

The Albanese Labour Government is building Australia’s future and boosting New South Wales’ housing supply by investing more than $182 million in critical infrastructure that will unlock more than 25,000 new homes across the state.
Nine projects will be allocated funding through the Albanese Government’s Housing Support Program to fast-track housing in regional and metropolitan growth areas.
Funding will be used on enabling infrastructure works such as roads, sewage and water, and to support new homes with connections to transport links and public open spaces.
More than 14,700 homes will be unlocked in Parramatta with a $10.1 million investment in the city’s Civic Link project – a “green spine” and activated pedestrian connection from Parramatta Square to the Parramatta River.
This funding will go towards Civic Block 3, which will deliver a new green space along Horwood Place and link new homes with essential public transport connections via rail, light rail and the future Sydney Metro West.
“These announcements might not be the sexiest, but if we want to drastically increase the number of homes we are building in Australia we need to invest in the pipes, sewage and roads that supports this,” said Minister for Housing and Homelessness Clare O’Neil.
“I know that so many Australians are feeling utterly despondent about the possibility of owning their own home, but Labor has a plan to bring home ownership back into reach for hundreds of thousands of people,” he further added.
Other New South Wales projects receiving funding include:
This funding follows $304.3 million already allocated to New South Wales for enabling infrastructure and social housing across the state as well as $22.3 million delivered to fast-track planning capability.
This is part of the Albanese Government’s $32 billion Homes for Australia Plan, an ambitious national target of building 1.2 million new, well-located homes over the next 5 years.
January 21, 2025