Community harmony

  • $88.8 million to the NSW Office of Sport to support grassroots sports in new communities, deliver women’s sport initiatives and planning for the relocation of the NSW Institute of Sport ahead of the Olympic Games.
  • $73.0 million in a permanent boost in funding to support social cohesion and community harmony through Multicultural NSW.
  • $6.0 million over two years to continue the Learn to Swim program targeted at Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and low socioeconomic communities.
  • $10.0 million to continue gambling harm minimisation programs which support people and minimise their risk of harm.

First Nations

The 2023-24 NSW Indigenous Expenditure Report, shows that across all portfolios the NSW Government budgeted $1.2 billion on First Nations specific programs and services in 2023-24.

The 2024-25 Budget continues the NSW’s Government’s support for First Nations people and communities, including:

  • $202.6 million for the maintenance of social housing needing urgent repair for First Nations communities across NSW, as part of the Building Homes for NSW program
  • $73.4 million to establish Keeping Places at the sites of former children’s homes, to support reconciliation with Stolen Generations survivors
  • $37.8 million for the Government’s obligations under Indigenous Land Use Agreements entered into with native title holders
  • $21.3 million for the Waminda Gudjaga Gunyahlamai Birth Centre and Community Hub in Nowra
  • $1.5 million to strategically investigate the settlement of Aboriginal Land claims
  • $16.3 million to deliver Aboriginal Cultural Heritage reforms to recognise and conserve sites of cultural significance
  • $9.2 million to conduct on-site assessments of the infrastructure, contaminant and housing needs in 61 Discrete Aboriginal Communities across the State
  • $5.0 million to undertake consultation to determine a pathway to treaty with First Nations communities
  • $4.9 million to continue investment in Local Decision Making in partnership with First Nations community bodies
  • $4.0 million to deliver the Digital Songlines project, to capture stories of Stolen Generations survivors for future generations
  • $3.5 million additional support for the continued implementation of Closing the Gap initiatives.

Night-time economy

$54.2 million to rebuild the night-time economy and creative industries, including:

  • $26.9 million for the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner to empower the night-time economy and local councils through regulatory reform, grants programs, precinct-based initiatives, digital tools and other support for create diverse, safe, and vibrant communities across NSW
  • $18.5 million for the Sound NSW election commitment to deliver programs that drive audience and international market development, strengthen the live music ecosystem and champion NSW artists and stories
  • $8.8 million for further critical upgrades at our cultural institutions (Sydney Opera House, State Library of NSW, Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse and Australian Museum) after a decade of neglect.

Read the full budget overview here.
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I Acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and recognise their continuing connection to the lands, waters, and communities that surround us. I pay my respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Past and Present.

The Londonderry Electorate lies on the lands of the of the Dharug people – the traditional custodians of these lands on which we meet, work, and play.

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