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22 November 2017
SAME SEX MARRIAGE SURVEY
Western Sydney says NO!
WHILE Australia has given a ringing endorsement of same sex marriage, Western Sydney residents have begged to differ.
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14 November 2017
FASTER INTERNET SPEEDS
NBN rolled out to 60,000 residents
ILIANA STILLITANO
THE national broadband scheme has been rolled out to a further 60,000 residents and businesses in Western Sydney.
14 November 2017
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SALES UP
COMMERCIAL property sales in Parramatta totalled 27 to June 2017 worth $351.9M, compared to the 19 sales at a total value of $66 million for the quarter to March 2017. This brings the 12-month data to 95 sales at a total value of $707.5M for the year to June 2017, compared to the 141 sales at a total value of $526M for the previous year, according to CoreLogic's Parramatta Cityscope.
14 November 2017
BLOCKS SELL FOR $6.5M
BLACKTOWN City Council sold 11 blocks at The Ponds for almost $6.5M, at auction, in the first stage of a new housing estate. The blocks ranged in size from 300-500 square metres. The land is part of a 74-lot residential to be called Menindee Estate.
14 November 2017
BIG BOOST FROM UNIVERSITY
WESTERN Sydney University expects to have more than 15,000 students enrolled in its proposed Bankstown and Liverpool campuses by 2030, contributing $54M annually to the local the economy, according to a Deloitte Access Economic analysis
14 November 2017
AIRPORT OPPORTUNITIES DISCUSSED
NSW government ministers have discussed opportunities arising from the Western Sydney Airport with companies including Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed-Martin and Rockwell Collins. The airport has the potential to underpin a new defence and aerospace precinct in Western Sydney. Earlier, Northrop Grumman by Northrop Grumman said it would invest $50M in a facility.
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10 November 2017
THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Glimpse into our FUTURE
A CITY full of driverless cars, automated farm machinery and medicine that is implanted in our bodies are among the bold predictions for the future by a technology innovator who says we are on the cusp of the next industrial revolution.
