Riverstone. Draft regulation

Property owners at Riverstone have welcomed a draft state regulation that will allow them to develop land which has been prohibited for more than 15 years because it was classified as scheduled lands because of a lack of infrastructure and because the lots were too small. The draft regulation, now on public exhibition, will allow a public authority, such as Landcom or a council, to amalgamate smaller lots into more viable parcels if the public authority has majority land-owner support.

Region. 'Vehement' opposition

Campbelltown., Camden and Wollondilly mayors outlined their "vehement" opposition to plans for a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek.

Hawkesbury. Objection to suspension

University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury alumni chairman, Anthony Martin, has objected to the suspension of the agriculture course at the campus “The UWS structure does nothing to foster the land sciences and this has been an ongoing problem for years,” Mr Martin said. He said it was upsetting to see that a university which once focused on food and agriculture was now more focused on promoting everything but what it stands for. According to the Dean of the School of Science and Health, Professor Gregory Kolt, demand for the agriculture programs at UWS has been decreasing for a number of years in line with national trends.

Bonnyrigg Heights. $45m substation

Construction on Endeavour Energy’s $45 million Abbotsbury zone substation, at Bonnyrigg Heights, is expected to start in the middle of this year. Following feedback changes to the design include reducing the height of the control building by 1.2 metres and more extensive landscaping to screen the substation from adjoining houses. The project will take about two years to complete.

Moorebank. New residential estate

The New Brighton Golf Club is going to be transformed into one of the most impressive real-estate and golf developments in NSW following a recently entered a joint venture with Mirvac Homes to develop up to 16 hectares of existing golf course for a new residential estate of up to 310 houses in Moorebank. This would bring the total number of new dwellings in the area to about 1200 houses and generate an additional 3000 residents in the next five to eight years.