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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Landcom - Caught on Camera

More than two-thirds of NSW public land suitable for housing sold to private developers

Exclusive: Despite Labor policy to prioritise government land for public housing, Homes NSW has bought just three of 55 sites and expressed interest in further seven

The Guardian - AU

Essential intervention to provide worker housing boost

A state-backed plan aims to create new units essential workers can afford to live in, but officials are yet to reveal how much cheaper the rent will be.

AAP

Community outrage at change to conservation control for local bushland

The fight to save Myall Road bushland from housing continues.

Newcastle Herald

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Housing announced for historic Broadmeadow locomotive depot site

The historic site has been earmarked for development.

Newcastle Herald

Hundreds of homes to be developed on former Stockton Centre site

It follows an audit of surplus government land.

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie bushland could be rezoned for new community of 600 houses

Up to 10 per cent will be affordable housing.

Newcastle Herald

How to ensure higher-density housing developments still have enough space for residents’ recreation needs

Growing populations and housing shortages are affecting cities worldwide, including in Australia. It’s driving them to adopt high-density development near public transport hubs instead of endless suburban sprawl on city fringes.

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NSW budget pulling every lever to tackle housing crisis

A housing-themed NSW budget will deliver hundreds of affordable homes for essential workers as the premier promises to pull every lever to alleviate the crisis.

AAP

Speak up or lose it: housing plan a crushing blow for Lake Mac wildlife haven

Myall Road in Garden Suburb is an important wildlife corridor and should not be developed for housing

Newcastle Herald

New houses for flood-ravaged region one step closer

More than 70ha of university land will be developed into housing in a NSW town to help address an existing crisis exacerbated by devastating flooding.

AAP

NSW state budget: advocates criticise the ‘crumbs’ allocated to social housing

Community Housing Industry Association says Labor treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s announcements are ‘extremely disappointing’ for those on wait lists

The Guardian - AU

Affordable housing gets 'crumbs' in NSW budget

Affordable housing and homelessness advocates are disappointed by the NSW Labor government's first budget, which they say neglects the scale of the crisis.

AAP

Fast rail axed in $2.5bn budget cuts – as it happened

Go-it-alone approach to building network between Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong shelved entirely

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor pledges $2.2bn for housing and infrastructure in first budget in a decade

Figures reveal NSW is expected to be back in the black next financial year and will focus on paying down debt

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Bush battle wages on over 'zombie DA' for new housing estate

A bushland battle waged over a proposed 66-lot resident estate at Garden Suburb has escalated as locals join forces with Greens MP Sue Higginson against "zombie DA's".

Newcastle Herald

'Critical' urban bushland under attack, residents say

The value of green space is being weighed up against plans for more housing.

The Guardian - AU

‘It will be a disaster’: mayor’s dire warning over developer-led housing outside Sydney

Agreement to provide infrastructure ‘at no cost to government’ in Wilton has resulted in muddled roads, blocks sold with no sewerage service – and it’s set to get worse

ABC News

Old Bulli Hospital to be demolished, housing earmarked for 130-year-old site

The 2.5-hectare site of the old Bulli Hospital is to be converted into housing by state housing provider Landcom, with a proportion of the new development being for essential service workers and affordable homes.

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Agreement to help unlock and develop Biraban land

It's the first agreement Landcom has signed with an Aboriginal land council in regional NSW.

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