Region. In the top 20 suburbs

The decision by Barry O'Farrell to axe the first-home-buyers stamp duty concession for existing homes, in the State Budget, has come under fire for hurting the very people who helped put the Premier in office - Western Sydney residents. A breakdown of the top 20 suburbs, in The Daily Telegraph, which received the concession in 2010-11 shows 15 are in Western or South-Western Sydney, with the top three being Liverpool (590 people), Westmead (573) and Blacktown (478). Other suburbs in the top 20 included Parramatta, Campbelltown, Auburn, Homebush, Bankstown and Merrylands.

Region. Funds for development package

The state budget contains $47.4 million for the Regional Development Assistance Package, which incorporates funding for a number of programs including the Building the Country Program, the Western Sydney Employment Fund and the Regional NSW Employment Fund.

Penrith. State budget funds

$31 million in ongoing funding has been allocated, in the state budget, for new or upgraded of transport interchanges including Kingswood & Werrington. $167 million has been allocated for ongoing funding towards delivering 7000 additional car park spaces across the CityRail network, including new and upgraded Commuter Car parks located at St Marys and Emu Plains.

Region. Funds for projects in state budget

The NSW Budget allocates $186 million to build a bus interchange at Glenfield station and train storage sheds at Auburn as part of “stage one” of the south-west rail link. Some 7000 parking spaces will be created, at a cost of $171 million, at Katoomba, Emu Plains, Penrith, Seven Hills, in Western Sydney, and at Woy Woy, Tuggerah, Ourimbah, Wyong, Helensburgh and Waterfall. Some $132 million has been allocated to the Great Western Highway. The Government will also spend $108.7 million on a feasibility study for a possible rail link between Central and Westmead, although this includes $91 million announced in the Federal Budget, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.