Editors Picks
30 July 2017
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT
SYDNEY University is expected to announce later this year whether it would be develop two separate parcels of land, 780 hectares and 300 hectares respectively, at Badgerys Creek, for a high-technology manufacturing hub.
30 July 2017
FLOWER POWER MEGASTORE
FLOWER Power is building a $11M megastore at 479 Henry Lawson Drive, Milperra. In 2015, the Flower Power store at Bass Hill closed after 44 years of trading, citing a lack of space to expand the shop as the reason.
30 July 2017
NEW RECORD FOR CITY
Penthouse sells for $3M
RED DWYER
THE sale of a penthouse off the plan in the Parramatta CBD for $3.32 million is believed to be five times Parramatta’s $626,500 median apartment price and has set a record rate of $17,500 a square metre.
27 July 2017
WESTERN SYDNEY'S $8.9B GIFT
How Badgerys Creek will roll out
CRAIG HINGSTON
THE announcement by Sydney Airport that it will not build and operate Western Sydney Airport has been met with the expected response from the Federal Government that we the tax payers will be funding the $5.3B project at Badgery's Creek.
27 July 2017
2017 RED SHIELD APPEAL RESULTS
THE Salvation Army has extended a big thank you to the Australian public after $4,705,738 was raised around the country this weekend as part of the Red Shield Doorknock 2017.
23 July 2017
NEW SUPPORT FOR DEMENTIA
CONSTRUCTION of the $41M, 149-bed Opal Blacktown facility, in Kildare Road, is underway providing special support for people with dementia. About 10 per cent of Blacktown’s population is over 65, compared to 15 per cent nationally
23 July 2017
HOLIDAY INN ALMOST FINISHED
THE $24M expansion of the Holiday Inn, at North St Marys, is expected to be complete later this year. The expansion includes six stories comprising 123 rooms, a gym and business centre and meeting rooms. The property adjoins the St Marys Rugby League Club.
