350 million for Canterbury Hospital, $550 million for Fairfield Hospital and $700 million to finally build Rouse Hill Hospital, more than eight years after it was first promised for this growing part of Sydney.
The Government will also make significant infrastructure investments across Western Sydney, including for:
- $3 billion to deliver upgrades to Mulgoa Road, The Horsley Drive and Appin Road
- $7.9 billion to deliver six new Metro stations for the new Western Sydney airport
- $13.5 million for Koala-Friendly Crossings at Appin.
- $5 million to support the creation of new homes at Menangle Road (Mt Gilead to Macarthur), as part of the Housing Acceleration Fund.
- $52.8m for new supply of social housing in Campbelltown.
- $88 million over four years to protect crucial koala habitat in south and south-western Sydney by creating the Georges River Koala National Park, with $1.5 million dedicated to this project in this Budget for Campbelltown.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said:
“This Budget delivers for the people of Western Sydney and gives them the fresh start they voted for."
“The Western Sydney community has been taken for granted by the Liberals and the Nationals for too long."
“Many people are struggling to make ends meet every day, and investments like weekly toll relief will make a real difference to these families."
“There are also families in Western Sydney who have been waiting for schools to be built in their areas for long periods of time, and as Education Minister, I am dedicated to making sure these shortfalls are quickly addressed.”
Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney and Member for Campbelltown Greg Warren said:
“The Budget has delivered a number of measures to support the people of Western Sydney who are feeling the impact of cost-of-living pressures”
“Providing critical infrastructure like schools and roads is important to keep up with the growing population in the area”.
