Richmond. Centre 'close to being sold '

The Valad-owned shopping centre, in North Richmond, is close to being sold for $18 million, according to The Australian

Region. TAFE wins an award

Western Sydney Institute of TAFE won the Large Training Provider of the Year category, in the 2009 NSW Training Awards, in a presentation at Darling Harbour

Sydney Olympic Park. Site sold for $13.15m

Property group, Capital Corporation, at Baulkham Hills, has purchased the 8907-square-metre site, in Australia Avenue, for $13.15 million, from Century Funds Management, which bought the site, in 2000, for about $8 million. BP Solar formerly occupied the 4667-square-metre building on the site.

Bankstown. Airport draft plans released

The preliminary draft master plan for Bankstown Airport has been released for public comment. The draft preserves the three-runway complex, along with supporting taxiways, engine run up bays and manoeuvring areas. A total of 150.2 hectares of dedicated aviation land is preserved, with mixed-use zones of another 21.9 hectares to allow additional growth and to protect existing long-term aviation leases This preserves operating and manoeuvring areas as well as providing opportunities for the forecast aviation traffic growth to 457,000 movements. The draft removes the ring road and creates a mixed-use zone in the north-east precinct providing contiguous additional aviation land of 12.6 hectares. Land allocated in the draft plan has the capacity to cater for all existing and forecast aviation activity

Silverwater. Property sold for $2.7 million

A private pharmaceutical producer has purchased an office/warehouse for $2.7 million, in Silverwater. The vendor was a leading flavour and fragrance producer which had set up a building for food ingredient production.