One in eleven Australians lives in Western Sydney. It is younger, faster-growing and hotter than anywhere else in the city — and it is where the country's housing, transport and climate challenges will be won or lost.
Homes people can afford — with the infrastructure to match.
Secured a commitment to sequence housing targets against infrastructure delivery, not ahead of it.
Reform infrastructure contributions so growth pays for growth — not existing ratepayers.
Homes & Infrastructure: Closing the Western Sydney Gap
A region this size cannot run on roads alone.
North–south rail corridor protected from development in the latest state transport plan.
Fund the Leppington–St Marys north–south rail link in this budget cycle.
Moving Western Sydney: The Connectivity Deficit
The fastest-warming corner of Sydney needs a heat response now.
Regional “Cool Suburbs” benchmark adopted across four member councils.
Establish a dedicated Western Sydney Heat Fund for canopy, shade and cool public buildings.
Turn Down the Heat: A Western Sydney Heat Strategy
Keep materials in the economy and out of landfill — together.
Joint regional procurement diverted 38,000 tonnes from landfill in a single year.
Return the full waste levy to the communities that pay it, to fund circular infrastructure.
Closing the Loop: Regional Circular Economy Roadmap
Affordable, reliable, clean energy for households and councils.
Regional power-purchase agreement now supplies council operations with renewable energy.
Back community batteries and rooftop solar for low-income Western Sydney households.
Powering the West: A Regional Energy Pathway
Councils can’t keep delivering more on a shrinking funding base.
Secured a Treasury review of the rate peg’s impact on fast-growing councils.
Restore Financial Assistance Grants to at least 1% of Commonwealth taxation revenue.
The Funding Squeeze: Financial Sustainability of Growth Councils
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