3. Regional highlights

3.7 North Coast

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An additional $3.5 million First Nations community-led culturally responsive suicide prevention initiatives.
Continuing to deliver the:
$265.0 million Port Macquarie Hospital Upgrade
$263.8 million Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment
$13.0 million betterment of Lismore Ambulance Station
$3.4 million betterment of Mullumbimby Ambulance Station

Upgrades at Casino High School as part of the High Potential and Gifted Education School Partner Program.
Ongoing delivery of the Government’s 100 public preschools commitment, including at Bowraville Central School, and Lennox Head, Tacking Point and Wollongbar Public Schools.
Continuing the Lennox Head Public School relocation.
As at the start of the 2025 school year, teacher vacancies had reduced by an average of 72.9 per cent across the North Coast Local Government Areas, compared to the peak of the teacher shortage crisis in 2022.

$548.5 million over four years to continue construction of the Coffs Harbour Bypass (NSW and Australian Government funded).
$36.5 million over four years to continue work on the Pacific Highway Harrington Road Intersection Upgrade (NSW and Australian Government funded).
$23.3 million over four years to continue improving safety, reliability and travel times on Waterfall Way.
$3.9 million additional funding to upgrade the Bruxner Highway and Alphadale Road intersection, bringing total commitment to $11.4 million.

$7.0 million for the new Goonellabah Fire Station, and to continue works to deliver an $8.2 million new Byron Bay Fire Station on an alternative site.
$1.8 million in 2025-26 for the Lismore Courthouse Resilience Improvement Project.

$359.2 million over four years to complete the Resilient Homes Program – Northern Rivers to enable flood tolerance for existing houses.
$63.2 million over four years to complete the Resilient Lands Program to help relocate Northern Rivers residents impacted by the 2022 floods.

$12.5 million in additional funding from the Australian Government for a water treatment plant, and storage, pumping and distribution infrastructure at Steuart McIntyre Dam for Kempsey.
$2.5 million to investigate options to improve water security for towns in the Far North Coast region.

Continuing to deliver the $30.0 million investment into 50 build-to-rent apartments in East Lismore delivered by Landcom.

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