20 year blueprint for Western Sydney Parklands released
An inter-government report outlining the 20 year vision of the Western Sydney Parkland region offers new insight into more than 30 projects and commitments drafted for the area.
An inter-government report outlining the 20 year vision of the Western Sydney Parklands region has been released, offering insight into more than 30 projects and commitments drafted for the area.
Nine months ago a deal was inked between the Federal Government, State Government and eight local councils – including Fairfield and Liverpool Cities – pledging to reimagine the NSW Western Sydney Parklands region. The deal would co-ordinate seismic changes brought by the advent of the Badgerys Creek Airport.
Ambitious targets were set over 20 years, such as the creation of 184,500 homes and 200,000 jobs across Fairfield, Liverpool, Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Wollondilly, Hawkesbury and Penrith councils.
Now a plan released late last month offers some insight into the changes slated for the area. It focuses on the delivery of 38 projects and commitments; some of which are already underway.
This includes developing the region into a 30 minute city by 2026, where jobs and facilities can be reached within half an hour via public transport.
To achieve this, the Australian and NSW Governments have invested in building a train service from St Marys to the Aerotropolis via the Badgerys Creek Airport. There will also be a “rapid bus” service from the town centres of Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown to the nearby airport and Aerotropolis.
Most of the 200,000 jobs forecasted over the next two decades are expected to come from the Aerotropolis, the 10,000-hectare greenfield site around Badgerys Creek Airport. A handful of multinationals have already committed an investment by signing agreements with the State Government, including Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. One such agreement has also been penned with Sydney Markets, which could see it open a satellite site or relocate altogether.
The people working in the area will need to be skilled – and most of the training facilities will have a focus on construction, aviation and aeronautic-related engineering. TAFE will open a skills exchange for construction workers assigned to nearby projects. Four major universities partnered together to announce an Aerospace, Engineering and Science Innovation Hub, while a public high school and a vocational training facility will also be established.
Across the eight councils, approximately $150m will be spent on upgrades throughout the Western Sydney Parkland region, including recreational facilities, open space upgrades and amenity improvements. Fairfield’s stake in this is about $15 million, with council paperwork indicating most of it will go to projects at Fairfield Showground.
Most of these projects started development late last year or will start in early 2019, with an expectation they’ll be ready before the Badgerys Creek Airport is completed in 2026.
Progress reports will be published each year, while an evaluation of “the progress and impact of the commitments” will take place in 2021.
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