Independent MP Kylea Tink has called for the 2024-25 Federal Budget to include funding for North Sydney.
In particular, MP Tink is advocating for North Sydney’s bushland, cycleways, sports and arts facilities, to have investments in research, and to support vulnerable women and children across the community.
These funding requests are being submitted to the Federal Treasury after consultations and discussions with community groups, peak bodies, four local councils, and constituents.
‘North Sydney is a vibrant and diverse electorate that over 45,000 families and thousands of businesses can proudly call home,’ says Member Kylea Tink. Kylea Tink is seeking funding for maintenance and improvement of Lavender Bay Lookout, Pumphouse, and Lady Gowrie Lookout; development of sports facilities including Gore Hill Indoor Sports Centre, North Sydney Oval Centre of Excellence in Women’s Sport, and Primrose Park Sports Field; and arts venues such as Zenith Theatre and Ensemble Theatre.
Additionally, MP Tink is requesting funding for development of the Chatswood-St Leonard’s cycleway; programs such as Mary’s House and Staying Home Leaving Violence Program, and Streetwork; and research institutions including the Australian Institute of Applied Ethics, Sydney Orthopaedics Research Institute, and the Kolling Institute.
MP Tink’s submission to the Treasury calls for an investigation of Australia’s immigration detention regime; and incentives such as clean energy incentives for landlords, energy and efficiency incentives for small and medium businesses, the National Health and Climate Strategy, and Fuel Efficiency Standards.
‘As a community independent, my job is to listen to the people of North Sydney, and advocate for the issues that matter to us,’ says MP Kylea Tink. ‘This budget submission does exactly that, reflecting the hundreds of hours of conversations that my team and I have had with residents and organisations across our community to determine local needs.’