ENGINEERING INNOVATION AT WORK
Duo take design to new levels
By Keiasha Naidoo
TAKE two young engineering students, put them in a think tank and the most probable result would be designing an awesome product.
TOURISM HOTSPOT
Plan to make Penrith the Adventure Capital
PENRITH has 1.3 million annual visitors injecting $231 million into the local economy every year, says Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler.
SPECIAL INSPIRATIONAL EVENT AT HILLS
Inspiration from 100 leaders on APP
IMAGINE being able to hear inspiring words from true leaders in their field at a push of a phone app - all in the comfort of a cinema seat.
JOHN COOTES WAREHOUSE
Business surges ahead despite devastating fire
By Keiasha Naidoo
ONE of the longest running furniture businesses in Western Sydney, John Cootes, will continue with its growth strategy despite a massive fire that destroyed the company’s warehouse in Yennora.
WESTERN SYDNEY SILICON VALLEY
Green light for Sydney Science Park
THE Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue has welcomed the NSW Government’s Gateway Determination for the development of the Sydney Science Park at Luddenham.
AMIGOS FORM ALLIANCE
Outer West Councils band together
IT is a case of the three amigos banding together for a trio of western Sydney mayors who want to strengthen their connections in case of future merger threats.
VISITOR STRATEGY FOR PARRAMATTA
Council calls in experts to boost numbers
By Di Bartok
VISITOR numbers to Parramatta are set to rise with Council finally getting serious about boosting tourism to the city.
COMMENT: IMBALANCE OF ARTS FUNDING
City centric bias, squandered opportunity
By Jason Burcher
WESTERN Sydney is Australia's third largest economy behind Sydney and Melbourne and the engine room of New South Wales' economic output.
BUSINESS ON THE MOVE
Hire firm opens new headquarters
SUCCESSFUL hire firm, Sydney Ute Hire Has opened a branch at Parramatta to serve the communities of Western Sydney.
BUSINESS OF CREATING MEMORIES
How the Hammon dynasty succeeds
By Keiasha Naidoo
AS Australia’s most visited “privately-owned” tourist attraction, the Scenic World in the Blue Mountains is also one of the country’s longest-running family-owned businesses, being owned and operated by the same family since it was established 70 years ago.
