Hilltops Council has endorsed applications for funding under stream two of the Housing Support Program for projects across the Hilltops area.

According to the Hilltops Council July ordinary meeting Agenda the Housing Support Program aims to support increased housing supply by funding projects to deliver enabling infrastructure and provide amenities for new housing development, improve building planning capability or deliver social housing.

"The first stream of the program, Stream 1, close on April 22, 2024 and aimed to provide funding to state, territory and local governments for projects to improve planning capability," the Agenda read.

"Council applied to Stream 1 but was not successful."

The second stream of the program opened on July 5 and closes on August 16, 2024.

"The Commonwealth Government will contribute 100 percent of the funding for successful local government projects up to a maximum of $45 million per application," the papers read.

According to the information the program requires information to be provided, projects to align with objectives such as increase the supply of well-located housing through the construction of enabling infrastructure and/or community amenities and improve housing affordability, supply and/or affordable housing, plus must comply with a list of requirements.

Hilltops Council has put forward several projects to be considered for Stream 2 of the Housing Support Program including:

• upgrades to Wickham Lane, Young, including stormwater works, Bashams Lane, Annandale Road intersection and causeway and Back Creek Road Stage 2.
• Boorowa Reservoir Duplication
• Water main to Young Airport
• Boorowa water and sewer main upgrades
• Harden sewer main upgrades
• Binalong Street, Harden stormwater stage 2

There were also further projects that may be considered but are 'not yet at the appropriate development stage to be included'.

They included the Harden to Boorowa Pipeline, Boorowa Street revitalisation, Young stormwater upgrade and Harden Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade.

At the July ordinary meeting Council resolved to receive and note the report which was attached to the Agenda and voted to endorse applications for funding under the second stream of the Housing Support Program.

The motion was moved by Cr Alison Foreman and Cr Brian Ingram and was passed unanimously.