WestInvest Projects – Have Your Say on shaping the Hawkesbury

16 March 2022

The NSW Government wants your ideas by the end of March to help ensure the best projects are funded through a new program called WestInvest.

WestInvest seeks to deliver transformational projects to enhance communities and create jobs throughout Western Sydney. Residents can submit their ideas by Thursday, 31 March 2022 at www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/westinvest

Hawkesbury City Council is one of 15 councils in West and South-West Sydney that will be eligible for up to $400 million in funding as part of the first wave of the $5 billion WestInvest program. Everyone in the Hawkesbury is encouraged to submit suggestions for support in ways they want and need.

The Mayor of Hawkesbury, Councillor Patrick Conolly has welcomed the State Government’s announcement that the Hawkesbury will receive funding under the new WestInvest community enhancement fund.

“I welcome the announcement of extensive funding for local projects, and I look forward to seeing our community’s input so we can target this funding on eligible projects such as community infrastructure, open space, arts and culture facilities and job creating projects,” Mayor Conolly said.

“I would also like to call on the government to invest in key infrastructure projects for the Hawkesbury that will improve public transport, key road projects and educational and health outcomes.

“I encourage all Hawkesbury residents to jump online and have their say on how the NSW Government project fund should be spent.”

The NSW Government will deliver the new $5 billion program to improve community well-being and aid economic recovery, making a real difference to life in 15 Local Government Areas.

WestInvest funding will be provided to build new and improved facilities that will deliver community benefit and help turbocharge economic recovery across six areas:

• parks, urban spaces and green space
• enhancing community infrastructure such as local sporting grounds
• modernising local schools
• creating and enhancing arts and cultural facilities
• revitalising high-streets
• local traffic programs.

A total of $3 billion will be made available for NSW Government agencies to deliver projects that are ready to go and will benefit local communities. Feedback from the community will help determine which projects are funded.

In addition to the Hawkesbury, the other 14 Local Government Areas eligible for support through WestInvest are Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, The Hills, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, Strathfield and Wollondilly.