July 2024
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Stat Pack: How Many Homes Will SWS Build?
63,000 homes by 2029. 12,600 homes a year. 34 homes a day. That’s the scale of South West Sydney’s projected housing growth and puts into context the challenge ahead to meet the region’s ambitious housing targets.
The numbers were unveiled by the Dialogue’s policy team ahead of the South West Sydney Housing & Infrastructure Forum in Campbelltown this month, where over 200 key stakeholders heard that SW Sydney will add almost 400,000 people to its population by 2041. Housing targets have also grown by more than 50% in South West Sydney LGAs, including Campbelltown and Liverpool.
We also heard that $16 billion worth of major infrastructure has been budgeted for South West Sydney, including 31 preschools, two major hospitals, nine metro stops and $1billion for Bradfield City Centre.
At the event, the NSW Government also announced they’d be prioritising connectivity, increasing transport options, and reducing congestion on roads in South West Sydney and building better connections between the South West and Illawarra through the Outer South West Integrated Transport Plan.
It follows the Dialogue’s call for Transport for NSW to strategically plan and prioritise transport links in the outer south west.
Read the full breakdown of SW Sydney’s housing future here.
Ready for Rosehill
Dialogue CEO, Adam Leto, was invited to speak at NSW Parliament for the Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse, where he outlined key reasons why the proposal should go ahead.
The Dialogue reaffirmed its position that transforming Rosehill into a vibrant new urban city with its own Sydney Metro station is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver much-needed housing, co-located with world-class transport connections, and unlock a new wave of economic growth in Greater Western Sydney.
Importantly, the Dialogue’s parliamentary submission asserted that funds generated from this project should be reinvested by the ATC back into existing sites in the region, specifically Warwick Farm so that the region’s strong connection to the sport can continue to flourish.
Read our full submission here.
Let’s Get Social
Lily Huynh used to spend every weekend in Cabramatta with her parents, touring the streets for every authentic taste Greater Western Sydney had to offer. She never thought that in the future she’d have a social media following of close to 7 million people, showcasing Western Sydney’s flavour to the world.
The foodie and travel influencer, who will feature later in the Dialogue’s new ‘Best of the West: Food Lovers’ Guide to GWS’, told her incredible story at the GWS Corporate Affairs Roundtable in Parramatta.
Lily was one of four guest panellists to share insights on how they successfully engage online:
Leading LinkedIn strategist, Lucy Bingle, CEO Lucybingle.com, Josh Drayton, general manager, of communications and Corporate Affairs for the Parramatta Eels who has spent a decade evolving the much-loved Western Sydney brand, and Stuart Wallace, Sydney Water’s General Manager, Customer and Stakeholder Engagement and has made a splash with the organisation’s marketing campaigns.
Interviewed by Dialogue CEO Adam Leto at a breakfast networking event, the 40 members of the Dialogue’s corporate affairs cohort heard some great tips on effective comms strategies:
- Videos are six times more effective on LinkedIn than other content
- Always be authentic and have a clear vision for your comms engagement
- Engagement is not set and forget – innovate, grow and don’t be afraid to try new things.
A huge thank you to our event hosts Sydney Water who welcomed us to their terrific offices at Parramatta Square.
Penrith to Host Health Forum
The GWS Future Health Forum is back for 2024, on Friday, 23rd August in Penrith.
Held in partnership with Greater Western Sydney’s three local health districts and primary health networks, this event brings together healthcare professionals, industry leaders, policymakers and key stakeholders to pave the way for a sustainable and inclusive healthcare system.
We are pleased to announce that the Hon. Ryan Park MP, NSW Minister for Health, will feature as a keynote speaker and outline the work and investment being delivered to respond to the changing health and wellbeing needs of local communities.
Alongside the minister, the Chief Executives and Chairs of Greater Western Sydney’s three local health districts will also feature at the forum.
This year’s event will also provide more detail on the new hospitals that are planned for Bankstown, Fairfield and Rouse Hill, while also exploring the opportunities to further grow the region’s health, education and innovation precincts.
Some of the key topics that will be explored at the forum include:
- Showcasing new infrastructure projects, including future upgrades to Bankstown, Rouse Hill and Fairfield Hospitals.
- Exploring the region’s GP shortage and how the Federal and State Governments can work more collaboratively to address primary care issues.
- Understanding and addressing the workforce needs of the future.
- The role and importance of health research and the emerging ‘innovation economy’.
- Examining NSW Health’s sustainability initiatives and what they mean for future service delivery.
- Exploring the heat impacts on the health of our communities.
Federal Shake-up for Housing
In July, Hon. Clare O’Neil MP, was appointed the Albanese Government’s Minister for Housing & Homelessness, and SGCH Group CEO, Scott Langford, was appointed CEO of Housing Australia, the nation’s independent housing authority.
The Dialogue congratulates Ms O’Neil on her appointment and thanks Mr Langford for his invaluable contribution to the housing sector in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) as Group CEO of SGCH.
Housing Australia and the new Federal Minister have a mighty job on their hands, particularly as housing is a major issue for voters in GWS.
The Dialogue’s GWS Community Wellbeing Survey released a few weeks ago showed access to stable housing was a top concern for residents.
The survey results show both men and women and high- and low-income earners all ranked housing as one of their top five priorities for their wellbeing.
The region is also experiencing an affordable housing shortfall of almost 60,000 homes and has residents waiting for almost two and a half years on the social housing waitlist.
“GWS is ground zero for the housing crisis. The Dialogue has had great success working with Mr Langford and SGCH to advocate for strong state and federal housing policies, including the Australian Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund and planning reforms in NSW, to boost housing supply and increase affordable housing stock,” Dialogue Chairman Christopher Brown AM said.
“Ms O’Neil will bring her corporate nous, her compassion from being a suburban Mayor and her governance experience from the Home Affairs portfolio to the job of addressing the national crisis in housing affordability and homelessness”.
Welcome to our New Partners
The Dialogue is thrilled to welcome NSW Ports, Vicinity Centres and Zen Energy as partners.