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NSW: A state
transformed
2011–2018
NSW: A state transformed 2011–2018 b NSW: A state transformed | 2011–2018
Foreword
The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP
Premier
New South Wales
I am proud to lead a government that is working We are determined to make sure that every
hard for the people of NSW, that treats our community shares in the success of NSW –
communities with respect and that is creating whether by investing in the critical services
opportunity for all. that our communities rely on, cutting taxes
to help businesses grow, easing cost-of-living
Since 2011, working with communities and
pressures, or providing care and support for
businesses, our government has transformed
those who need it most. We recognise the role
NSW, unleashed economic growth, created more
that government plays in so many people’s lives,
than 445,000 jobs, and laid strong foundations
which is why we have championed customer
for future generations with the biggest
service with initiatives like Service NSW and
infrastructure program in our nation’s history.
the Opal Card, and put more than 15,000 extra
Today, the NSW economy is the powerhouse of teachers, nurses, midwives, doctors, paramedics,
Australia and a standout by global standards. police and firefighters on the front line.
We have imposed financial discipline and made
Our state is thriving like never before. But we
the necessary decisions to build the strongest
know the job is not done. We want NSW to be
state budget on record, because we know that
not just the best place in Australia, but the best
strong economic management is what helps
place in the world in which to live, work and
families and businesses get ahead.
raise a family – where each generation hands
Every decision we make is about creating more down greater opportunity to the next.
jobs in all parts of our state, delivering a better
My government and I will be working harder
quality of life, driving down the cost of living,
than ever to take NSW to the next level in
and giving the people of NSW the choices
the years to come, building on the incredible
and opportunities they deserve to reach
progress we have made together.
their potential.
Our $80 billion infrastructure pipeline is putting
in place the world-class hospitals, schools, roads
and rail lines that our communities need, and
setting NSW up for decades to come. Not only is
this improving services and easing congestion –
it is also giving businesses from across Australia
and all over the world the confidence to invest.
At the same time, our record investment in
education and skills means that everyone in
NSW has the opportunity to get a great job in a
growing industry.
NSW: A state
transformed
2011–2018
• More than 445,000 new jobs
across the state, including Our strong economic
management is helping
65,600 in regional NSW, are
helping people get ahead and
people get ahead
build a life for themselves and
their families.
• An unemployment rate of
5.1 per cent – the lowest of Since 2011, the NSW Government’s economic management has
all the states and 0.4 per cent created more than 445,000 jobs, seen NSW record the lowest
lower than the national unemployment rate of any state in the country for 32 consecutive
average – means there are months and helped maintain our important triple-A credit rating.
more opportunities for
people to earn a living. Our economic performance is the foundation on which we are
delivering our vision for NSW – from the massive infrastructure
• Women are driving the jobs investment connecting and improving our communities, to
boom in NSW, taking up
initiatives that relieve cost-of-living pressures, and innovations
152,000 new jobs since April
improving services for the people of NSW.
2015 – 62 per cent of all new
jobs created in that period.
• NSW’s youth unemployment
500,000
rate is by far the lowest of
any state, providing great
opportunities for young men
445,718
400,000 additional jobs
and women to get – and keep
created in NSW
– a job closer to home. since April 2011
• A record $5.7 billion 300,000
budget surplus in 2016–17,
and average surpluses of
200,000
$2.1 billion forecast for the
four years to 2020–21, are
helping us deliver critical
100,000
infrastructure and services.
• The Easy to do Business
program is helping small 0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
business owners set
themselves up and focus on
their businesses rather than
bureaucracy.
• The Growing Local
Economies Fund is investing
in projects that create jobs
and economic growth in
regional NSW.
• Tax reforms are leaving $2.1b
more money in taxpayers’ 2.7% average average
pockets, with the abolition annual economic budget
of eight taxes since 2011 growth (GSP) for surplus Triple-A
saving taxpayers more than the last 5 years credit rating
$2.7 billion to 2020–21. FOR THE
FASTER THAN ANY 4 YEARS FROM BOTH S&P
OTHER STATE TO 2020–21 AND MOODY’S
2 NSW: A state transformed | 2011–2018• The completion of more
than 70 major upgrades
to hospitals and health
infrastructure – including
hospital upgrades at
We are delivering Tamworth, Lismore and
Blacktown Mount Druitt –
major metropolitan and are helping meet the needs
of our growing and ageing
local infrastructure population.
• 59 new or upgraded schools
– including Spring Farm,
Since 2011, the NSW Government has invested more than
Wentworth Point and Marie
$110 billion in building infrastructure to improve the lives of the
Bashir (Strathfield) in Sydney,
people of NSW – with a further $80 billion planned over the next and Coolah Central and Lake
four years. This is delivering easier commutes, more connected Cathie in regional NSW – are
communities, and better health and education facilities. helping our kids reach their
potential.
While a number of landmark projects are helping Sydney meet
the demands of a modern and dynamic global city, we are • The Sydney Metro is
ensuring our unprecedented infrastructure investment benefits expanding the city’s rail
communities across the state, with one-third of our project network with 31 new or
pipeline dedicated to regional and rural communities. upgraded metro stations.
