Ministerial releases

Novocastrians are set to benefit from a major boost to local community assets, services and programs, with the iconic Paymasters Café among seven projects sharing $1 million through the NSW Government’s Newcastle Port Community Contributions Fund.

The Minns Labor Government will strengthen the capability of the NSW Police Force and NSW Crime Commission to fight crime and keep the community safe with a $126.2 million investment in the 2026-27 NSW Budget.

The Minns Labor Government will introduce a new package of laws designed to target the modern operating model of organised crime and give NSW Police and the NSW Crime Commission stronger tools to disrupt criminal networks and bring these offenders to justice.

The community of Canterbury is one step closer to much needed hospital upgrades with the first artist’s impressions of the Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment unveiled, as the Minns Labor Government commits an additional $50 million in funding to fast-track the delivery of enhanced maternity services at the hospital.

Landholders across the Northern Rivers are working to repair creeks and riverbanks damaged by the 2022 floods, replanting native vegetation along 40km of riverbanks, fencing off waterways, and improving how water moves as part of a pilot program. 

Patients, visitors and staff accessing Tweed Valley Hospital now have more car parking options, following the recent completion of more than 125 new car parking spaces on the hospital campus. New signage, line marking, and enhanced parking management systems have also been delivered as part of the project.

The future of Maitland Grossmann High School has been secured, with the Minns Labor Government today announcing that it will relocate and expand the school to ensure students and teachers have world-class facilities for generations to come.

Eligible households will now be able to access zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 to install energy-saving and cost-cutting upgrades such as rooftop solar, household batteries, insulation, reverse-cycle air conditioning, switchboard upgrades, ceiling fans and draught-proofing.

The Minns Labor Government is continuing its commitment to creating safer workplaces with the inaugural Construction Safety Roundtable held in Parramatta.

The Minns Labor Government is helping ease cost of living pressures for patients and their families in regional, rural, and remote areas, with a $71.7 million boost in the 2026-27 NSW Budget for the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS).