END FOR PENRITH BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Penrith Progession to fill development role
FOLLOWING a recent independent review of a Deed of Agreement with the Penrith Business Alliance (PBA) Penrith Council has resolved that public funding of the Alliance will cease on June 30, 2015.
INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION
World’s first sleep apnea device
A BELLA-Vista based company, Bespoke Medical Innovations (Bespoke), has created a unique world-first device to assist in treating the estimated 1.5 million Australians suffering the debilitating effects of Sleep Apnea.
PARRAMATTA SQUARE DESIGN
Council selects public space architects
PARRAMATTA City Council has chosen a team of four internationally renowned design firms to create a world-class public area as part of the Parramatta Square urban renewal project.
BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT
Opportunity for advanced manufacturing hub
THE foundations exist in Western and South Western Sydney of a “unique” catalyst to create a thriving aviation hub in and around the Badgerys Creek Airport, according to a comprehensive report prepared by NSW Business School.
NEW PARTNERSHIP
Dairy joins Chinese consortium
By Red Dwyer
TWO of Australia's biggest dairy farming families - one in Western Sydney and the other in the Central West – are part of a dairy consortium backed by $500 million Chinese investment fund.
PEOPLE POWER SAVES POOLS
Aquatic centre still on the agenda
By Di Bartok
PEOPLE power has saved Wentworthville and Guildford pools - and the community still gets a super swim centre.
NEW WORLD OF WORK
Why HR needs an extreme makeover
By Kate Hill, Partner Deloitte Private
EMPLOYEES are becoming more mobile, contingent, and autonomous, while employers need to reimagine the way they manage workers to keep them engaged.
LIGHT RAIL PANIC
Push for Premier to nominate Westmead route
PARRAMATTA Council has called on the State Government to nominate the Westmead to Epping via Carlingford route as the first stage of the $1 billion Western Sydney Light Rail Network, following reports that the Olympic route was shaping up as the preferred option.
ADOPTING NEW TECHNOLOGY
Exposing risks and rewards
By Hardeep Girn, Know My Business
EARLY technology adopters in business are often cited as being the most likely to reap the rewards in using new innovation to distribute their product or service.
BLACKTOWN'S GROWTH PLANS
Population increase drives hub creation
BLACKTOWN'S plan for the future has been signed off, giving the city a confident direction, says Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali.