(As at February 2022)
Health
- New $60m emergency department and general ward at Sutherland Hospital
- New $81m operating theatres (8) and endoscopy suites (2) at Sutherland Hospital (due 2023 and 2024)
- $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 around 2024 as first part of $880m Sydney-wide program)
- All regular timetabled train services on T4 Illawarra line now air conditioned
- 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
- 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 from 2022)
- 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
- 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.
- New public car parking at Cronulla train station (old “Stalag Cronulla”) (2013)
- Extra buses to Kurnell and Lilli Pilli
Roads
- Construction of M6 motorway underground north of Kogarah (due 2025)
- 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 progress)
- Air conditioning installation and upgrade at Caringbah, Kirrawee and Woolooware High Schools (in progress) 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.
- 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.
- Cronulla High School hall upgrade (in progress)
- Construction of a new COLA at Caringbah High School (in progress)progress
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.
- New whale watching station at Cape Solander (in progress)
- $100,000 for viewing platform at Cronulla Park
Emergency services
- New 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
- $500,000 for upgrade of North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club
- $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
- $350,000 for Cronulla Seagulls FC clubhouse upgrades
- Annual grants totalling nearly $3 million, under the Local Sports Grants program and Community Building Partnership program
Other
- New Service NSW one-stop shop at Westfield Miranda
- $100,000 to renovate Cronulla Arts Theatre and extend foyer
- Various other grants including under the Community Building Partnership Program
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Last weekend I presented two Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club cadets, Saoirse O’Brien and Amelie Sanchez, with certificates of the Hansard where I recognised in Parliament their actions which potentially saved a woman’s life last November. As lifeguards were caught up with another beachgoer, the two young women, who were training after hours, saw the woman caught in the southern rip at Cronulla Beach. Saoirse and Amelie performed a flawless rescue to get the woman in trouble safely back to the beach. They demonstrated great composure and competence in a challenging situation. These cadets have showed great commitment to surf lifesaving as club members, and both were part of the winning patrol team for 2023-24 with 100% patrol attendance records. They are shining examples of the dedicated lifesavers from our local clubs who give their time to train and patrol our beaches to help the community safe. ... See MoreSee Less
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School is in for 2025!
Children are back at most of the state’s schools from today.
For those kids starting kindy, moving into high school or beginning their final year of school – these are milestone moments to cherish.
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Too cute
Always looking ahead! 🩵
Very ☺️ cute. It was a killer this time, longest school holidays ever and cost of living didn’t help. Some single mums had to leave kids at home cause they couldn’t afford vacation care. So sad 😞
I remember my first day at Laguna St public school way back in 1965.
You can tell it’s you mark cute
Great photo Mark. I love it. But given you now look younger than me the black and white photo is showing your age!
We were very fortunate with our two schools. I know just how passionate you are about school education. Always thought this was the portfolio for you. Cheers and best wishes.
Haven’t changed 😂
so cute
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🧧Celebrating the Lunar New Year last night with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian and other dignitaries and community members - with a bit of K-Pop thrown in too.
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Yes lovely , it would be wonderful IF we also celebrated Australia Day with respect instead of putting up with vandalism by the Lefty hating anti Australians !
Happy new year 2025
GoOd Morning, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_photoS, #Great_VideO, #GreAt_LeAdeR
Remember the lockdowns. Vote independent. Avoid the fascunists.
A cracker of a day and a beautiful 22 degrees in calm water for the annual Shark Island Swim.
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Thank you Mark for your ongoing support of the Shark Island Swim. 😎
Missed you!
Thanks Mark, was a terrific day! Thanks for supporting!
Beautiful
Thanks Mark sorry I catch up
GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_photoS, #Great_VideOs, #GreAt_LeAdeR
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Great to see you actually swimming, Mark! Some prefer taxpayer funded rides for their leisure trips. Must be nice to have a government chauffeur😜
You will have to resign now after being caught using your government car and driver for personal use
I agree with you about the Labor Ministers, but your getting taxpayer-funded staff to collect your dry cleaning is also not ok. Two things can be true at once. It also doesn't pass the pub test.
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Have a great year Lib team.
GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PhoTo, #GreAt_LeAdeR
Best wishes everyone, sure Libs will have a great year. Thank you for your Parliamentarian service.
Mark will you be building more metro lines and build them concurrently?
They’re itching to lick down the state again.
You will have to resign now after being caught using your government car and driver for personal use
Never forget you didn’t stand up to Don Harwin
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Why do all Australian politicians keep ignoring the fact that the Christian religion is under attack: the Wakeley NSW stabbing last year and the hundreds of arson attacks on churches in France, the deaths from stabbings and terrorist attacks on Christians in Germany and the deaths from the terrorist attack in New Orleans, USA. This not a competition. That said, it is strange that Australian politicians only focus on either the Jewish or Islamic religions. Where are the details about the terrorist who attacked the Priests in the Wakeley Church.
