Excitement builds for the T20 Cricket World Cup

Excitement builds for the T20 Cricket World Cup

NSW is set for a major economic injection with Sydney set to host a suite of action-packed matches as part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in less than two weeks’ time. A host of sports stars and celebrities, including Australian women’s cricketer Alyssa Healy, GWS Giants player Lachie Whitfield and former […]

New national heatwave warning service to help keep Australians safer this summer

New national heatwave warning service to help keep Australians safer this summer

The Bureau of Meteorology has today released a new national heatwave warning service. Heatwaves are Australia’s most dangerous environmental hazard, resulting in more community deaths than bushfires, floods, cyclones, and severe storms combined. The new heatwave warning service will provide an alert through the BOM Weather app and Bureau website that a heat hazard is […]

New high streets, parks and library POD to transform burwood

New high streets, parks and library POD to transform burwood

Residents in Burwood will benefit from activated high streets and laneways, new and expanded local parks, gardens and playgrounds and an innovative library pod funded by the $2 billion WestInvest Community Project Grants program.    Premier Dominic Perrottet, Treasurer Matt Kean and Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman today announced $20.7 million in funding to Burwood Council for eight projects through the city-shaping WestInvest program, […]

First community projects announced for city-shaping westinvest fung

First community projects announced for city-shaping westinvest fung

Residents in Canterbury-Bankstown will benefit from new state-of-the-art community facilities, new parks and priority pedestrian links through the first Local Council projects announced as part of the $5 billion WestInvest Fund. As part of the WestInvest Fund, $2 billion was reserved for priority Community Projects. This included $400 million for 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) […]