Nation-Leading Project Strengthens Grid For Renewables

The largest synchronous condenser in Australia has now started operating in Elmhurst.

The Ararat Synchronous Condenser will allow an additional 600 megawatts of renewable energy generation to connect to the grid and deliver more reliable power for the west of Victoria.

The large spinning machine supports system stability and allows the electricity

Major milestone: Construction of John Hunter Hospital’s acute services building now complete

The $890 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct has reached a major milestone, with construction for the new acute services building now complete.

The new seven‑storey building that forms part of John Hunter Hospital will support the delivery of specialist world-class healthcare for communities across Newcastle, the Hunter region and northern NSW.

The Minns Labor Government’s 2026-27 NSW Budget delivered a $55 million boost to the

$9 million upgrade improves safety on Snowy Mountains Highway near Adelong

Work is now complete on critical road safety improvements to the Snowy Mountains Highway intersection at Black Creek Road in Adelong.

The $9 million project is part of $36 million in road safety improvements for the Snowy Mountains Highway, jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Governments under the Road Safety Program.

The project started in September last year and involved widening a 2.1-kilometre steep and

Nominations open for 2027 NSW Women of the Year Awards

The NSW Government is inviting communities to celebrate women and girls across the state with nominations opening today for the 2027 NSW Women of the Year Awards.

The awards honours women and girls who improve the lives of people in New South Wales, show leadership and courage, support their communities, and inspire future generations.

Women and girls can be nominated in 6 categories:

Royal National Park expansion provides missing link in the Great Southern Walk

The Minns Labor Government has transferred 5.6 hectares of coastal bushland at Stanwell Park to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to bring it under the environmental protection of the Royal National Park and secure a key missing link for the Great Southern Walk.

The land transfer allows NPWS to establish a critical stretch of the 67km Great Southern

New era for regional travel as Minns Labor Government rolls out $290 million coach network upgrade

Communities across regional NSW will soon benefit from the largest upgrade to the NSW TrainLink Coach network in over a decade, with the Minns Labor Government investing $290 million over the next nine years to deliver new services, modern coaches and improved passenger amenities across the state.

Every day, on average, 1594 passenger journeys are made on the NSW TrainLink coach

Expressions of Interest open for the future of housing construction in NSW

The world’s best and brightest in housing are invited to help build more high-quality homes, faster for the people of NSW using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). 

An Expression of Interest (EOI) is now open for businesses to establish or expand a manufacturing facility in NSW to produce prefabricated building components or large-scale modular housing, specifically for higher density housing types, including developing designs from the mid-rise pattern book.

The Minns Labor Government is set to turbocharge the way homes are built in NSW,

Better wastewater services for Bowral thanks to new sewage treatment plant

The Minns Labor Government is supporting regional communities with better, more sustainable wastewater services, including the newly upgraded Bowral Sewage Treatment Plant.

Bowral residents are now benefiting from a high-quality sewage treatment plant, delivering

$105.5 million investment unlocked to increase NSW’s agriculture productivity and lower emissions

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to modernise and grow the state’s agricultural industries by supporting a $105.5 million investment in fourteen innovative projects to help boost local jobs, regional economies and increase productivity across the agriculture sector.

The NSW Government is investing $28 million through the Agriculture Industries

NSW Industrial Relations Commission boosted to support safety reforms

The Minns Labor Government has appointed a new Deputy President and four additional commissioners to the Industrial Relations Commission to support new bullying, harassment and workers compensation laws. 

The boost to the commission strengthens the state’s independent workplace umpire and ensures it is well equipped to deliver timely, fair and effective justice for workers and employers.

The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) of NSW is the longest continuing industrial