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Five of 10 Federal Government-owned properties which could be sold for housing developments are in Western Sydney. One in the Parramatta LGA is the 16-hectare former naval stores depot, at Ermington, on the Parramatta River. The site is masterplanned for 700 dwellings ... Department store chain, Myer, plans to open an outlet at Top Ryde ... Results of council's Resident Panel survey showed that 51 per cent of residents have confidence in where council is taking Parramatta, an increase of 3 per cent from 2006; 63 per cent agreed that recent developments added to the city's appeal, up 4 per cent from 2006.