Councils in Greater Sydney and the Central Coast are invited to apply for a share of $4 million in grants to build more parks, playgrounds, walking tracks and restore local bushlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Metropolitan Greenspace Program 2024-25 is available to 34 councils for projects such as shared pedestrian and cycle pathways as well as open space strategies and master plans for future works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Established in 1983 by the Wran Labor Government, the Metropolitan Greenspace Program is the longest running open space grants program in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 1990, more than $56 million has been provided for 680 projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This funding will support the Minn\u2019s Government\u2019s planning reforms as we unlock more homes and deliver supporting community infrastructure and green space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, the program awarded $3 million in funding supporting better access to open spaces for more than 31,000 homes within a 10-minute walk from residential areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A panel of experts will assess applications against selection criteria designed to ensure funding is awarded based on merit and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applications for the 2024-25 round of the Metropolitan Greenspace Program will open on 12 February and close on 31 March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is part of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s plan to build a better NSW with more green spaces, so young people, families and key local workers have somewhere to relax and play in the communities they choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information on the Metropolitan Greenspace Program visit https:\/\/www.planning.nsw.gov.au\/plans-for-your-area\/infrastructure-funding\/metropolitan-greenspace-program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe NSW Government is fast-tracking the delivery of more homes, and these residential areas will need to be supported by more parks and green spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Metropolitan Greenspace Program helps councils provide more of these facilities where people can relax and enjoy the great outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe program has a strong track record of increasing and improving open space to create thriving places and connected communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI encourage eligible councils to apply for the next round of funding so they can build more high-quality green spaces for their residents and visitors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Councils in Greater Sydney and the Central Coast are invited to apply for a share of $4 million in grants to build more parks, playgrounds, walking tracks and restore local bushlands. The Metropolitan Greenspace Program 2024-25 is available to 34 councils for projects such as shared pedestrian and cycle pathways as well as open space … Continue reading “Greater Sydney is about to get a whole lot greener”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31311,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31310\/revisions\/31311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}