Region.Less desirable places

Urbis director, Roberta Ryan, said the weak property market in outer areas reflects that these are often less desirable places to live, largely due to poor transport. “The market,” she said in the Australian Financial Review, “is slowing in the western suburbs of Sydney because of the lack to transport. We’ve obviously got to get transport and land use planning linked together.”

Westmead. Redesigned laboratory opened

The Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, and the Member for Parramatta, Geoff Lee, opened the redesigned Electron Microscope Laboratory at Westmead Hospital’s Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR). The minister said the laboratory will particularly benefit people with conditions like kidney disease, unusual tumors and some respiratory disorders. “There are currently 30 registered researchers from 14 research groups on the Westmead Hospital Campus who use electron microscopy at different stages of their research projects,” said Professor Tony Cunningham, executive director of the WMI and chair of the Westmead Research Hub Executive. The Electron Microscope Laboratory is a joint project of the ICPMR and the Westmead Research Hub.

North Ryde. Universities sign MOU

Macquarie and Tel Aviv universities have announced a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will provide for cooperation and greater ties between the two universities. Israel’s ambassador, Mr Yuval Rotem, endorsed the initiative between the universities saying it would further encourage the strong academic links developing between Australia and Israel.

Sydney Olympic Park. Visit to degraded site

Sir Alan Collins, the director general of Commonwealth Business and senior member of the UK Trade & Investment management team, visited Sydney Olympic Park to see the successful urban regeneration that has occurred to a once once degraded site, now a thriving place for events, business, leisure and living.