UWS MOVES TO CBD
Location decided by June 2014
THE UWS Board of Trustees has given in-principle agreement for the University to develop a new flagship multi-storey campus in the heart of the Parramatta CBD.
INVESTMENT ATTRACTION WORKS
Hills targets residents and businesses
HILLS Council’s Investment Attraction program has been praised by a husband-and-wife business team who recenrly re-located their medical practice and their home to the Sydney Hills.
COUNCIL SINGS FOR CHAMBER
New group gaining momentum
BLACKTOWN City Council has become a foundation member of the Greater Blacktown Business Chamber (GBBC) as no other organisation in the city provides the “voice for business in Blacktown”.
LAUNCH OF WSABE 2014
Winners share experiences
By Mike Walls
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has launched the 2014 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABEs) at a special event hosted by Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club.
CITY REVAMP CONTINUES
DA lodged for waterfront Riverside Tower
The revamp of Parramatta continues with LIDIS lodging a development application for the 'Riverside Tower' - a new world-class riverfront precinct with residential living, retail, entertainment, a state-of-the-art Conference Centre and a first-class visitor and exhibition facility named the Discovery Centre.
CHAMBER LISTS 2015 ELECTION PRIORITIES
Tax, infrastructure and schooling key issues
THE NSW Business Chamber has launched its policy priorities for the next NSW Government one year out from the next state election.
MO’S RIDING A WAVE OF GOOD KARMA
Blacktown events promoter tackles risks head on
By James Preston
EVERY successful entrepreneur must take a risk. They must leap hurdles, dodge pitfalls and be prepared to play with fire and in this sense Western Sydney entertainment mogul Mohammed Alhaj Al Gala is a man who can only be described as a pyromaniac.
NEW AGE TRAVEL AT BLACKTOWN
Atura takes a fresh take on traditional accommodation
ATURA Hotels has delivered a fresh take on the mid-market travel experience with the opening of its Blacktown property.
PUBLIC SERVANT BONANZA
But key areas miss out in Premier's relocation of 3,000 jobs
By Red Dwyer
LIVERPOOL has its plea answered, Parramatta and Penrith are happy, Campbelltown misses out, and Blacktown wants much more.
Nice idea but Penrith rejects theme park proposal
By Red Dwyer
WHILE it would be” highly beneficial” for a quality theme park to be established in Penrith and the tourism and jobs benefits it would bring, Penrith City Council said it did not have the expertise, capacity or funding to undertake a comprehensive feasibility study for a specific theme park.
