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.

Parramatta. Economic team refocussed

Parramatta City Council refocussed its economic development team in 2009/10 to work more closely on attracting commercial investment and monitoring future growth of the city, and it supported consideration of the reinstatement of a Parramatta economic development board in 2010/11, according to its latest annual report published in December. Council spent $500,000 of the economic development special rate in 2009/10.