Parramatta. $500,000 office fitout

Brookfield Australia Funds Management Limited has approval from Parramatta City Council for a commercial office fitout on level 13 of the Jessie Street Building Centre, at 20 O’Connell Street, in the Parramatta CBD. The estimated cost of the development is $500,000.

Fairfield. $5.5 million interchange upgrade

Minister for Transport John Robertson has announced a $5.5 million upgrade of the Fairfield transport interchange. He said the Fairfield Interchange upgrade is one of several interchanges announced as part of the 2010-2011 Budget to improve rail infrastructure across the network. “Fairfield Station has been identified as being a key transport hub in Sydney’s western suburbs that acts as a major access point to the rail network for buses, cars, bicycles, taxis and pedestrians,” Mr Robertson said. Construction is anticipated to commence in 2011.

Eastern Creek. $80m injection into economy

The establishment of a regional distribution park, by Afteron Pty Ltd, within the Western Sydney Employment Area will provide significant economic benefits to the region by injecting $60 million into the local economy, according to the Department of Planning. The development of the Minchinbury Employment Park (MEP), near the junction of the M4 and M7 motorways, will also deliver around 300 ongoing jobs, once fully operational. The Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, said the concept plan approval for the proposal would see the development of the Eastern Creek Quarantine Station, which forms part of the former Wallgrove Army Camp. The Minister for Western Sydney, David Borger, said the site itself is also located within the Western
Sydney Employment Area and is therefore consistent with the Government’s broader strategic planning objectives for the area.

Region. UWS convenes confercence

Twenty-first century construction techniques and innovative engineering will be the focus of the International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures (ICSC) convened in Sydney from July 21-23. Conference convenor and head of the UWS's school of engineering, Professor Brian Uy, said this is the first time leading international engineers and researchers will gather in Australia at ICSC to discuss key issues in the steel construction industry. There will be 120 presentations over the three days

Parramatta. Residential tower in Chinatown

One, two and three-bedroom apartments are being sold off the plan for the 88 units in the 25-storey mixed-use B1 Tower project, at 118 Church Street, in the heart of the Parramatta CBD Chinatown precinct. The project will include five levels of retail and commercial space. The project is in the same area as the 25-storey EsCen tower, on the former Parramatta Fire Station site and opposite Westfield Parramatta, which contains 93 apartments.