The NSW Government has worked with councils to unlock $850 million worth of investment in local projects following changes to infrastructure contributions policy.
\nMinister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said 488 community projects had been identified by 15 councils with significant funds across Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve cut red tape to give councils greater flexibility to pool contributions funds and invest them in vital local infrastructure immediately,\u201d Mr Stokes said
\n\u201cIt means communities from Parramatta to Lake Macquarie and beyond will benefit from new and upgraded roads, parks and public spaces, community facilities and recreation centres.
\nIt\u2019s all part of the NSW Government\u2019s ongoing work to create a better planning system while ensuring councils step up to the challenge of creating jobs and supporting the state\u2019s economy during the pandemic.
\nProjects on the list identified by the 15 councils include:<\/p>\n
\u201cCouncils also have access to a range of low cost loans and grant programs provided by the NSW Government which will help them to deliver infrastructure and drive investment to support the growth of local communities,\u201d he said. The NSW Government has worked with councils to unlock $850 million worth of investment in local projects following changes to infrastructure contributions policy. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said 488 community projects had been identified by 15 councils with significant funds across Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter. \u201cWe\u2019ve cut red … Continue reading “$850 MILLION UNLOCKED FOR COUNCIL COVID-19 RECOVERY PROJECTS”<\/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-9045","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\/9045","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=9045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9045\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFor more information and a list of participating councils visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.planning.nsw.gov.au\/Local-infrastructure-contributions-policy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"