Blacktown. Property consultant sought

Blacktown City Council has advertised for a property consultant for the redevelopment of the Warwick Lane, a 3.45-hectare site, in the eastern section of the CBD, to maximise the site’s potential, having regard to a now local environmental plan adopted for the CBD.

Region. 'Councils stretched'

Local councils must be allowed to trade in carbon credits to offset the higher costs of managing waste landfills and other essential activities, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) said. WSROC president, Alison McLaren, said the state government was unfairly penalising councils by banning them from participating in the carbon-trading scheme. “Council are already stretched beyond their financial capacity in delivering services because of the State Government imposed rate caps,” she said.

Penrith. Sales agent wanted

Landcom and the Thornton Builder Team are seeking a project sales agent for stage one of the 200 dwellings in the project, in North Penrith.

Parramatta. Talks to buy office tower

REST Industry Super is in talks about buying the $160 million Eclipse Tower, a 19-level office building in the Parramatta CBD. The 25,660-square-metre office tower developed by partners Leighton Properties and Grosvenor Fund Management Australia, reached practical completion last month, and is tipped to come to the market later this year. About 70 per cent of the space is leased to QBE (12,000 square metres) and Deloitte (6000 square metres), with Landcom taking two floors, according to The Australian Financial Review.