BizBriefs

The ANZ Bank is seeking Department of Commerce approval to open branches over the weekend. If granted the bank will join BankWest, Commonwealth Bank and the Bank of China, which trade on Sundays in Westfuield Parramatta. ANZ already opens on Staurdays in the shopping centre ... Investigations into the failed $300 million Australian Capital Reserve Property - which developed the 25-storey residential building, opposite Westfield - are expected to be completed by May ... The Black Stump struggling family restaurant chain, which has a number of outlets in Western Sydney including Carlingford, has been bought by private investment firm, Iris Capital. Part of its expansion program is an outlet at Rouse Hill to open in March ... Multiplex, which is building Sydney Water's new headquarters in Parramatta, is the likely buyer of Sydney Water's current HQ in the Sydney CBD for around $150 million ... The Mean Fiddler, at Rouse Hill, won the Hotel of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and Bottle shop of the year awards, at the 2007 AHA (NSW) Awards for Excellence ... Engineering group, GRD, which manages a waste processing plant at Eastern Creek, is examining the option to sell or spin off its waste processing business ... Sydney Olympic Park Authority is advertising for a CEO.