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- The development of mental health programs, psychologists and wellbeing officers to assist firefighters in coping with frontline duty. - $18.4 million for an overhaul of the emergency service call-taking and dispatch software systems at the FRNSW Communications Centres located in Alexandria and Newcastle; "The additional funding for 16 more tankers means FRNSW will be armed with an entirely new fleet of modern, advanced and environmentally-friendly fire trucks to better respond to whatever bush fire threats emerge," Ms Cooke said. It's the final instalment of an $80 million package designed to modernise Fire and Rescue NSW's fleet and resources, as recommended by a the government's Bushfire Inquiry. - $33.8 million to address housing supply in regional NSW and create a 10-year regional housing supply pipeline to make housing and infrastructure delivery more certain - $69.8 million to accelerate the rezoning of key housing precincts in Sydney and regional areas to make more land development-ready The funding, to be included in tomorrow's budget will be used to employ an extra 267 full-time staff, and open extra hospital theatre lists on evenings and weekends. Also of concern for Ms Radievska was the presence of about "100 officers for 30 or 40 individuals" in what she says was an overuse of police resources "for non-violent offenders". It is in addition to a $780 million allocation that will see the state government contribute an equity share of up to 40 per cent for the purchase of a property for some people. Also in tomorrow's budget will be $500 million to help speed up the planning process, with the aim of increasing the state's supply of affordable housing. - $300 million to co-fund "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects for new homes in Sydney and key regional areas The fate of Circular Quay has been the subject of contention between the government and City of Sydney Council, with Lord Mayor Clover Moore advocating for Cahill Expressway and above-ground train station to be demolished.