The Minns Labor Government has unveiled the designs of a new park at Kellyville and released the first $90 million of infrastructure grants from a $520 million investment in the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Accelerated Precincts.
The Kellyville Centre Park will be the first of seven major parks to be delivered alongside the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Accelerated Precincts and will be around the size of three football fields.
The TOD Accelerated Precincts were major rezonings finalised around seven transport centres in November 2024 which created capacity to provide nearly 60,000 homes and more than 126,000 commercial and retail jobs.
The new park will sit alongside the North-West Metro line delivering green open space which will be the backyard for the growing Kellyville community.
The Kellyville Centre Park which is now on public exhibition features:
- A shared pedestrian and cycle path, to improve access to Kellyville Metro Station.
- Spaces for sport and play from pickleball to basketball, skating, roller blading and more.
- A central lawn and community spaces for informal sport, events and gatherings.
- Water stations and accessible amenities.
More than half the park will be dedicated to plants, shade and native trees to cool the park and support local wildlife.
The Minns Labor Government has worked closely with the local community, The Hills Shire Council and Traditional Custodians to develop the designs.
Building on this, the first round of the TOD Community Infrastructure Grants program has opened for applications providing up to $90 million to nine councils to fund local infrastructure upgrades.
The program will support everything from road upgrades to better active transport, improved landscaping and increased tree canopies to support the delivery of around 60,000 new homes to be built over the next 15 years in the Transport Oriented Development Accelerated Precincts.
Eligible councils can apply for up to three projects, worth between $500,000 and $10 million each, which will be distributed over the next three years to fund community infrastructure improvements that support housing and jobs growth.
Of the $520 million investment in the Accelerated Precincts $300 million will be used to create new open space for Sydney's fast-growing communities while $220 million will be invested in the TOD Community Infrastructure Grants program to help improve connectivity, accessibility and liveability.
The Minns Labor Government is making these investments to create vibrant communities close to jobs, transport and services where people want to live.
The Transport Oriented Development program is helping to build more homes from the Illawarra to the Hunter with nearly 18,000 homes in the planning system around ten percent of which are already approved.
Councils can nominate projects for the first round of funding, from 23 February to 18 May 2026. For more information, visit NSW Planning.
People can have their say on the Kellyville Centre Park's design from 23 February until 24 March and attend an in-person pop up in the local area. For more information visit NSW Planning.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said:
"For too long Western Sydney communities have taken on the lion's share of development without the much-needed local infrastructure following.
"Our Government is changing that by investing record amounts of funding into schools, hospitals, roads and open spaces for local families.
"These infrastructure grants will transform Western Sydney communities bringing jobs, transport and services close to where people want to live."
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:
"The Minns Labor Government is delivering infrastructure, open space, homes and jobs as a package deal.
"This $520 million investment will make sure increased density around metro stations is matched with infrastructure, greenery and community spaces across the seven accelerated precincts, helping to build the homes and great communities that people want to live in.
"The draft Kellyville Centre Park design demonstrates how this funding will be used to support growth by creating backyards for thousands of new residents across the Precincts."
Member for Riverstone, Warren Kirby said:
"It's fantastic that the existing residents around the Kellyville Metro Station will be able to have a say in how a future park for the Precinct will look and feel, to not only provide a great new space for them and their families, but also those new residents coming in to the area.
"I hope everyone in the community has a look at the plans and has their say on what they'd like to see in the new Kellyville Centre Park.
