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Rugby union in western Sydney and regional NSW is set to benefit from a major investment in the sport following the opening of the NSW Office of Sport’s $4.8 million NSW Rugby World Cup Legacy Program.

The Minns Labor Government has invested $250,000 to support students from 120 NSW schools participate in an innovative program featuring Paralympians that challenges perceptions about people with disability.

Thousands of NSW residents will be safer in the water this summer, with more than 25,000 lessons delivered under the Minns Labor Government’s Learn to Swim program.

The Minns Labor Government is building a safer New South Wales, committing more than $3 million over the next two years to partner with sporting organisations to deliver programs that address the drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence.

The Minns Labor government together with players and coaches from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NRL club are marking the start of construction on the club’s $51 million Centre of Excellence at Belmore Oval.

The Minns Labour Government has bolstered its commitment to First Nations netball through a $50,000 investment in talent identification as part of its ongoing commitment to growing better communities.

The NSW Government has announced that NSW shooting organisations can share in $800,000 of funding following the opening of the Safe Shooting Program.

The Minns Labor Government has confirmed the inclusion of an outdoor Learn to Swim pool as the final scope of the Carss Park Pool redevelopment gets a tick.

The Minns Labor Government has announced an investment of $500,000 to enable sporting
organisations to install life-saving defibrillators at their facilities, while a new project will map
facilities that have this critical equipment.

The Minns Labor Government has announced it will provide $5.4 million to NSW Surf Life Saving Clubs through the Surf Club Facility Program.

The Minns Labor Government today announced a $10 million investment to boost rugby in NSW in the lead up to Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 through a Legacy Program.

The Minns Labor Government is investing $1.35 million for crucial upgrades to five public swimming pools across Far-West and North-West NSW.