The Department of Regional NSW has unveiled a new strategy to ensure regional communities can access the opportunities, facilities and services they need.
Welcoming Our Vision for Regional Communities, Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole said key focuses of the strategy were investment in housing, growing and upskilling the health workforce, ensuring access to quality learning at every stage of life and improving transport and digital connectivity.
“This is a vision for the regional NSW we are building with our local communities, backed by real actions we know will make a real difference to people’s everyday lives,” Mr Toole said.
“Over the past decade, we’ve invested billions in the infrastructure our regions need and in growing regional economies,” he said.
“This vision shows how we’ll build on that foundation and ensure regional communities have access to the education and health services they deserve and attract the workforce we need to deliver those services.”
Mr Toole said the strategy was backed by a detailed three-year action plan that outlined key initiatives to bring the vision to life.
He said action plan initiatives already underway included funding to strengthen the regional health workforce with new approaches to training and incentives, and hundreds of new homes for teachers, police and health workers to be delivered over the next four years.
The Department’s 65-page Vision can be accessed at this PS News link and its 19-page Action Plan at this link.
