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Greater Sydney
The whole basin, from Penrith to Palm Beach.
MP Space’s $23m Raise Gives Sydney’s Space Hardware Scene A New Manufacturing Test
Sydney-founded MP Space has raised $23 million to expand spacecraft-power manufacturing, putting a locally based hardware business at the centre of a high-stakes scale-up.
28 October 2026 · 3 min
Mount Druitt Hospital Expansion Starts, With 30 Additional Beds Due In Late 2027
Construction has started on a 30-bed Mount Druitt Hospital expansion, part of a $120 million Blacktown–Mount Druitt package for Western Sydney health capacity.
28 October 2026 · 3 min
Brad Bunting Says Blacktown Budget Keeps 11.54 Per Cent Rate Rise After Extraordinary Meeting
Blacktown City Council has confirmed its 2026/27 budget and rates position after an extraordinary meeting, adopting an 11.54 per cent overall general rates income increase.
13 July 2026 · 6 min
Tanya Taylor's Willoughby Metro Connect Project Links Young People Across The Metro Line
Willoughby has been named in the latest NSW Social Cohesion Grants round for Metro Connect, a youth-led project linking young people from Canterbury-Bankstown and Willoughby along the Metro line.
3 July 2026 · 6 min
Parramatta Waste Strategy Sets 10-Year Plan For Recycling Education And Landfill Reduction
City of Parramatta has adopted a 2026-2036 Waste Strategy focused on reuse, recycling education, expanded community recycling and a long-term shift away from landfill.
27 June 2026 · 7 min
Western Sydney Budget Package Puts Hospitals, Roads And Schools Into Growth-Suburb Test
The 2026-27 NSW Budget puts Western Sydney at the centre of its spending case, with $4.1 billion for schools, $3.8 billion for hospitals and $3.5 billion for transport and roads.
23 June 2026 · 7 min
Londonderry Cocaine Bunker Seizure Puts Western Sydney Organised Crime On National Watch
AFP investigators say 2.7 tonnes of cocaine were seized from underground bunkers at a Londonderry property, placing Western Sydney at the centre of a national organised-crime case.
22 June 2026 · 6 min
Western Sydney School Budget Puts New Classrooms Into Growth-Suburb Test
The NSW 2026-27 budget directs $4.1 billion to new and upgraded schools across Western Sydney, adding permanent capacity for tens of thousands of students in fast-growing suburbs.
22 June 2026 · 7 min
Western Sydney growth: what to watch over the next decade
The west is where most of Greater Sydney's new homes, jobs and infrastructure are being planned. A short guide to the moving parts.
9 June 2026 · 6 min
South-West community infrastructure: the quiet backbone
Libraries, community centres, ovals and pools do a lot of unglamorous work holding a fast-growing region together.
9 June 2026 · 5 min
Local council coverage: who decides what near you
Greater Sydney is governed by dozens of local councils. Their decisions shape daily life more than most people realise.
9 June 2026 · 5 min
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