Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan
NSW TASKFORCE UPDATE
Over the next four years the NSW Government is investing $65.5billion in infrastructure, which will sustain an average of over 160,000 jobs every year.


ISSUE 49, 30 APRIL 2010
In this issue
Call for final planning assessment applications
Compass Housing welcomes tenants to their new homes in East Maitland
Infrastructure Coordinator General explains how stimulus program is a success
Self Management in BER
BER Program Update
NSW Minister for Education and Training visits Pendle Hill Public School
Project approvals given under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009
Sydney land supply at record levels: New report
Call for final planning assessment applications
The Taskforce planning assessment team is currently winding down as most schools and the larger housing projects have lodged their applications. The Taskforce is concerned however that some schools requiring planning approval for their projects, particularly those which may have deferred schedules, may not have lodged their planning applications either with a Council, BER Program Office or with the Taskforce.  Read more
Compass Housing welcomes tenants to their new homes in East Maitland
Compass Housing has officially welcomed tenants into some of the first new homes to be completed under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan (NBESP). Read more
Infrastructure Coordinator General explains how stimulus program is a success
Earlier this week Bob Leece, the Infrastructure Coordinator General, explained to Alan Jones and his listeners on 2GB how the stimulus program is proving to be a success from an industry perspective. Read more
Self Management in BER
Last year, at the beginning of the roll out of the program, School Principals were given the opportunity to self manage their National School Pride and Primary Schools for the 21st Century projects.  Read more
BER Program Update
The NSW Government portion of Building the Education Revolution continues to move ahead full steam. All three components are progressing well.  Read more
NSW Minister for Education and Training visits Pendle Hill Public School
NSW Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth, got a first hand look at the progress being made on the BER Program when she paid a visit to Pendle Hill Public School to meet with students, teachers and staff and inspect the school’s BER construction works. Read more
Project approvals given under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009
The number of planning approvals given under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act has risen to a total of 782 approved. Approvals are listed every two weeks in the Sydney Morning Herald (Local Government section) and all assessment documents are on the Taskforce page of the NSW Government website. Read more
Sydney land supply at record levels: New report
Housing in Sydney is well placed to rebound strongly with 125,000 homes currently at the planning or construction stage in existing areas and land for 69,000 new homes zoned for building in greenfield areas.  Read more
Quicklinks
NSW Nation Building and Jobs Plan Taskforce
Commonwealth Nation Building and Economic Stimulus
NSW Department of Education and Training
Housing NSW
NSW Department of Planning
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