• The construction of the
Sydney Light Rail network
and Parramatta Light Rail will
revolutionise travel through
the Sydney CBD, inner city
and Parramatta areas.
• A new state-of-the art
intercity and regional diesel
train fleet will make regional
travel more comfortable for
commuters and visitors.
• WestConnex is finally
completing a major missing
link in Sydney’s motorway
network, and will bypass up
to 52 sets of traffic lights.
• NorthConnex will allow
motorists to travel from
Newcastle to Melbourne
without stopping at a single
red light.
• Upgrades to the Pacific and
Princes highways have made
travelling these regional
2,000km routes safer and faster.
NEW OR • The Fixing Country Roads
59 new or 70+ major UPGRADED program has funded 205
upgraded upgrades ROAD SINCE 2011 projects to upgrade regional
– the distance connections, state highways
schools TO HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE from Sydney and key freight hubs.
SINCE 2011 SINCE 2011 to Cairns
3NSW: A state
transformed
2011–2018
2011 2018
NUMBER
OF JOBS 3,485,246 3,930,964
UNEMPLOYMENT 5.2% 5.1%
RATE (Aust 5.0%) (Aust 5.5%)
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
(average annual GSP over
2.0% 2.7%
previous 5 years)
BUDGET POSITION $3.7b $8.4b
(following four years) deficits surpluses
NET DEBT $19.5b –$9.3b
AAA
CREDIT RATING negative
(S&P standalone basis) AAA
outlook
(Oct 2012)
NET WORTH $145.5b* $226.5b
INFRASTRUCTURE
SPENDING $14.9b $22.3b
RESTART NSW Zero $29.9b
HOUSING
COMPLETIONS 31,700 63,600
(annual)
NUMBER OF NURSES,
DOCTORS AND 49,590 58,987
MIDWIVES
NUMBER
OF TEACHERS 61,144 65,713
NUMBER
OF POLICE OFFICERS 15,806 16,800
* 2011–12
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state
transformed
transformed
| 2011–2018
| 2011–2018445,718 jobs created; 35% of all jobs created in the nation
in this period
Unemployment in NSW is the lowest of all the states, and
0.4% better than the national average
This is faster than any other state; NSW was the weakest
economy in the five years to 2011
Strong financial management has allowed us to invest in
world-class health, education and transport infrastructure
In 2011, net debt was forecast to rise to almost $20b by
June 2015. Net debt has now fallen into negative territory,
even as our record infrastructure program is delivered
S&P downgraded NSW to negative outlook in October
2012; it returned to stable outlook in October 2014
Net worth forecast to grow to $271.1b by June 2020, three
times faster than any other state. That’s $125b more in less
than a decade
Record state capital spending of $80.1b over the next four
years; more than 40% of all spending in Australia this
financial year
Funds raised for new infrastructure will near $30b once
the proceeds of the Endeavour and LPI transactions plus
further asset recycling funds and interest are received
That’s an all-time record; 63,600 completions in the past
year is the best result in NSW history
That’s 9,397 more nurses, doctors and midwives
That’s 4,569 more teachers
That’s 994 more officers – meeting our 2019 target of
16,795 officers ahead of schedule
5NSW: A state
transformed
2011–2018
• The nation’s most
comprehensive energy relief We are reducing
cost-of-living pressures
package and water rebates
are reducing expenses for
those who need it most.
• Decreasing water and Since 2011, the NSW Government has made it a priority to reduce
wastewater prices (saving cost-of-living pressures, help people get ahead and provide
$155 in real terms for a typical assistance to those who need it most.
Sydney household in the five
years to 2018) are helping
We understand that many NSW residents are concerned about
NSW households reduce the cost of essential products and services, so we have
their expenses. delivered a range of initiatives to help people reduce their
everyday expenses, and help first homebuyers secure the keys
• The First Home Buyers to their first home.
Assistance scheme is helping
those looking for their first
home get their foot in the
door, saving more than
$24,000 in stamp duty for a
$650,000 property.
• The Active Kids program
is encouraging kids to get
moving by offering a $100
voucher towards the cost of
sport and fitness activities.
• Free car registration is
easing the financial burden
for regular toll road users.
• Reforms to the CTP Green
Slip scheme are reducing
costs for vehicle owners
and better supporting those
injured on our roads.
• Expanded parking
concessions are saving up to
$200 a week for patients and
carers who frequent NSW
public hospitals.
• Opal public transport
fare changes remained
below CPI, and rural and
regional bus fares were
reduced, easing the burden
on commuters and regular
travellers across the state. CTP GREEN
1 million+ First SLIP REFORMS
energy rebates homebuyers are saving
for families and save up to motorists
seniors $24,000 $120
PER YEAR IN STAMP DUTY per year
6 NSW: A state transformed | 2011–2018• Since 2011, more than
15,000 extra teachers,
nurses, midwives, doctors,
paramedics, police officers
We are delivering and firefighters are serving
the people of NSW.
world-class services • The Opal smartcard system,
that put customers first
first trialled in 2012, has
simplified public transport
travel and commuters can
now also use their credit card
The NSW Government puts customer service at the centre of to ‘tap on’ on some services.
everything we do. Since 2011, we have improved the way our
government delivers services by adopting new approaches • The Start Strong funding
and harnessing cutting-edge technology to make life easier for reforms have reduced the
cost of preschools in NSW by
people in NSW.
