HISTORIC PARK WINS AWARD
THE historic Bungarribee Homestead Park, in Blacktown, has won an Australian Institute of Landscape NSW award for cultural heritage landscape architecture. Clouston Associates designed the project The 800-dwelling estate is on the site of the historic Bungarribee House, which was built in 1825 and demolished in 1957.
$265M PROJECT AT PENRITH
A $25 million collaborative project between Astina Group and Devcon Partners will see the construction of two, six-storey buildings, an a 4152-square-metre site at 144-148 High St and 35-37 Barber Ave, Penrith. The project includes 97 apartments and 130 basement car parks.
ACCOLADES FOR PONDS SHOPPING
THE $40 million Ponds Shopping Centre located on the corner of The Ponds Boulevard and Riverbank Drive in The Ponds, is the first and only retail project in Australia to receive a 6 Star Green – Retail Centre Design v1 rating, which represents world leadership in sustainable design.
NEW LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
ROAD Freight NSW (RFNSW) has announced a strategic partnership with leading national law firm Holding Redlich which will provide specialist legal support to RFNSW and its members. Under the program, RFNSW General Manager Simon O’Hara said Holding Redlich will become RFNSW’s exclusive legal partner, delivering a range of benefits to the industry group’s members.
ERBY ST TRANSFORMATION STARTS
THE public open space at the corner of Erby Place and Phillip Street in Parramatta’s popular Eat Street precinct will be upgraded to provide a more relaxed urban refuge for workers and restaurant goers.
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ALL BLACKS SECURITY BREACH
Timely reminder: anyone is at risk
By Mario Bekes
COVERAGE about a bugging device found in the All Blacks Rugby team’s hotel is a timely reminder that people are constantly trying to gain information to use against others.
DYLDAM UNVEILS SITE PLANS
PARRAMATTA-based developer, Dyldam, has unveiled plans for the former 1.25-hectare Cumberland Newspaper site, at 142 Macquarie Street, in the Parramatta CBD. The $500 million mixed-use project includes a 60-storey residential tower containing 964 apartments and 21,000 square metres of commercial and retail space.
