{"id":37557,"date":"2026-02-21T19:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=37557"},"modified":"2026-02-21T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T08:06:37","slug":"more-homes-and-jobs-in-the-pipeline-for-wollongong-health-precinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/more-homes-and-jobs-in-the-pipeline-for-wollongong-health-precinct\/","title":{"rendered":"More homes and jobs in the pipeline for Wollongong Health Precinct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minns Labor Government is unlocking more homes, jobs, and industry with the finalisation of the Wollongong Health Precinct strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To bring the 25-year strategy to life the Government will lead a rezoning of the 50-hectare precinct to unlock up to 1,000 new homes and 10,000 new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This builds on recent investments in the Wollongong Public Hospital and will enable the creation of a world-class healthcare hub, that can serve the growing needs of the Illawarra region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>The precinct strategy and rezoning together aim to create a dynamic centre for health, research, and education, and will include:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>research facilities and specialist clinics,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>student accommodation,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>key worker housing, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improved links between the hospital and city centre, including upgraded footpaths, cycleways, and public transport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This builds on five other state-led rezonings across the Illawarra Shoalhaven in Shellharbour, Nowra, Kiama and Bellambi which together could unlock more than 9000 homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minns Labor Government introduced the State Significant Rezoning Policy in September 2024 to speed up delivery of strategically important or complex rezonings, especially those involving housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minns Labor Government has committed $21.9 million to upgrade Wollongong Public Hospital, and a further&nbsp;$220 million for its future expansion and redevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wollongong Health Precinct rezoning proposal is expected to be exhibited for public feedback later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.nsw.gov.au\/plans-for-your-area\/state-significant-rezoning-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wollongong Health Precinct rezoning proposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planning.nsw.gov.au\/plans-for-your-area\/regional-plans\/illawarra-shoalhaven-regional-plan-2041\/making-it-happen\/wollongong-health-precinct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wollongong Health Precinct Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Health, Regional Health, Illawarra &amp; the South Coast Ryan Park said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Wollongong Health Precinct will play a pivotal role in the future growth of the Illawarra Shoalhaven region, helping to ensure the Illawarra Shoalhaven has access to world-class healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith thousands of new jobs and homes, the precinct will be a thriving hub of opportunity, right in the heart of Wollongong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Minns Government is planning for the future of Wollongong from every angle, matching housing growth with investments in infrastructure and initiatives that will drive industry expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe finalisation of the Wollongong Health Precinct Strategy has laid important groundwork to kick off a rezoning which will unlock 1000 homes and 10,000 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis work adds to the state-assessed rezonings already underway in the region to support more homes and jobs alongside key infrastructure investments to support current and future residents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minns Labor Government is unlocking more homes, jobs, and industry with the finalisation of the Wollongong Health Precinct strategy. To bring the 25-year strategy to life the Government will lead a rezoning of the 50-hectare precinct to unlock up to 1,000 new homes and 10,000 new jobs. This builds on recent investments in the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/more-homes-and-jobs-in-the-pipeline-for-wollongong-health-precinct\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;More homes and jobs in the pipeline for Wollongong Health Precinct&#8221;<\/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-37557","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\/37557","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=37557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37558,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37557\/revisions\/37558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}