Region. EOIs in committees

The Parramatta-based Regional Development Australia-Sydney (RDA-Sydney) has called for expressions of interest from interested persons to join its committees Volunteers who have vision, drive and community experience, who are able to represent the broad interests of their region and understand the local challenges are invited to consider membership All EOIs will be considered against the skills and expertise needed by RDA committees. Terms of appointments are generally made for up to four years. EOIs are encouraged by Friday 16 September 2011

Prospect. Plant to power 1500 homes

A new hydro-electric plant at Prospect which will generate enough power for 1500 homes. The plant will generate about five per cent of Sydney Water’s total energy needs every year and will power Sydney’s largest water pumping station at Prospect. The plant converts potential energy from water flows from Warragamba Dam - which range from 5000 to 12,000 litres per second - into electricity.

Penrith. $8 million extension

Nepean Hospital has announced plans for an $8 million extension and upgrade to its oral health centre.Construction, which will by handled by Donnelly Constructions, at Castle Hill, is expected to be completed by March. When complete, Nepean will have the state’s third largest centre for general, emergency and specialist dental care and will be able to expand services to children and adults in Penrith, the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury.

Liverpool. Reccycled water by 2015

By 2015 the Hoxton Park Recycled Water scheme, currently under construction will supply about 900 mega litres of recycled water to 14,000 new homes, as well as industrial sites in Edmondson Park, Middleton Grange, Ingleburn Gardens, Yarrunga Industrial Area and Panorama Estate. Rod Kerr, of Sydney Water Strategic Asset Management, said there was more demand for recycled water in industrial areas and that eventually even more will be needed.

Penrith. Up-to-date figures

Penrith City Council will be able in the future to provide up-to-date figures on visitors’ expenditure on events in the city The latest figures, for example, showed that in 2007 an estimated 925,000 visitors spent $128 million per annum, with that money going to businesses in the region. The Penrith Business Alliance has acquired a licence for an econometric analysis tool, with the council contributing to an add-on tourism module for the product.