SOUTH West Sydney rail customers will be able to start using upgraded stations from 2020, four years ahead of schedule, as the 122-year-old Bankstown Line is transformed to Sydney Metro standards, the NSW Government announced last week.
THE NSW Government last week said that Western Sydney is set to be the future home of the most exciting private zoo in Australia with planning approval now in place to build the 16.5-hectare facility at Bungarribee Park in Western Sydney Parklands.
A NEW land release in the Campbelltown local government area will deliver open space, a new village centre and a biodiversity corridor to protect vegetation and allow local wildlife to move through the site, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment announced last week.
NSW Planning and Housing Minister Anthony Roberts last week released the draft Priority Precinct Plan for Rhodes East, which has the potential to deliver up to 3,600 new homes, a new school, community facilities, shops, cafes and new pedestrian and cycling paths along the Parramatta River foreshore.
NSW Planning and Housing Minister Anthony Roberts last week said that Sydney Olympic Park will continue to grow into a vibrant community following a recommendation to approve a $292 million development that will provide 705 new homes.
MINING companies will have to engage with local residents and communities about the impacts resources projects will have on their lives under a new assessment guideline, the NSW Government announced last week.
NSW Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts, last week announced approval of the 250-megawatt Limondale Solar Farm, which is located to the south of Balranald in the Riverina region and could provide power for approximately 94,000 homes.
THE NSW community has been invited to provide feedback on Stage Two of the NorthConnex Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP), which includes urban design and landscape plans for the permanent buildings being delivered as part of the $3 billion NorthConnex project.
NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance last week released the draft operator train timetable for 2017, which he said includes more than 1,500 extra weekly services to boost frequency and capacity for millions of train customers.
ONLY five sites with a lettable area more than 20,000 square metres are available across all of Sydney's industrial markets, pushing multinational companies to take jobs to Melbourne and Brisbane, according to a new report released by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).
NSW's first state-wide design policy to ensure the delivery of high quality urban design and better places for people across NSW was last week launched by the Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts.
NSW Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts, last week released the first-ever NSW strategy for the Far West that sets out a vision for the eight local government areas and the Unincorporated Area.
CONTINUED growth of the agricultural sector and the ongoing development of strategic centres and regional cities are the focus of a blueprint for the New England North West region of NSW that was released by the State Government last week.
