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State Infrastructure Strategy 2022-2042

Service growing communities

Overview

Delivering quality infrastructure to match population growth and the evolving needs of the community is a fundamental role of Government. This includes better access to essential services for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, and delivering secure, affordable and diverse housing across NSW.

Strategic directions

These are the strategic directions to best meet the challenges and opportunities of this theme. They inform specific recommendations.

Deliver housing in great neighbourhoods for all parts of the community.

Improve access to efficient, quality services through better use of assets and a better mix of physical infrastructure and technology-enabled solutions.

Continue NSW’s investment program in sectors that require renewal, with a focus on TAFE and Justice.

Recommendations

These are the recommendations and sub-recommendations for this objective. The recommendations are numbered as they appear in the report.

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Key objectives

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Investment in infrastructure alongside policies to better utilise the State’s existing and new assets are fundamental to meeting the needs of a growin...

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Delivering quality infrastructure to match population growth and the evolving needs of the community is a fundamental role of Government. This include...

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Infrastructure assets need to be resilient to withstand shocks such as natural hazards, public health crises and cyber security threats. Policy change...

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The NSW Government has adopted a goal of Net Zero emissions by 2050 and a 50% cut in emissions by 2030. The 2020 Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap se...

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Water security, and sustainable use and allocation of water, are major long-term challenges for NSW. NSW Government will need to increase rainfall-ind...

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Protecting our natural environment requires attention to all assets across the infrastructure lifecycle, from construction right through to operation....

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The benefits of combining digital technology with physical infrastructure are increasingly compelling. The right application can increase the producti...

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Joined-up planning is imperative for efficient investment across all government assets but especially important to support the State’s investment in n...

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Infrastructure demands on the NSW Government budget will continue to be significant. While the type and mix of infrastructure projects will change, in...


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