What is this petition?

This petition asks the NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane to Fund Neighbourhood and Community Centres as Essential Social Infrastructure.

Neighbourhood Centres call on the leaders of both major parties to commit to sustainable core funding for every Neighbourhood and Community Centre in NSW in the lead up to the NSW State Election — separate from and in addition to existing program funding.

Why is this important?

Every week, an estimated 72,000 people walk through the doors of a Neighbourhood and Community Centre somewhere in NSW. These 175 centres are the largest community-led social infrastructure network in the state — and yet the NSW Government provides no ongoing, dedicated funding for the work that makes them possible.

NSW is one of the last states in Australia not to support Neighbourhood and Community Centres through realistic core funding. That's not an oversight — it's a choice. And it's one we're asking both major parties to change before March 2027.

Please support us by signing the petition. We are aiming for 20,000 signatures. Help us make core funding impossible to ignore.

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