Region. UWS wants more beds

The University of Western Sydney, with 1500 beds, along with Macquarie, Sydney, NSW and the University of Technology, Sydney, is negotiating with the Premier, Nathan Rees, to relax planning laws and free up Crown land to help build housing for an extra 15,000 students.to provide more affordable accommodation to attract domestic and international students UWS has put forward a proposal for a five-day boarding complex to assist students living in the city who have to struggle with crowded public transport and congested roads to get to the campus.