25 per cent on average.
We believe that government services should be quick, easy to
access and responsive, and be delivered to a standard that rivals • There are now 87 one-stop-
shop Service NSW centres
the best of the private sector.
across the state, with an
average waiting time of less
than 7 minutes.
SERVICE NSW LOCATIONS
• The online MyServiceNSW
account, and a range of
smartphone apps such as
Opal Travel and Live Traffic
NSW, are making life easier
for the people of NSW.
SYDNEY • A $26 million program to
SYDNEY eliminate some of the worst
mobile phone black spots in
rural NSW is helping people
stay connected.
PHYSICAL NETWORK • The National Disability
PHYSICAL NETWORK
SERVICE CENTRES CURRENT Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
SERVICE
SERVICE CENTRES
CENTRES FUTURE
CURRENT will benefit around 140,000
STORE-IN-STORE
SERVICE COUNCIL AGENCIES
CENTRES FUTURE
STORE-IN-STORE COUNCIL AGENCIES
people with a disability in
NSW, and drive disability
sector jobs growth.
AN EXTRA:
• The Future Directions for
Social Housing in NSW
4,569 strategy outlines plans for
Teachers 27,000 new or replacement
social and affordable housing
9,397 27,000
dwellings to transform the
social housing system.
Nurses, 28,000 new or • Reforms to TAFE NSW are
doctors, extra weekly replacement creating a stronger and
midwives public social and more competitive vocational
transport affordable
994 services housing
education provider that
better meets the needs of
Police students, employers and the
COMPARED dwellings
NSW economy.
COMPARED WITH 2011 WITH 2011 PLANNED
7NSW: A state
transformed
2011–2018
• Since 2011, 994 more
police are keeping NSW We are keeping the
community safe
communities safe.
• Australia’s toughest
anti-terror laws are
protecting NSW Since 2011, the NSW Government has introduced a range
communities. of measures – including extra police, key law reforms and
infrastructure upgrades – to get tougher on violent crime and
• New gun laws are tackling
the illegal firearms trade and
keep our community safe.
delivering tougher penalties. We are also making sure that our emergency services workers
and volunteers are fully trained and equipped to step in, and
• New intimate image abuse
laws are cracking down on step up, when natural disasters strike.
‘revenge porn’.
• Tougher bail laws are
keeping criminals who pose
an unacceptable risk to the
community behind bars.
• A $3.8 billion investment
in prison infrastructure is
ensuring the worst offenders
remain locked up.
• Specialist police teams are
targeting high-risk, repeat
domestic violence offenders
to support victim-survivors
and hold perpetrators to
account.
• A $330 million investment
to reduce reoffending
is targeting persistent
domestic violence
perpetrators and other
high-risk offenders.
• Reforms to reduce the
rate of Aboriginal people
in prison have offered
new sentencing options,
including rehabilitation and
community-based sentences.
• Investment of more than
$600 million in emergency 16 of the 17 25%
services since 2011 is categories of reduction
helping our paramedics and
major crime fell in domestic 80,000+
firefighters be responsive to
or remained violence emergency
community needs.
stable over reoffending services
THE 2 YEARS TO
rate volunteers
DECEMBER 2017 TARGET FOR 2021 (RFS AND SES)
8 NSW: A state transformed | 2011–2018We are protecting our • The Return and Earn
container deposit scheme,
unique environment and
with more than 520 collection
points, is rewarding people
the character of local
for recycling while helping
to reduce litter in our
communities.
communities • The state’s biodiversity
is benefiting from an
The NSW Government is committed to protecting and investment in strategic
conserving the state’s environment and stunning natural assets. biodiversity conservation
on public and private land,
We are also focused on improving the communities of NSW including farmland.
while ensuring that they maintain the character, features and
spaces that residents and visitors value. • The statewide Saving
our Species program is
. protecting threatened plants
and animals.
• Dharawal National Park,
established in 2012, is
protecting environmentally
significant land between
Sydney and the Illawarra.
• Improvements to the
planning system are giving
residents a stronger voice
in decision-making for their
local communities.
• The Greater Sydney
Commission is planning for a
more sustainable, productive
and liveable Sydney.
• The $100 million Regional
Sports Infrastructure Fund
supports local sports hubs
and facilities for regional
communities.
• The Stronger Country
Communities Fund is
revitalising local parks,
playgrounds and halls across
regional NSW.
170m • The NSW Gas Plan is
SWIMMING SITES resetting the regulation of
CONTAINERS
IN NSW
RETURNED
$100m 84% rated
the resources sector and
ensuring safe, sustainable
through over and secure access to the
Return 5 years for Good or
state’s natural resources.
and Earn SAVING OUR Very Good
scheme SPECIES BY BEACHWATCH
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