Media Releases
Minns Labor Government invests $54 million to fast-track community infrastructure to support housing
21 July 2026
The Minns Labor Government is providing almost $54 million in grants for 30 high performing councils to deliver the roads, parks, sporting facilities, and community infrastructure needed to support housing growth across the state.
Illawarra REZ Community Reference Group seeking members
20 July 2026
Australia’s first urban Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is progressing, with registrations now open for the Illawarra REZ Community Reference Group.
800 new homes for former Tweed Hospital site
20 July 2026
The former Tweed Hospital is set to be transformed into homes for thousands of people with the unused site being repurposed for 800 new homes.
Plans unveiled for five hundred resilient new homes in East Lismore
20 July 2026
The Minns Labor Government has reached another milestone in the Northern Rivers' flood recovery with the release of the draft masterplan to transform a 72-hectare site at East Lismore (formerly Southern Cross University land) into land for flood-resilient permanent homes.
Major projects cementing Western Sydney Aerotropolis as a centre for industry and innovation
16 July 2026
The Minns Labor Government is accelerating the transformation of both the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and Bradfield City into a nationally significant centre for industry and innovation, with construction commencing today on a new state-of-the-art building at Bradfield City and the approval of a new $1 billion industrial estate in the Aerotropolis.
Call out for foster carers across the Illawarra and South Coast
16 July 2026
The Minns Labor Government is appealing to people across the Illawarra and South Coast to change a child’s life by becoming a foster carer, with over 50 local children needing foster care.
New life for mine site as $1.8b pumped hydro project approved
15 July 2026
A major pumped hydro project with the potential to power up to 120,000 homes has been given the green light to transform a former mining site into a renewable energy generator in the Gloucester Valley.
Securing the Hunter's Future: Jobs and Investment from Mining Land Reuse
14 July 2026
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments and Muswellbrook and Lake Macquarie councils are working together to secure the future of the Hunter, with new plans set to unlock more than 7,000 jobs as part of the region’s shift from coal into a major industrial hub.
Moore park for one of Australia’s most densely populated areas
13 July 2026
New green open space has arrived for Sydney’s eastern surburbs with the first parts of the new 20 hectare Moore Park South now open to the public.
Building Sydney’s network of public open space
08 July 2026
Today, the Minns Labor Government is delivering on its plan for a greener and more connected Sydney with the establishment of a Blue-Green Grid Committee.

