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    I have never lived anywhere thats changing so fast. Its very exciting to watch it all happening.
    Nice to see some of the new light rail will be green
    Parramatta Light Rail
     
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    Been in there many times. Good coffee shop nearby too.

    It was about the start of several relocations to Parramatta, there's also the Justice Precinct, Department of Education & Sydney Water.
     
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    Metro West ‘critical’ to success of Parramatta $20b boom: leaders

    Matt Taylor, Urban affairs reporter, Parramatta Advertiser
    June 24, 2019 1:39pm
    We’re for Sydney | Daily Telegraph

    A $20 billion pipeline of public and private investment will power Parramatta into an economic, health and education powerhouse of Sydney over the next 20 years, a business forum has heard.

    Led by the $3.2 billion Parramatta Square project and a $3 billion Westmead precinct upgrade, Parramatta is predicted to be the “beating heart” of the Greater Sydney Commission’s 40-year vision for a “Metropolis of Three Cities”.

    Parramatta, which will be known as the Central River City, is shaking off the ‘westie’ tag as it transforms into a modern, vibrant city where 20,000 new jobs will be created in Australia’s biggest urban-renewal project.

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    The Parramatta Square project is the nation’s biggest urban-renewal project.

    The annual State of the City address, run by Parramatta Chamber of Commerce since 2002, has heard how Millennials and migrants will play a greater role as the city’s population is expected to nearly double to 400,000 by 2036.

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    Artist impression of a section of the Westmead precinct redevelopment.

    Keynote speakers zeroed in on one key, congestion-busting project — the Metro West — that would be critical to the success of not only a remodelled Parramatta, but for Greater Sydney.

    Lord Mayor Andrew Wilson predicted the Harbour City’s entire transport network would crash in the future if the State Government didn’t build the Metro West, a new underground rail line connecting Parramatta and Westmead to Sydney CBD in 20 minutes.

    “If we don’t get it, the traffic won’t work all around Sydney, not just Parramatta,” Cr Wilson told 320 business leaders at Bankwest Stadium on Friday.

    “Whatever the government spends (on the Metro West) today will mean it saves an absolute fortune in the future.”

    The project, which would cost an estimated $25 billion, is likely to include stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays Precinct and the city.

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    The proposed Metro West rail line would slash travel times between Parramatta and the city to just 20 minutes.

    Acting council chief executive officer Rik Hart said the Metro West, which is stuck on the drawing board, must ultimately have connections to the new Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek.

    “This is of paramount importance,” he said, before adding that Parramatta’s jobs boom will “unquestionably make it the beating heart of Sydney” in the future.

    Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the government had already committed $6.4 billion to building the Metro West project.

    “Construction will happen; it is fundamentally crucial to the success of this city,” Mr Ayres said.

    However, the Federal Government is yet to commit any funding for the Metro West, which has angered business leaders.

    Western Sydney Business Chamber executive director David Borger said it was “most significant infrastructure project in the country”.

    “What we need now is a strong commitment from the Federal Government to come to the table on this project to ensure it happens sooner rather than later,” Mr Borger said.

    Global property expert Rick Graf said the Metro West was crucial to improving liveability in one of Australia’s fastest growing regions.

    “We have a choice of being Sydney’s second city or living as second-class citizens,” Mr Graf, the development director at Billbergia Group, said.

    PARRAMATTA’S TOP 5 PROJECTS

    1. Parramatta Square: The Walker Corporation’s $3.2 billion project will transform the middle of Parramatta, with four towers across a 4ha site home to 20,000 workers.

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    How 3 Parramatta Square will look when it is completed in March 2020.

    2. Westmead Hospital: This is the biggest health infrastructure project in NSW. The government has committed more than $900 million to the Westmead redevelopment, including $750 million for the new hospital building.

    3. Parramatta Light Rail, Stage 1: Expected to open in 2023, it will connect Westmead to Carlingford, via Parramatta CBD and Camellia.

    4. Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences: The new Powerhouse Museum will form the centrepiece of a new arts and cultural precinct on the banks of the Parramatta River.

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    The Powerhouse Museum is coming to Parramatta.

    5. University of Sydney’s new Westmead campus: The $500 million plans will help rejuvenate the Old Cumberland Hospital site and comes as Western Sydney University also invests tens of millions of dollars into innovation upgrades in Parramatta.
     
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    @JTR great posts as always. If possible, could we please include the estimated completion date for current/future projects?
     
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    First public high-rise school nears competition for 2020 term one open date
    Matt Taylor, Parramatta Advertiser
    July 25, 2019 3:00pm

    The new $225 million skyscraper Arthur Phillip High School is a step closer to completion after the first level was officially opened yesterday.

