AIRPORT EIS READY TO STUDY
Dialogue calls for no curfew
WHILE advocates of the long-awaited Western Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek have welcomed the recently released EIS on the project, Penrith Council is going over it with a fine tooth comb.
WONDERLAND TO LIVE AGAIN?
Plans to revitalise popular theme park
TOURISM in Western Sydney is gearing up with the new Western Sydney Theme Park Pty Ltd set to finalise its plans within the next 12 months, and open within the next three to five years.
PARRAMATTA PUTDOWN
"Township" tag doesn't sit well
THE proud citizens of Parramatta are not likely to relish its description as the Western Sydney “township” by the nation’s leading financial newspaper.
BADGERYS CREEK DEVELOPMENT
What it means to be an "aerotropolis"
By Red Dwyer
WHAT do “airport city” and “aerotropolis” have in common? Liverpool.
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
Authority wants a private hospital
THE Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SPOA) is considering expressions of interest for a sports-focussed 4800-square-metre private hospital.
PUBLIC MEETING FEEDBACK
Holroyd reafirms opposition to merger
THE people of Holroyd have again reaffirmed their opposition to any forced merger of Holroyd City Council and have called on Premier Mike Baird to make a public commitment there will be no forced amalgamation if his Government is re-elected.
COUNCIL AMALGAMATION DEBATE
Message clear: hands off our Holroyd
By Di Bartok
THE message could not be clearer - residents overwhelmingly support Holroyd Council’s fight against amalgamation, by force or stealth, with any neighbouring council.
CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY
Liverpool facing historic transformation
By Anthony Stavrinos
LIVERPOOL fresh-faced Ned Mannoun may be one of Australia’s youngest mayors at only 32, but he’s hardly put a foot wrong in his mission to build a bigger and better city.
PARRAMATTA DUAL CBD STATUS
Minister's outlines vision for growth
THE Greater West is the big winner in the NSW Government’s new draft planning strategy that was launched by Planning Minister Pru Goward in Parramatta Park on Sunday.
HOW THE WEST HAS WOOED
International tourists target for west
THE GREATER West is set to be sold to the international and domestic tourist market in a way it never has before.
