New Authority for Aerotropolis
NSW Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres has announced the Western City and Aerotropolis Authority (WCAA), which will drive local and international investment in the area – the catalyst for job creation and education opportunities across the Western Parkland City.
The Aerotropolis is set to develop 200,000 jobs and drive employment growth in the metropolitan centres of Liverpool, Penrith, Campbelltown, Camden and the broader Western City. All three levels of government have all committed to driving this growth through the Western Sydney City Deal. The councils will also join the WCAA in planning key strategic sites across the Western Parkland City.
Health Infrastructure NSW CEO Sam Sangster has been appointed as CEO of WCAA with the Western Parkland City Chief Coordinator and Greater Sydney Commission Deputy Chief Commissioner Geoff Roberts in place as interim Chair. Establishing the Authority was a commitment under the Western Sydney City Deal, as signed by three levels of government in March this year.
The Authority will begin by designing and overseeing delivery of the metropolitan centre of the Aerotropolis, to be established on 114 hectares of Australian Government land at North Bringelly.
The specific roles played by the Authority will be:
- Master-planning and master-developing
- Placemaking, precinct activation and precinct management
- Infrastructure planning, prioritisation and coordination
- Securing both national and foreign investment.
The Authority will also a have key role in delivering on NSW strategic plans, including:
- The Western City District Plan (Greater Sydney Commission)
- The Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan (LUIIP) for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis (Department of Planning and Environment)
- Future Transport Strategy (Transport for NSW).
More information about the Authority is available at www.wcaa.sydney