Region. Housing development

The state government has conceded it has little hope of shifting half of Sydney's new housing developments from established suburbs to the city's fringe, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Planning Minister, Brad Hazzard, says the market will decide where new homes are built, which is increasingly in established suburbs. The latest census results confirmed Sydneysiders' appetite for living closer to the city is growing. The chief executive of the developer lobby group Urban Taskforce, Chris Johnson, said demand was greatest in the inner ring of suburbs stretching from Hurstville to the south, Strathfield to the west and St Leonards to the north, and that people were increasingly willing to trade size in favour of location.

Bankstown. Quickstep gets new contract

Quickstep Holdings, based at Bankstown Airport, has secured its second long term agreement with Northrop Grumman to manufacture parts for the international F-35 Lightening Strike Fighter program, allowing the company to manufacture more complex parts for the aircraft. The company said the Bankstown site is the most advanced independent composites manufacturing facility in the southern hemisphere. It will begin production of advanced carbon fibre composites for the F-35 and C130 Hercules in the fourth quarter of this year.

North Ryde. CSR presentation

Dr Debbie Haski-Leventhal, from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, presented the findings of a global survey of student attitudes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), in Rio de Janeiro, during the Rio+20 summit.

Region. A-League club announced

The Western Sydney Wanderers were officially unveiled at Parramatta Stadium as the newest A-League club. Club executive chairman, Lyall Gorman, said “some” of its game would be played at Parramatta Stadium, with stadium negotiations still ongoing. Campbelltown Stadium and Penrith's Centrebet Stadium have been mentioned as other potential venues.