Parramatta. Masterplan for technology precinct

Parramatta City Council will prepare a draft masterplan and appropriate planning studies for the so-called Rydalmere Technology Precinct focussed on Brodie Street and the Rydalmere station. Council will explore the opportunity to integrate the masterplan with the University of Western Sydney’s masterplan for an expanded Parramatta campus, on the other side of the station.

Parramatta. Transformation of suburb

Parramatta City Council proposes to allocate $90,000 to investigate options to transform the Rydalmere precinct into a technology and knowledge centre. Council regards Rydalmere as a major component of the Parramatta Primary Centre, the economic hub of the city. The proposal is contingent on council obtaining approval from the Department of Local Government to continue a special rate for economic development. Council’s aims for the rundown industrial precinct around railway station include the encouragement of a vibrant industrial, educational and research precinct; and the development of strong links between UWS and industry both inside and outside the precinct.

Parramatta. 'New vision' for Rydalmere

Parramatta City Council will undertake a study aimed at developing a “new vision” for the long-established Rydalmere Industrial Estate, leveraging off the adjacent Rydalmere campus of the Univerity of Western Sydney. The motion put by Clr Michael McDermott, said, in part: “Identify the economic future of the estate to enable its transformation into a technology and knowledge centre for hi-tech, emerging technologies and knowledge-based businesses.” Clr McDermott said the study should consider a range of options for the redefinition of the role and purpose of the precinct, given its strategic location. He said the precinct should contain residential units. Council resolved to give the study the highest priority.