TRAFFIC CONCERNS STOP COMPLEX
$40m plan refused
UNREASONABLE traffic safety, land-use conflict and inadequate parking have led to the refusal of a $40 million entertainment facility proposed for an industrial complex at McGraths Hill, by a private entertainment group, represented by local planning group, Montgomery Planning Solutions.
ENDEAVOUR ENERGY PLANS UPGRADE
$15m investment
ENDEAVOUR Energy plans to invest $15 million on upgrading the power supply to Schofields and Marsden Park. The plans propose the construction of a new 132kV power line to supply electricity to the Marsden Park industrial precinct and surrounding areas.
GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTRE AT DEAKIN
New R&D centre
ADVANCED manufacturing company Quickstep Holdings, at Bankstown Airport, has established a global research and development centre at Deakin University. The centre will manage ongoing development of all Quickstep technologies and intellectual property, supporting the company's aerospace and automotive facilities in Australia and Germany. R&D activity currently undertaken at Quickstep's Munich facility will be relocated to the centre.