Do you really think, they were stupid enough to leave the note.
I find it disgusting that Chris Minns is putting his speech about antisemitism on a video and immediately after it another starts showing all the graphic details of a Halo video game, shooting and blowing things up. If he doesn’t want people to get mixed messages he should organise things a bit better. Hitting the table to make a point is not how a leader demonstrates maturity.
It looks like a distraction.
What the fuck is wrong with people
These grubs should be caught and deported immediately.
Albo is worried about upsetting his 1.1 migrants, 10 000 still arriving every week, thousands arriving by air every month seeking asylum, 4000 refugees from the Middle East, 20 000 foreign students on expired student visas refusing to leave and using taxpayers money to challenge their removal, and using taxpayers money to challenge their removal, oh and the illegal boat arrivals have recommenced under Labor. PD 2025.💙 Time to go Minns, Allan and Albo!!! This under YOUR WATCH!!! Yet another 'home soil terrorist racial attack' in Sydney. It shows how these abhorrent racial terrorists despite the people in Australia having zero control over decades old unrest overseas, but even a ceasefire has not stopped their racially motivated terrorist attacks on innocent people living in Australia, but also has not stopped their 27 months of weekly Pro-Palestinian protests which are costing taxpayers millions of dollars yo monitor, spreading hate towards the Jewish community, general community and disrupting the lives of people living in Australia. Obviously the actions of the racial terrorist attackers and continuing protests are signature of this sector of this community who does not want peace and never will. They are far removed from the values of our Australia people, Australian residents, Australian communities, outside theirs. Disgraceful and unacceptable. Labor, both state and federal have created this abhorrent unacceptable behaviour by 'walking away' from the initial pro Palestinian protests, which were a celebration of the Hamas genocidal attacks in Israel, held at the Opera House, and telling the Jewish community to STAY AWAY, and arresting a person carrying a Israeli flag, after the unacceptable abhorrent genocidal attacks on the Israelis' people on 7th October 2023. The behaviour you walk away from is the behaviour you ACCEPT!!! Since then, they have allowed and provided police at taxpayer's expense ($5 million in 12 months in NSW) , and inconvenience to the Australian people to allow weekly pro Palestinian protests in Sydney and Melbourne, which are STILL went ahead Sunday despite the ceasefire on Sunday. Even a terrorist attack against a Synagogue in Melbourne wasn't important enough for Albo to cease his electioneering in WA, and a spot of tennis...it took him FOUR DAYS to head to Melbourne....disgraceful, and speaks volumes of his weakness. These protests have fueled hate towards ALL Jewish people! OVERSEAS CONFLICTS HAVE ZERO TO DO WITH ANY PEOPLE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. Man up Albo, for once in your life, this is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY under YOUR WATCH and is a consequence of YOUR INACTION. Under Albo, our threat level has increased to 'probable', under Albo. 'Current National Terrorism Threat Level Australia’s general terrorism threat level is PROBABLE — there is a greater than fifty per cent chance of an onshore attack or attack planning in the next twelve months. The national terrorism threat level is a warning tool to provide government and the public an indication of what ASIO is seeing and anticipates in the near future. The security environment will continue to change in response to issues and events that arise both in Australia and overseas. The government will continue to provide updated advice to the Australian community as these changes occur. ASIO is observing the emergence of domestic actors increasingly driven to action by socio-political issues, intersecting with personal grievances. There is an increase in extremism, fuelled by conspiracy theories and anti-authority ideologies. Some actors hold a blend of ideologies, including those that justify acts of violence to influence change. The rise of individual grievance narratives and how they are expressed, are impacting society’s ability to find common ground. Increasingly it is leading to a normalisation of provocative and inflammatory behaviours contrary to community standards and liberal democratic values. Global events such as the conflict in the Middle-East, have resonated in Australia and will continue to do so. Terrorism and violent extremism around the world also endure. Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates have demonstrated their capability to conduct large-scale external operations. They are almost certainly building on recent successes to plan and conduct further attacks with an intent to target the West, and would consider Australia a legitimate target.' www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/national-threat-level/current-national-terrorism-threat-level Sadly, under the Labor government, if caught they will be placed on a taxpayer-funded 'anti- radicalisation' course and be laughing all the way to their next abhorrent attack. "We warned you life would not be easy under Albanese!" Mr. Dutton and his qualified, experienced and professional team are rightfully the political party to run this country. If firm immediate action is not implemented NOW our country will decline to a Middle-Eastern terrorist torn country.
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