More than 38,000 new homes and around 66,000 new jobs are on their way for Parramatta and along Parramatta Road, after plans for the future of the area progressed.

Hundreds of new homes are being proposed for the Illawarra, after the finalisation of plans to rezone 18 hectares of former industrial land for residential and open space.

Work has begun on Australia Post’s new warehouse, creating 1,700 new construction jobs and injecting more than $55 million into the Western Sydney economy.

Sharing the planning load and helping regional councils speed up the delivery of new housing are at the heart of a new program unveiled today.

Regional tourism on Crown land holiday parks is reporting a boost with three voucher schemes for accommodation bookings and recreation activities supporting families to take breaks.

Thirteen new Aboriginal communities are to receive essential infrastructure and service upgrades as part of the NSW Government’s $109 million Roads to Home Program.

The NSW Government is looking to kickstart new industry in the Hunter, calling for proposals to repurpose a 52-hectare BHP site at Newcastle.

Families, people in need and local workers in Cooma are set for more housing options with up to 140 housing lots to be developed between the Monaro Highway and Polo Flat Road, thanks to the NSW Government.

The delivery of homes will be fast-tracked in regional communities experiencing housing pressure, ahead of the NSW Government’s initial response to the Regional Housing Taskforce recommendations.

A total of 1.51 hectares of Crown land will be transferred to the ownership of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council after an Aboriginal land claim was approved over the Talus Street Reserve at Naremburn, on Sydney’s north shore.

Two popular community jetties in the Illawarra have been reopened for the summer holiday season following the completion of upgrade projects.

The NSW Government has finalised a new plan for Frenchs Forest that will focus on new homes, jobs, open spaces and infrastructure.