Competing yet complementary

Business parks in the vicinity of Parramatta, such as Norwest, Macquarie Park, Rhodes and Sydney Olympic Park, compete with Parramatta in the commercial office market yet are complimentary to the city, according to the Parramatta City Centre Plan, approved by the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, in December.

Parramatta "is situating itself as a business service centre for the other centres with the provision of financial and legal services, and potentially culture and entertainment," the document said.