The Minns Labor Government is backing live music and local businesses in Wollongong, with major event funding confirmed for Yours & Owls Festival for a second year.

The Minns Labor Government is making it simpler and easier for communities to have their say on planning proposals replacing more than 100 separate plans currently in operation across NSW with a new statewide Community Participation Plan (CPP) from 1 September.

Three local sporting fields will benefit from lighting upgrades that will allow for extended playing and training hours, improved safety for players and spectators, and enhanced capacity to host higher-level competitions, including state and national events because of funding from the Minns Labor Government.

NSW will welcome a major new concert series next summer, with Sydney Summertime set to bring some of the world’s biggest music artists to Centennial Park across consecutive weekends in February and March 2027.

One of the Illawarra’s largest infrastructure projects has hit a major milestone, with a contract awarded for construction of the Tripoli Way extension.

Wollongong venue La La La’s is getting support from the Minns Labor Government for venue upgrades that will help to enhance the experience for artists and audiences alike.

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, has secured $610,000 in funding from the Minns Government’s Project Support Program to deliver irrigation upgrades at three local sporting fields, improving playing surfaces and supporting community sport across the region.

Primbee will get a whole lot greener in years to come thanks to the efforts of some Primbee Public School green thumbs who took to the soil to plant a new Tiny Forest at Ray Crump Oval on Friday (21 August).

The Minns Labor Government is calling for all creative thinkers and visionaries to make their mark on Australia’s first new city in 100 years by helping name the streets and places of Bradfield city.