Local Achievements

(As at November 2020)

Health

New $60m emergency department and general ward at Sutherland Hospital (completed 2018)
New $81m operating theatres (8) and endoscopy suites (2) at Sutherland Hospital (due 2023)
$7m for MRI at Sutherland Hospital (due 2023)
New $10m car park at Sutherland Hospital (completed 2014)
New integrated health facility on Sutherland Hospital campus (commenced 2015)
More than 660 new nurses and midwives in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
New Ambulance Superstation at Caringbah under $150m Sydney Ambulance Metropolitan Infrastructure Strategy program
More than $700m redevelopment of St George Hospital (stages 1 and 2 completed – new emergency department, acute services building and birthing suite and additional parking; stage 3 due 2025 – new integrated ambulatory care precinct, increasing inpatient bed capacity as well as much needed enhanced outpatient and community-based services

Public and active transport

Upgrading peak hour capacity on T4 Illawarra line by 30% (underway for completion in first half of 2020s as first part of $880m Sydney-wide program)
100% air-conditioning on all regular timetabled train services on T4 Illawarra line
229 extra weekly services on T4 Illawarra line (including 10 extra morning peak and 15 extra afternoon peak on Cronulla line each week); faster average peak hour travel times between Cronulla line and city (2013)
Opal card rolled out at all stations on T4 Illawarra line
New steel canopies at 10 Sutherland Shire train stations
New bus route 985 providing 272 trips per week between Miranda and Cronulla via Caringbah and Woolooware Bay.
Sutherland to Cronulla Active Transport Link shared off-road bike / pedestrian pathway stage 1 (Sutherland to Kirrawee completed; Kirrawee to Cronulla due for progressive completion by 2023)
Grants for Sutherland Shire Council’s shared bike / pedestrian pathways at Woolooware Bay, Prince Charles Parade Kurnell, Tonkin Oval Cronulla and Wanda to North Cronulla (completed), and Elouera Road Cronulla and Kiora Road Miranda (announced)
New public car parking at Cronulla train station (old “Stalag Cronulla”) (2013)

Roads

Construction of M6 motorway underground north of Kogarah (due 2025; estimated cost $2.2 billion+)
Planning of M6 motorway Kogarah to Loftus ($50m spent)
More than $1.5m grant for widening of Captain Cook Drive to four lanes between Woolooware Road and Elouera Road
Replacement of Gannons Road underbridge and grant to council to widen road underneath to 4 lanes
Upgraded intersection at Kingsway / Gannons Road Caringbah (extra right turn lane for Kingsway into Gannons Road)
Upgraded intersection at Kingsway / President Avenue Caringbah (extra right turn lane for Kingsway into President Avenue)
Upgraded intersection of Gerrale Street / Elouera Road / Kingsway Cronulla (extra right turn lane for Elouera Road into Kingsway)
Upgraded intersection at Acacia Road / President Avenue Kirrawee.
Other upgrades along Princes Highway in Kirrawee and Gymea (in progress).
Upgraded intersection at Gymea Bay Road / President Avenue Gymea.
Upgraded intersection at Captain Cook Drive / The Boulevarde / Taren Point Road Caringbah (extending and duplicating right turn lane from Taren Point Road southbound into The Boulevarde).
Upgraded intersection at Taren Point Road / Koonya Circuit (extending the right turn lane from Taren Point Road northbound into Koonya Circuit)
Upgraded intersection at Taren Point Road / Alexander Avenue / Holt Road
Upgraded intersection at Port Hacking Road / Princes Highway Sylvania
Extended clearways on Taren Point Road and (between Sutherland and Blakehurst) Princes Highway
Extended parking restrictions on Kingsway between Willarong Road and Kareena Road Caringbah
Traffic lights at Kingsway / Woolooware Road
Crash barriers on Captain Cook Bridge
Pedestrian barriers at Kingsway Cronulla
Flashing lights at all schools in the Sutherland Shire
$40,000 towards Cronulla traffic study

