Eastern Creek. $200 million centre opened

Hewlett-Packard has opened its $200 million Aurora Data Centre at Eastern Creek. The first phase of the facility offers 2500 square metres of technical floorspace to major clients that include Origin Energy, Downer and Elders Australia. The company also unveiled its future plans to build up to 12,500 square metres of floorspace at the high-security site to offer government and private sector greater cloud and managed services.

Region. Intermodal freight network

The new Metropolitan Transport Plan aims to develop a network of intermodal terminals. Enfield is already under development, and the government is investigating Moorebank in partnership with the Australian Government. Eastern Creek is in its long–term planning. The government has developed motorway networks and will continue to upgrade highways and key road links to support efficient freight movement. In 2010, a NSW Freight Strategy will be developed