Parramatta. What the city does not need

Parramatta Lord Mayor, Lorraine Wearne, wants the state government to fully consult the community regarding its masterplan for the Parramatta Heritage Precinct, which includes Old Kings School, the Female Factory, the Old Catholic Orphanage, the Cumberland Hospital site, Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Park and Parramatta Gaol. “What Parramatta needs is a masterplan that truly reflects the full potential of the precinct. What we do not want to see is a pile of unimaginative high-rise apartments that does nothing to enliven the precinct,” she said.

Parramatta. UNE in the CBD

Parramatta City Council has approved the occupation of a heritage-listed two-storey building, at 211 Church Street, formerly Parramatta’s first post office, completed in 1880, and latterly used as a restaurant, by the University of New England (UNE), at Armidale, for use as its Western Sydney FutureCampus to cater to its Western Sydney students.

Region. Forum should be broadened

The annual Parramatta economic development forum is an excellent initiative to broaden awareness and facilitate engagement between all three levels of government, local businesses and the private sector, according to a report prepared by Urban Taskforce Australia, which said it should be broadened to encompass the entire Western Sydney region.

Region. Growth agenda event

Clr Alan Pendleton, Mayor, Blacktown City Council, Mark Cuddy, general manager, Industrial, DEXUS Property Group, and Paul Brennan, managing director, ASP Group, will speak on how councils are setting a platform for prosperous communities, opportunities for jobs growth, and how business is grappling with challenges and opportunities, in Western Sydney. The event, Western Sydney- The Growth Agenda, a partnership between the Property Council of Australia and Western Sydney Business Connection, will be held at WatervieW in Bicentennial Park, on August 28.