Education

Major upgrade of Cronulla High School (in planning)
Air conditioning installation and upgrade at Caringbah, Kirrawee and Woolooware High Schools (due 2021) and Kurnell Public School.
Lifts at Cronulla, Kirrawee and Woolooware High Schools; Gymea Bay Public School; and Jacaranda Preschool.
Bathroom access upgrades at Cronulla, Kirrawee and Woolooware High Schools and Gymea Bay Public School.
Installation and upgrades to walkways at Cronulla, Kirrawee and Woolooware High Schools and Burraneer Bay, Cronulla, Cronulla South, Gymea Bay and Yowie Bay Public Schools.
COLA and outdoor shelter installation at Kirrawee High School; Caringbah North, Cronulla, Cronulla South, Kurnell and Woolooware Public Schools; and Grays Point Preschool.
Outdoor area upgrades at Burraneer Bay, Caringbah, Cronulla, Grays Point, Laguna Street, Lilli Pilli, Woolooware and Yowie Bay Public Schools; Our Lady of Fatima Caringbah; OLMC Burraneer; St Francis De Sales School; and Cronulla Preschool.
Numerous other projects including $60,000 to upgrade pedestrian footpaths at Our Lady of Fatima Caringbah, $50,000 for Cronulla South Public School library upgrade and $30,000 for Laguna Street Public School canteen.

Environment and public spaces

(See also below under “Other”)

$46m upgrade to Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sewerage upgrades across the Shire, including $3m for new valves and controllers at Kurnell
$4.5m in Sydney Water upgrades to the Cronulla Wastewater Pumping Station
$41m (plus $25m from the federal government) to upgrade Kamay Botany Bay National Park – new public art (completed), new visitor centre, exhibition area, cafe, education area, local office at Kurnell and ferry wharves at Kurnell and La Perouse (due early 2020s)
Upgraded Cape Baily Walking Track and Cape Solander road access in Kamay Botany Bay National Park
Over $10m upgrade of iconic Coast Track in the Royal National Park
Up to $5m for walkway around Hungry Point Cronulla from Salmon Haul Bay to Darook Park (due early 2020s)
Around $850,000 of other funding for Hungry Point Reserve Cronulla upgrades for public opening, including new toilet block, picnic facilities, landscaping, additional lighting and signage.

Emergency services

New $12m Marine Rescue NSW Training Academy at Hungry Point Cronulla (announced)
New $800,000 “super boat” for Marine Rescue NSW Botany Port Hacking Unit at Cronulla
$500,000 for upgrade of Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club
$350,000 for upgrade of North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (announced)
$70,000 for earlier upgrade of North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club
$50,000 for upgrade of Elouera Surf Life Saving Club
Over $240,000 for Wanda Surf Life Saving Club, in particular clubhouse upgrades
New fire tankers for Grays Point and Kurnell Rural Fire Service

Sport and recreation

(See also above under “Emergency services” for surf life saving)

Grants for upgrades of Tonkin Street wharf and dredging ($1,150,000), Bonna Point Kurnell boat ramp and car park($550,000), small craft launching ramp at Lugano Avenue Burraneer ($225,000), Wally’s Wharf sewerage pump-out ($185,000), Hospital Bay jetty and pontoon ($78,000), Gunnamatta Bay boat ramp ($30,000).
$700,000 grant for council’s new Marang Parklands hockey fields near Greenhills Beach.
Largest off shore artificial reef in NSW, off Port Hacking
$110,000 for Gymea United FC hall extension
$95,000 for Cronulla Seagulls FC clubhouse upgrade
(2014) $10,000 for Project Youth’s Kick Start Program, to get “at risk” young people in the Shire involved in sport
(2014) $10,000 for Cronulla Sutherland Junior Rugby League Association’s grassroots rugby league training and education program
(2014, 2016) $31, 500 for Burraneer Rugby Club upgrades at John Dwyer Oval
(2015) $10,000 for Centenary of Cronulla Surfing
(2016) $10,000 for extension to provide extra shade and food preparation facilities at North Caringbah Oval
(2016) $1,670 for junior coach accreditation development at Gymea Bay Cricket Club
(2016) $23,000 for Southern Districts Rugby Club to refurbish ladies’ toilets at Foreshaw Oval
(2016) $18,500 for ride-on roller for maintenance of turf cricket pitch at Tonkin Oval
(2017) $5,850 to upgrade 32 shade canopies surrounding greens at Cronulla Bowling and Recreation Club
(2017) $5,000 for synchonised electronic timing system for Cronulla Swim Club
(2017) $5,000 for support vessel and trailer for Port Hacking Open Sailing Club
(2017) $2,000 for Learn to Sail Program – Train the Trainer at Port Hacking Open Sailing Club
(2017) $2,500 for provision of black sight screen at Glenn McGrath Oval
(2017) $14,500 for upgrade of dugouts at softball diamonds at Captain Cook Softball Fields
(2018) $13,221 for Tonkin Oval playing surface upgrade
(2018) $5,000 for uniforms and equipment at Cronulla Sharks Boardriders Club
(2018) $5,000 for hockey goals for Sydney South Hockey Association
2019 various other grants under the Local Sports Grants Program and Community Building Partnership program