27 May 2011

Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese is deeply confused over who is to blame for delays in starting the M2-F3 road link, NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay said today. "Mr Albanese must remember that it was his government which ripped out $150 million for planning and pre construction for the road link," said Mr Gay.

26 May 2011

NSW Premier Barry OFarrell introduced legislation to the Parliament to establish Infrastructure NSW taking the politics out of infrastructure delivery in this State. The creation of Infrastructure NSW will ensure independent infrastructure decision making in this State, to get the right infrastructure projects delivered on time and on budget as soon as possible, Mr OFarrell said. This body will deliver co-ordinated infrastructure planning across the whole of government, using the most efficient and effective funding mechanisms to deliver the best results, he said.

26 May 2011

The NSW Government today delivered on its promise of a 'Short-Sharp' review of the Barangaroo development. "Today I release the terms of reference for the Barangaroo review. The review will be jointly chaired by two of Victoria's most experienced strategic design experts - boasting impressive national and international reputations," said the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Brad Hazzard.

26 May 2011

NSW Legislative Assembly - Questions Without Notice - 26 May 2011

23 May 2011

NSW Parliamentary Library Research Report, May 2011. Infrastructure was a significant issue in the 2011 NSW Election. The Coalition's election policies included establishing a statutory body called Infrastructure NSW (INSW), along with an infrastructure capital fund to be called Restart NSW. According to the election policy, INSW's mandate will involve strategic planning and co-ordinating delivery of major projects. Once elected, the NSW Coalition announced its intention to introduce legislation for the creation of INSW within its first 100 days in power. As at 23 May 2011, that foreshadowed legislation has not been introduced. In summarising the structure and functions of INSW, this e-brief relies therefore on non-legislative sources, party platform material and the like.

21 May 2011

The NSW Government has today released details of transitional arrangements which will allow for the staged implementation of the Strategic Regional Land Use Policy. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Brad Hazzard, said, "Prior to the election, the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government announced that it would introduce a Strategic Regional Land Use Policy to strike the right balance between our important agricultural, mining and energy sectors - while ensuring the protection of high value conservation lands. We are now delivering on that commitment. The policy includes a number of immediate and longer term measures designed to address issues occurring now, as well as providing better certainty to our communities and industry about how our regions will change over time

20 May 2011

The NSW Coalition Government dumped Labor's laws that allowed private developers to override local communities' planning controls under the guise of 'affordable housing'. Getting affordable housing delivered is critical but Labor's laws were just a backdoor deal for small-time developers to make a fast buck, Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard said. Labor's promise to deliver affordable housing through private developments turned into nothing more than an opportunity to deliver overdevelopment, out of character with local areas. Communities have expressed concern about this issue right across the state.

20 May 2011

This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment 2011. This Policy commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website, Friday 20 May 2011.