Parramatta. Council talks to Opposition on link.

Parramatta Lord Mayor, John Chedid, has called on the NSW Opposition to re-consider its plans to scrap the Parramatta to Epping rail link and will host talks with shadow transport minister, Gladys Berejiklian, this week to discuss transport solutions for Parramatta and Western Sydney. Cr Chedid said the rail link was the number one transport priority for council, which has stepped up its lobbying efforts over the past 12 months. This included hosting a Transport Forum last year, attended by Ms Berejiklian and Transport Minister, John Robertson, along with key industry experts “It is crucial that we have direct transport links to the business in Macquarie Park and North Sydney, and the workers on the North Shore, to support our continued growth,” Cr Chedid said.