    Parramatta State Liberal MP Geoff Lee said the first public high-rise school in NSW — slated to open for term one next year — would help address the west’s growing pains.

    “Once this project is complete, it will accommodate 2000 secondary students, which is significant,” Mr Lee said.

    “Arthur Phillip is cleverly designed to provide flexible teaching spaces and adaptable rooms, as well as indoor and outdoor landscaped spaces.

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    The views from the new Arthur Phillip High.

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    How the new 17-storey Arthur Phillip High School will look when it opens in early 2020.

    “The school harnesses the latest in education to offer students the very best learning environment, and connects with nearby educational facilities such as Parramatta Public School and the University of Western Sydney.”

    Students and teachers are expected to visit the 17-storey school in the next few months to gain a better understanding of how it will function.

    Mr Lee said it would offer “innovative, connected outdoor spaces that enable play and collaborative learning”.

    Students will have the option of using large lifts, but will be encouraged to use the stairs.

    Another 1000 students will attend the new primary school across the road on Macquarie St.

    It is due for completion later this year.

    The whole project is expected to cost $325 million.
     
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    Is $325M too much for a primary and high school ($110k/student)? How does that compare to the cost of any other greeenfield or brownfield school of equivalent size?
     
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    @JTR - you've missed one of the best infrastructure projects (now completed) which serves Parramatta and districts

    PVC & fully recyclable (every pun intended)
     
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    Good point, completely forgot about it
     
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    @JTR - Has Gladys pulled the pin? Linky Or is it just at the tipping point needing commitment from Parliament?
     
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    Happy enough that stage 1 is being built. Anything else is a bonus really, if it happens.
     
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    Parramatta pools to be built by council and NSW Government
    Maryanne Taouk and Joanne Vella, Parramatta Advertiser
    September 10, 2019 10:16am

    After more than a year of negotiations an agreement has been made with the NSW Government and a western Sydney council to finally build a replacement public swimming pool ‘to die for’.

    The State Government and Parramatta Council will splash out $38.5 million each for an all-year round acquatic centre with a 25m indoor swimming pool, a 10-lane 50m pool and fitness centre sprawled over 12,000sq m at the corner of Pitt St and Park Pde.

    The pools will be heated and will also feature a learn-to-swim and hydrotherapy pools underground on the former golf course site flanking the train line.

    The pools will be built by 2023, six years after the beloved O’Connell St pools were demolished to build Bankwest Stadium.

    After more than two years of delays and political tussle over whether the State Government and Parramatta Council should fund the new pool, Sport Minister John Sidoti, Parramatta Lord Mayor Andrew Wilson and Parramatta state Liberal MP Geoff Lee threw politics in the history basket to laud the swimming pools.

    “Times looked fairly dark there and there were many complex issues...but working through one step at a time, Mr Sidoti pulled this off.

    “Unlike others, he was determined to deliver a world class pool. It’s just lovely. We spent a lot of time coming here.’’

    Cr Wilson’s comments follow years of funding feuds between the council and the state and Labor calling for funding.

    Mr Lee said Parramatta had waited too long for a pool.

    “It will be a pool to die fore,’’ he said.

    “It’s going to be a state-of-the art facility, not just for Parramatta but for western Sydney.”

    A consortium of architects — Andrew Burges Architects, Grimshaw Architects, and McGregor Coxall — have designed pool after a competition fielded 12 submissions of which four were shortlisted.

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    The pool will have a gym and cafe.

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    It will also include a 10-lane 50-metre pool.

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    Artist impression of the outside of the pool by consortium of Andrew Burges Architects, Grimshaw Architects, and McGregor Coxall.

    Mr Sidoti said the council had agreed to take full control of the construction of the pool.

    “Parramatta deserves a pool which caters for competition, learn to swim classes, recreation and relaxation,’’ he said.

    “The commitment of $38.5 million from the NSW Government will help make this happen,”

    The NSW Government and Parramatta Council are on the same page when it comes to delivering an outstanding all-year-round aquatic facility that gives the community what they have asked for.”

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    Demolition of Parramatta pool in April 2017.

    Mayor Andrew Wilson said the winning design for the aquatic centre was chosen from a shortlist of four designs.

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    The pool will be a $77 million funding partnership between the NSW Government and Parramatta City Council.

    “It was chosen from a shortlist of four exceptional entries following a high-calibre international design excellence competition,” Cr Wilson said.

    “Congratulations to the consortium on their successful submission. I’m excited to see this project progressing and I look forward to working to ensure this first-class facility is delivered for the Parramatta community as soon as possible.

    “I’d also like to thank Mr Sidoti and the State Government for their valuable contribution to this significant project — an aquatic centre that meets the current and future needs of our rapidly growing population.”
     
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