3.4 Cumberland

Education

• Upgrades to specialist facilities at Holroyd High School as part of the High Potential and Gifted Education Partner School Program.
• Work is ongoing to progress delivery of the NSW Government’s 100 public preschools commitment at the following sites:
  • Blaxcell Street Public School
  • Guildford Public School
  • Granville East Public School
  • Granville South Public School
  • Guildford West Public School
  • Sherwood Grange Public School.
• Replacing 38 demountable classrooms with new, fit-for-purpose permanent classrooms at Girraween Public School.
• Planning work underway for Westmead school projects.
• Continuation of local upgrades at Westmead Public School, Greystanes High School and Ringrose Public School.
• Investment in attracting and retaining teachers led to schools in Cumberland starting the 2025 school year with 32 per cent fewer vacancies than the same time in 2023, and 60 per cent fewer vacancies from the peak of the teacher shortage crisis.

Transport

• $10.8 billion over four years to continue the  Sydney Metro West, connecting Greater Parramatta with the Sydney CBD.
• $25.0 million for Toongabbie Bridge Enabling Works (Australian Government funded).

Communities and Justice

• Delivering a new Wentworthville Fire Station on its existing site as part of Fire and Rescue NSW $11.9 million Parramatta Precinct Strategy, which will also deliver upgrades to the Parramatta Fire Station.

Local commitments

• $4.0 million towards the upgrade of the Lidcombe Town Centre (Australian Government funded).
• $3.5 million for the Regents Park Town Centre project (Australian Government funded).