New South Wales

THE City of Parramatta has released an updated concept design for the public domain at the heart of its $2 billion Parramatta Square CBD urban renewal project.

COMMUNITIES are being invited to have their say on future Western Sydney rail links following the release of a discussion paper last week by the Commonwealth and New South Wales governments.

AUSTRALIAN Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher last week announced the release of the Western Sydney Airport Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which will be considered by the Environment Minister to inform the development of conditions or provisions that may be placed on the proposed airport.

A MORE independent and faster planning review process that stops rezoning applications being endlessly revived has been introduced by the NSW Government, Planning Minister Rob Stokes announced last week.

THE NSW Government last week said that more milestones have been reached on the Sydney Metro project, with construction underway on the first station platform at Cudgegong Road and tenders called for tunnelling under Sydney Harbour.

SUBURBS potentially housing up to 20,000 residents will be created through land releases and rezonings near the new Cudgegong Road Railway Station, Planning Minister Rob Stokes announced last week.

A NEW town centre for Green Square is one step closer after the City of Sydney last week announced it had signed a contract with engineering and infrastructure firm John Holland for construction of the Green Square Library and Plaza.

THE NSW Government last week announced that new generation double deck trains will begin rolling onto the state's railways from 2019, transforming intercity travel for customers in Newcastle, the Central Coast, South Coast and the Blue Mountains.

WORK on the Australian and New South Wales governments' suite of Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan projects is pushing ahead, with shortlisted contractors announced to build three major road projects.

NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance has announced Newcastle Light Rail will proceed with key changes following suggestions from the public.

A NEW wind energy planning framework will ensure that NSW has the right settings to attract investment in wind energy, while balancing the interests of the community, according to NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes.

A LARGE stretch of new parkland will provide significant green space for Sydney's inner west and an underground connection will be built to take traffic off congested Victoria Road, under the new details of the concept design for the WestConnex interchange at Rozelle.