PROPERTY DESIGN EXCELLENCE
New projects headline quality
LEADING Western Sydney design firm, Idraft Group (IDRAFT), has welcomed the approval of its 17-storey residential and retail tower in Harris Park, thanks to its design excellence as assessed by an expert panel.
MORTGAGE BEFORE MARRIAGE
Home ownership trumps weddings
By Di Bartok
MORE young couples are downsizing or putting off their weddings to put money on a home deposit, the latest research shows.
KEY REGIONAL TOURIST VENUE
Windfall expected from new zoo
By Red Dwyer
HIGH hopes of an economic windfall are riding on the approval of a zoo in Blacktown.
STRATA LAW CHANGES
Development potential unlocked, say experts
MORE than 90 long-awaited changes to existing Strata Laws have passed through the NSW Parliament with a strong response from the property industry.
LIVERPOOL LAYS DOWN CHALLENGE
Explore the NEW frontier
By Red Dwyer
LIVERPOOL has issued the challenge to all and sundry: “Explore a new frontier – The Great South West”.
CHAMBERS BLOCK CBA
Blacktown, Parramatta vent their anger
By Di Bartok
THE CBA move out of Western Sydney will have a huge detrimental effect on family life in the west, Greater Blacktown Business Chamber said.
PENRITH TOURISM PUSH
Adventure City branding a winner
PENRITH City Council’s branding as the City as the Adventure Capital of NSW has won praise from the state’s peak tourism body and the Minister for Tourism, Trade and Major and Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres.
REGIONAL PROPERTY SENTIMENT
Slowing market opens new doors
By Keiasha Naidoo
RECENT changes in the property market have created new opportunities for buyers who may otherwise not have been able to purchase property during the high real estate market.
AIRPORT EIS READY TO STUDY
Dialogue calls for no curfew
WHILE advocates of the long-awaited Western Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek have welcomed the recently released EIS on the project, Penrith Council is going over it with a fine tooth comb.
WONDERLAND TO LIVE AGAIN?
Plans to revitalise popular theme park
TOURISM in Western Sydney is gearing up with the new Western Sydney Theme Park Pty Ltd set to finalise its plans within the next 12 months, and open within the next three to five years.
