Parramatta. EOI on twin-tower project

Expressions of interest have been called for a DA-approved project, at 9 Hassall Street, adjacent to the Greek Orthodox Church, in the Parramatta CBD. The project includes 141 units plus two commercial/retail suites, in 21-level twin towers. Seventy-eight units have been pre-sold totalling $37.80M approximately, according to Colliers International. EOI close on April 20

Parramatta. Proposed 8-storey unit project

Bookrill Pty Ltd has lodged a DA with Parramatta City Council for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of an eight-storey mixed use building with fifty three units, retail and commercial areas above basement levels, at 7 Victoria Road, Parramatta. The estimated cost of construction is $13.9 million. In June 2007, council approved a DA, lodged by Mr R F Cuevas, for the demolition and construction of a five-storey mixed use development containing two ground floor retail tenancies and 28 apartments over basement car parking with strata subdivision, at 7 and 9 Victoria Road and 21 Sorrell Street.

Bankstown. Helicopter facility opened

Minister for State and Regional Development, Ian Macdonald, has opened the new Turbomeca Australasia helicopter gas turbine maintenance facility at Bankstown Airport. The company, the only company in Australasia assembling new helicopter engines, employs 130 people. Turbomeca used the facility to provide engine build, maintenance and repair services for the Army and RAAF and civilian helicopter engines from as far away as Europe and Africa. About 70 per cent of Turbomeca Australasia, a subsidiary the international Safran group, is for exports markets. “The new facility has not only created new jobs for Western Sydney but provided a valuable addition to NSW’s aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing sectors. This is a vote of confidence in Western Sydney’s highly skilled workforce and clearly demonstrates that NSW can compete successfully in international aerospace markets,“ the minister said.

Parramatta. Report on fish ladders

Parramatta City Council has requested quotations for fishway (fish ladders) monitoring in the upper Parramatta River. The work includes recommendations about any long-term operational or design changes required to optimise the effectiveness of each of the three fishways so as to maximise the ecological benefit of the fishways to the upper Parramatta River