GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

Half of Sydney is being built out here.

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.

Regional snapshotlive
1.1M
Residents
5
Member councils
$55B
Regional economy
4,800
km² of country
On extreme heat days
Up to 10°C hotter than the coast

Six priorities. Real wins. Clear asks.

Each priority is a living campaign — tap any card for the win, the ask and the evidence.

12026

Housing & Planning

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.
22025

Transport

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.
32025

Heat & Climate

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.
42026

Waste

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.
52025

Energy

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.
62026

Financial Sustainability

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 Western Sydney Regional Hub

One place for the numbers that define the region.

A regional data hub designed to pull live open data. Figures shown are illustrative for this concept.

1.1M
Residents
5
Member councils
$55B
Regional economy
4,800
km² of country
+330k
New residents by 2041
10°C
Hotter on extreme days
Transport

Fund the Leppington–St Marys north–south rail link.

Heat & Climate

Establish a dedicated Western Sydney Heat Fund.

Housing

Make growth pay for growth — reform infrastructure contributions.

Finance

Restore Financial Assistance Grants to 1% of Commonwealth tax revenue.

Members

Your council’s home base.

A genuine members layer — papers, libraries, grant alerts and program dashboards — that shifts the relationship from broadcast to partnership.

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Board & committee papers
Agendas, minutes and meeting packs in one place.
Regional report library
Every WSROC report, submission and position paper.
Grant & funding tracker
Live alerts on grants relevant to member councils.
Program updates
Waste, heat, procurement and energy program dashboards.
Advocacy toolkit
Briefing templates, key messages and data for your council.
Member directory
Contacts across councils, committees and working groups.

Tier 2 — because one size does not fit all

Water & Flood Resilience
Living safely with the Hawkesbury–Nepean.
Digital Inclusion
Connectivity as essential infrastructure.
Open Space, Canopy & Biodiversity
Green the growth, not just the map.
Community Safety & Resilience
Preparedness for heat, flood and fire.
Jobs, Skills & the Aerotropolis
Local jobs for a local workforce.
Ageing Well & Social Infrastructure
Services that grow with the suburbs.

Five member councils

Blacktown
One of Australia’s largest LGAs by population.
433,000
Cumberland
Among the most culturally diverse in the nation.
239,000
Liverpool
Gateway to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
246,000
Hawkesbury
Floodplain, farmland and bushland on the city edge.
69,000
Blue Mountains
A World Heritage city of villages.
80,000
WSROC · Western Sydney
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Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils · Established 1973. Figures marked * are illustrative placeholders for this concept and should be replaced with sourced data before publication.