Overview: Our plan for Western Sydney

Foreword

Western Sydney is the future of New South Wales. Around one-third of the population of New South Wales now lives in Western Sydney.

This vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing region needs to be supported by the schools, transport, infrastructure and services that will enable it to thrive.

This Budget builds on what the Government has already delivered in Western Sydney.

This Government is rebuilding essential services and securing future economic growth and prosperity for this region.

We are investing in and delivering billions of dollars of infrastructure and services
needed to support Western Sydney’s growth and build stronger communities.

This Budget invests:

• $10.8 billion over four years for the Sydney Metro West – connecting Greater Parramatta with the Sydney CBD
• $5.5 billion over four years for Western Sydney roads
• $3.9 billion over four years to maintain, upgrade and build new schools across Western Sydney
• $3.4 billion over four years in health infrastructure for Western Sydney, including Rouse Hill Hospital, the first major adult hospital built in Western Sydney in over 40 years
• $801.4 million over four years for the City to South West Metro to deliver the final stage of an extension of the M1 Line, transforming a 130 year-old former T3 Bankstown line into a modern metro between Sydenham and Bankstown.

This Budget also continues the work of getting the Aerotropolis back on track after a decade of inaction and underinvestment.

The NSW Government and Australian Government have invested over $25 billion in infrastructure projects in the Aerotropolis including:

• $3.6 billion over four years for the Western Sydney Airport Metro
• more than $2 billion for the toll-free M12 Motorway
• $950 million in the Fifteenth Avenue Upgrade between Liverpool and the new Western Sydney International Airport, taking the total investment to $1 billion.

We look forward to seeing Western Sydney, the region we both grew up in, continue to grow and thrive.