Regional Development
07 April 2022
WORLD CLASS HERBARIUM TO BLOOM
Biggest facility at Mount Annan
AUSTRALIA’S biggest and newest Herbarium facility, with a collection of more than one million plant specimens, has opened at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.
26 February 2022
NUMBERS REFLECT PROPERTY BOOM
Western Sydney land values up 18.5%
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
LAND values have shot up by 18.5% across Western Sydney, reflecting the region’s booming property market.
08 February 2022
PARRAMATTA LIGHT RAIL LAYS FIRST GREEN TRACK
Project one step closer to completion
WORK on the $2.4B Stage 1 Parramatta Light Rail continues, with Australia’s longest stretch of green track currently being laid along the line.
WORK on the $2.4B Stage 1 Parramatta Light Rail continues, with Australia’s longest stretch of green track currently being laid along the line.
21 December 2021
PART OF A $4.5B UPGRADE
Tunnel a gateway to the plains
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
WHEN the 11km tunnel between Blackheath and Little Hartley is finally opened sometime in the foreseeable future, Greater Western Sydney will begin to develop beyond the Blue Mountains.
10 December 2021
PANTHERS STADIUM TO GET MASSIVE UPGRADE
Govt commits to $300M investment
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THE Premiership winning Penrith Panthers has thousands of supporters in Western Sydney thanks to the unique talents of local juniors like Jarome Luai and Brian To’o and now they will be able watch their favorite team at a new stadium.
21 September 2021
BANKWEST TRANSFERS NAMING RIGHTS
Bankwest to become CommBank Stadium
VENUES | STAFF REPORTERS
WE’VE got used to seeing the Bankwest Stadium sign on O’Connell Street in Parramatta, but the west’s iconic stadium will have a name change from October 1.
17 September 2021
$222M MANUFACTURING PROPOSAL
Popular snacks could be made out west
KETTLE Chips, Thins, Cheezels and CC’s could soon be manufactured in Orchard Hills under a proposal for a new facility which is currently on exhibition for public feedback.
KETTLE Chips, Thins, Cheezels and CC’s could soon be manufactured in Orchard Hills under a proposal for a new facility which is currently on exhibition for public feedback.