Delivering new social housing for Wallsend
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are building more homes in Newcastle with nine new social housing units nearing completion in Wallsend thanks to joint funding from the Commonwealth’s Social Housing Accelerator Fund (SHAF) and local government.

Western Sydney to be home to new paediatric hospice
A new children’s hospice will be built in Western Sydney within The Children’s Hospital at Westmead to support children and young people with life-limiting illness and their families.

Ministers to meet in Orange for industry roundtable on improving farm safety
The NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis and NSW Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty will be joined by the Independent Member for Orange Philip Donato today as SafeWork NSW hosts an industry roundtable to discuss the prevention of workplace fatalities and serious injuries in the agriculture sector.

A further 8 projects declared state significant through Housing Delivery Authority
A further 8 projects have been declared as State Significant Development (SSD) following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).

Second festival to participate in NSW pill testing trial
Midnight Mafia on 3 May 2025 will be the second music festival to participate in the NSW pill testing trial.

Crisis housing in development for victim-survivors of domestic violence in south-west Sydney
The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to build a safer New South Wales for victim survivors of domestic and family violence, with a new refuge for women and children fleeing domestic and family violence in south-western Sydney currently in development.

Motorcycle Safety Roundtable in Sydney today
The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to reduce the New South Wales road toll and reduce the tragic impact of road trauma on communities across the state, with road safety experts and advocates gathering in Sydney today for a Motorcycle Safety Roundtable.

NSW Ambulance celebrates 130 years
The world-class care provided by NSW Ambulance is today being recognised, as the service celebrates its 130 th anniversary.

Minns Government boosting Western Sydney’s Industrial future
The Minns Government is supporting jobs and investment for Western Sydney with the approval of a new $139 million warehousing estate that will create more than 600 jobs within the booming Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

Construction begins on new West Ryde Multi-Sports Facility
The rapidly growing Ryde area is set to benefit from a huge new local multi-sports facility being delivered by the Minns Labor Government, with construction now underway on the site.
