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Michelle Rowland MP

FEDERAL MEMBER FOR GREENWAY

Level 1, Suite 101C, 130 Main Street, Blacktown PO Box 8525, Blacktown NSW 2148 (02) 9671 4780 Michelle.Rowland.MP@aph.gov.au MRowlandMP www.michellerowland.com.au

Addressing the imbalance in our cultural INVESTMENT

 PROSPERITY | MICHELLE ROWLAND

COMING out of this pandemic, it has never been more important that we ensure secure, good jobs for our Sydney residents; not just in the CBD, but particularly in our growing, prospering Western Sydney region.

And, to build the prosperous Australia of tomorrow, we need to start planning today.

That’s why I joined Anthony Albanese to announce our proposal for the prosperous, dynamic and diverse Western Sydney of tomorrow. It seeks to look into the relocation of the SBS Headquarters from North Sydney to Western Sydney.

Western Sydney is one of Australia’s most diverse and fast-growing areas and the SBS is Australia’s most diverse multilingual, multiplatform media organisation.

But there is an imbalance in infrastructure, skilled jobs and cultural investment in Western Sydney.

Despite being home to 30 per cent of the State’s population, Western Sydney receives only a fraction of Commonwealth Arts program funding and the NSW Government’s Arts budget.

This proposal seeks to investigate this imbalance by commissioning a feasibility study into relocation of the Northern Sydney-based headquarters of the SBS to Sydney’s West, alongside the creation of a multipurpose space for content creation and public use, such as meeting space for small not-for-profi t ethnic organisations.

This has been estimated by one council to bring 400 construction jobs to Western Sydney and generate $85M for our economy, kickstarting an economy sedated by the Liberals’ long-term economic mismanagement and inadequate pandemic response.

The SBS is a vibrant jewel in Australia’s multicultural crown. We want to explore how relocating this dynamic multi-platform digital broadcaster to the heart of a fast-growing multicultural corridor in Australia could be benefi cial for Sydney’s west–in both an economic and cultural sense.

Western Sydney deserves this opportunity to build back stronger after the pandemic and, if elected, a Labor Government will make it happen.

Michelle Rowland is Shadow Minister for Communications Federal Member for Greenway. Visit: www.michellerowland.com.au