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Wollondilly Council accuses NSW government of 'ramming' through housing expansion

ABC Illawarra / By Kelly Fuller

8 December 2022

Key points:

This week the NSW government promised to "throw everything" at fast-tracking the supply of 70,000 new homes in western Sydney
Wollondilly Council has slammed changes to the growth plan, calling out failures to ensure basic infrastructure is in place before the homes are built
The National Growth Area Alliance says, like many governments, NSW is creating affordable homes in areas where the lifestyle will be unaffordable

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