Delivering infrastructure for Bega
The Perrottet Government is investing more than $11.5 million in the delivery of essential infrastructure across the Bega electorate that will help council to unlock land for new homes.
Liberal candidate for Bega, Russell Fitzpatrick, welcomed the announcement, saying this investment by the Perrottet Govt shows its commitment to assisting local government provide the infrastructure that allows housing development to occur.
“This will help to deliver more of the much-needed housing for our community, as the Government makes it easier to get into a home by supporting the building of houses with this fast-tracking of essential infrastructure,” said Mr Fitzpatrick. “The Perrottet Government is also helping first home buyers with stamp duty reforms, with the option to avoid the big upfront tax and get into the first home sooner.”
This millions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure for the Bega electorate, will deliver essential road, active transport, and water infrastructure to support South Moruya.
As well as helping deliver more houses and helping people to purchase them, the Government will also invest $89 million in fast-tracking housing assessments to get more housing sooner.
“The Perrottet Government is able to make this investment to keep the Bega electorate moving forward, because of its strong economic management that allows for this kind of important support for our community.”
Premier Dominic Perrottet said an initial 36 councils and agency-led projects will receive funding through the third round of the Accelerated Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
“We are fast-tracking the delivery of essential infrastructure required to speed up the construction of thousands of new homes right across our state,” Mr Perrottet said.
“This is part of our strategy to get people into homes faster by cutting red tape, speeding up development applications and boosting construction by getting more shovels into the ground sooner.
“Our long term economic plan is delivering major infrastructure projects for the future and will support communities as they grow.”
Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Anthony Roberts said the councils successful in this round of the AIF will also provide their own funding for projects, amounting to a combined $517 million worth of infrastructure on the way for NSW.
“We had an outstanding response from regional councils eager to work in partnership with the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government to unlock land for new homes faster and boost economic growth. We share their ambition and look forward to working together,” Mr Roberts said.
The Accelerated Infrastructure Fund is part of the $2.8 billion NSW Housing Package, announced in the 2022-2023 NSW State Budget.
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