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Unprecedented investment in road and rail projects across NSW will be taken to the next level, with $55.6 billion allocated across the next four years to invest in transport infrastructure, easing congestion and keeping the community moving. This includes $32.2 billion for public transport projects and $23.4 billion for road projects. Minister for Transport andContinue reading “ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND SURGES AHEAD”

The NSW Government is delivering on its commitment to prioritise the welfare and needs of young people living in regional NSW with $50 million dedicated to youth programs and infrastructure in the 2019-20 NSW Budget. Minister for Regional Youth Bronnie Taylor said the funding allocated through the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund will enhanceContinue reading “$50 MILLION FOR REGIONAL YOUTH PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE”

The State’s highest ever investment in suicide prevention and mental health services will help vulnerable members of our community as a result of the 2019-2020 NSW Budget. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor today announced the NSW Government will invest $19.7 million in the first stage of a three-year, record $90Continue reading “RECORD $19.7 MILLION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES”

Families in rural and regional NSW will benefit from a record health Budget, with new hospitals and health facilities and thousands more frontline doctors, nurses and other health workers. The NSW Government will spend a record $26.7 billion in the 2019-20 NSW Budget ($24.0 billion recurrent expenses, $2.7 billion capital expenditure), which will see majorContinue reading “RECORD HEALTH BUDGET HELPS REGIONAL FAMILIES”

The NSW Government will invest $1.7 billion in the 2019-20 NSW Budget to build stronger, sustainable and productive regional industries across the State, including $355 million to extend critical drought assistance measures for farmers and rural communities. Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Adam Marshall said the cornerstone of the Budget was $170 million forContinue reading “BUILDING STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR”