The State Government has committed $6M for the planned Colongra Bay Sports Complex at Lake Munmorah.
Preparations for the complex were completed in 2018-20 with Central Coast Council looking for a total contribution of $8.375M towards completion of project.
The State Government commitment is part of $40.9M earmarked to fast-track critical infrastructure for rapidly growing communities in Greater Sydney and on the Central Coast, where around 18,000 new homes are set to be built in the next three years.
The investment aligns with the Government’s commitment to getting more people into homes and ensuring the infrastructure is there to support them.
Member for Swansea Yasmin Catley said the sporting complex at Lake Munmorah will be a gamechanger for the community.
“This facility will give local clubs a permanent home and provide local schools and the public with access to sporting fields, courts and greenspace,” she said.
Premier Chris Minns said the Government was getting on with the job of delivering infrastructure to go alongside the new housing which will be required.
“The projects will help ensure these growing suburbs get the infrastructure they need and deserve,” he said.
“It is an important step, but we know our work to enable housing supply does not stop here.
“We are making progress, but this is a big task with a lot more work to do.”
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said the Government had inherited a housing crisis.
“We need all parts of the system and all levels of government working together, focused on delivering high quality homes with the right infrastructure and in places where people want to live,” he said.
He said projects to be delivered under the funding were a great example of collaboration between councils and the state.
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Minister for the Central Coast David Harris