ACCOLADES FOR PONDS SHOPPING
THE $40 million Ponds Shopping Centre located on the corner of The Ponds Boulevard and Riverbank Drive in The Ponds, is the first and only retail project in Australia to receive a 6 Star Green – Retail Centre Design v1 rating, which represents world leadership in sustainable design.
NEW LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
ROAD Freight NSW (RFNSW) has announced a strategic partnership with leading national law firm Holding Redlich which will provide specialist legal support to RFNSW and its members. Under the program, RFNSW General Manager Simon O’Hara said Holding Redlich will become RFNSW’s exclusive legal partner, delivering a range of benefits to the industry group’s members.
ERBY ST TRANSFORMATION STARTS
THE public open space at the corner of Erby Place and Phillip Street in Parramatta’s popular Eat Street precinct will be upgraded to provide a more relaxed urban refuge for workers and restaurant goers.
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ALL BLACKS SECURITY BREACH
Timely reminder: anyone is at risk
By Mario Bekes
COVERAGE about a bugging device found in the All Blacks Rugby team’s hotel is a timely reminder that people are constantly trying to gain information to use against others.
DYLDAM UNVEILS SITE PLANS
PARRAMATTA-based developer, Dyldam, has unveiled plans for the former 1.25-hectare Cumberland Newspaper site, at 142 Macquarie Street, in the Parramatta CBD. The $500 million mixed-use project includes a 60-storey residential tower containing 964 apartments and 21,000 square metres of commercial and retail space.
GREEN LIGHT FOR HUB
THE proposed Bringelly Road business hub, estimated to host more than 650 jobs and create 230 more during construction, has been approved. Situated on the southern boundary of Western Sydney Parklands near the intersection of Bringelly and Cowpasture roads, the hub will include warehouses, smaller retail spaces, a service station and fast food shops. It will be operated by Western Sydney Parklands.
ESCARPMENT GROUP BUYS PEPPERS
THE Escarpment Group, owners of many hotels in the Blue Mountains has purchased the 17-room, circa 1876 Peppers Convent Hotel and restaurant, in the Hunter Valley, for $5 million plus, from businessman Ken Cowley and family. The Escarpment Group’s properties include the Hydro Majestic Hotel and Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa.
