Chifley recognized again
FOR the third consecutive year the 4.5 star Chifley Eastern Creek Hotel was recognised at the Greater Sydney Tourism Awards for outstanding service and industry excellence. The hotel has won awards in the 4.5 star Deluxe Accommodation category for the last three years. This year, Chifley Eastern Creek was commended in the 4.5 star Deluxe Accommodation category. The hotel is renowned for its unconventional approach to conferencing and events, leveraging its close proximity to the Sydney Motor Sport Park racetrack and major sporting venues.
Borger to lead regional business
By Red Dwyer
A WESTERN Sydney man who declares he is passionate about the region and with the insight into what is required to energise the west, has been appointed the first-ever Western Sydney director of a major business organisation.
Graduate school for Norwest
NORWEST Business Park could soon be home to a new graduate school of management.
Benefits of workplace social media
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) CEO, Nareen Young said social media had many advantages for business in fostering diversity in the workplace and acting as a channel to attract and retain talented people.
Logistic sector drives growth
GROWTH in the logistics sector is underpinning a recovery in the Sydney industrial market according to a new market review from CB Richard Ellis
Olympic Park confidence soars
MORE than $1 billion of development projects have been approved at Sydney Olympic Park since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, according to the Sydney Olympic Park Authority's 2009-10 annual report
The Parramatta Factor - Panorama of a Global Sydney Future
IF Parramatta did not exist it would need to be invented.
So far off centre is the Sydney CBD in the westward expansion of the metropolis that the very sustainability of Global Sydney is at risk.
Iconic properties sold
THE 37-suite Echo Point Motor Inn, in Katoomba has sold for $1.4 million, a steep discount to its trading price of $2.15 million in 2004, according to The Australian Financial Review. In June, the Hotel Gearin sold for $1.925 million, well below the $4.2 million paid in 2005.
Universities reject offers at Liverpool
PLANS to expand tertiary education in the Liverpool area have been rejected.
Liverpool City Council approached the University of NSW, the University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney but none expressed any immediate interest in establishing a local campus.
