The 2025 budget of the New South Wales Minns Labor Government is good news for the inner west community. The budget reflects the priorities and values of our community. Our community believes in fairness and investment in quality, reliable public services. Our community knows the importance of strong public health, world-class public schools, safe active and public transport, action on climate change, and accessible and inclusive spaces. The budget shows what good Labor governments can achieve when they listen to and act in the interests of the people whom they seek to represent.

Nowhere is that clearer than at our much-loved community sports ground in Marrickville, Henson Park. With an additional $1 million secured in this year's budget, we are delivering the final piece of the puzzle for the once-in-a-generation transformation of Henson. A brand-new scoreboard, public address system and fully refurbished toilet block on the hill will make game day even more special for fans, families and players alike. That is on top of the $20 million grandstand overhaul already underway, providing female-friendly change rooms, professional facilities, and a new kiosk and broadcast centre.

The project is only possible thanks to strong partnerships between local, State and Federal Labor governments, as well as the AFL, the Newtown Jets and our community. When it is complete in 2026, Henson Park will be ready to support the rapid growth of women's and community sport for decades to come. It will be an even better place for our community to come together and for families to sit on the hill and watch a game of footy, to take the dog for a walk, and to be together. Nothing says the inner west community more than Henson Park. I am so proud that we are supporting it in the budget.

The budget also makes critical investments in our local public schools. Students at Summer Hill Public School have had to put up with leaky, outdated bathrooms for way too long. But, thanks to the tireless advocacy of the Summer Hill Public School P&C and the school community, we have secured funding for four toilet blocks to be upgraded later this year. Planning for more is underway—because our kids deserve to have clean, safe facilities, and our teachers deserve to have dignity and comfort at work. The community at Ferncourt Public School has been fighting for air conditioning for classrooms for many years. Community members found out that a major electricity upgrade was also needed to make that happen. In this budget, there is money to ensure that our kids can have comfortable and cool classrooms in summers to come.

We are also fitting additional air conditioning for classrooms at Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design. Those practical, meaningful changes will make it easier for our kids to learn and our teachers and staff to work during the scorching summer months. We are also planning for future generations in our public schools. The Minns Labor Government has purchased a 2,000‑square‑metre old church site next to Ashbury Public School. The new space for public education will make sure we have room for families as our suburbs continue to grow. It is a powerful investment in the future of our children and grandchildren, and a show of confidence in public education in the inner west, securing a new public asset for public use.

The Minns Labor Government's budget represents a record investment in health in the inner west community. Some $940 million has been committed to the biggest redevelopment in the history of Royal Prince Alfred [RPA] Hospital. It will deliver a brand-new hospital building, an expanded emergency department [ED], new intensive care units, improved neonatal care, state-of-the-art theatres and better public spaces. The upgrade makes sure that RPA can continue to meet the needs of our growing community. It comes alongside our massive investment in Canterbury Hospital, which has been long awaited. Some $350 million will make sure we have a new intensive care unit, an expanded ED, new surgical theatres, inpatient beds and improved antenatal facilities. It is the biggest investment in Canterbury Hospital in more than a quarter of a century.

We also take seriously the need to make sure that people can walk and cycle throughout the inner west. We are upgrading the Cooks River pathway, with $1.6 million allocated in the budget to light that critical pathway from Tempe to Marrickville. It will make sure that people are safe and able to walk and ride, and to get to and from the fields where so many people train and play after dark. Meanwhile, the GreenWay is almost 80 per cent complete. It will also transform the way we move around the inner west. The budget delivers for patients, sports fans, commuters and future generations in our community.