Regions Benefit With Budget Boosts to Health, Education

Education Minister Prue Car said communities across regional NSW were in urgent need of schools and upgrades to existing buildings.

NSW Deputy Labor leader Prue Car speaks to media during a press conference with Labor leader Chris Minns, in Sydney, on Feb. 21, 2023. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Multiple regional schools will be built, and existing campuses upgraded under a billion-dollar investment to be allocated in the upcoming New South Wales (NSW) budget.

The Minns Labor government will deliver its first budget on Tuesday, promising to rebuild essential services while battling growing state debt.