The monthly night markets in Homebush, in Western Sydney. Many stalls, food trucks, and generally good vibes.

More info here: https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/Play/Events-Calendar/Homebush-Village-Markets

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An orange and purple flower that I think could be a Bird of Paradise? At the Chang Lai Yuan Gardens at Nurragingy Reserve in the Western Sydney Parklands.

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Some more photos from the Chang Lai Yuan Gardens at Nurragingy Reserve in the Western Sydney Parklands.

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The Chang Lai Yuan Gardens at Nurragingy Reserve in the Western Sydney Parklands. A hidden gem that's definitely worth a visit...

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We're continuing our trip through Nurragingy Reserve in the Western Sydney Parklands with a stroll through the New Zealand Garden.

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Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

If anyone ever tells you there are no beautiful places in Western Sydney, they've probably never visited the Mediterranean Garden at Nurragingy Reserve in the Western Sydney Parklands.

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The Rhodes skyline, as seen across the Parramatta River from Wentworth Point. Again, in Australia, this is considered a "suburb".

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Seven new 21-to-38 floor apartment towers have just been approved for Parramatta. (Well, in Holroyd, on the far side of the M4 Motorway from the Parra CBD.)

It's on land owned by Westrac, which from memory is the company Kerry Stokes (of Channel Seven ownership fame) uses to distribute Caterpillar Trucks.

They'll be built across the road from the Vauxhall Hotel, at the intersection of Parramatta Road, Woodville Rd, and the M4 Motorway onramps. Across the road from the Vauxhall Hotel.

It's a particularly bad spot for public transport as it stands.

You either need to cross a six-lane road and then walk down Parramatta Rd to get to Granville Station.

Or you can cross both Woodville Rd and Parramatta Rd and then walk along the footpath under the M4 then walk north a couple of blocks to get to Harris Park.

Or you need to cross two motorway on-ramps and walk several blocks north and then cross the Great Western Hwy and then walk a couple of blocks north to Parramatta Station.

Not ideal.

Oh, and it's also on a creek bed, with lovely views of the M4.

"A $1.2-billion precinct proposed for Parramatta has been waved ahead.

"WA-based developer Tiberius’ contentious seven-tower plan for 1 Crescent Street, Holroyd has now been approved by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

"The SSD development, known as Crescent Parklands, will rise on a site previously an industrial facility that has remained largely vacant since 2018 when WesTrac, one of the world’s largest Caterpillar earthmoving equipment dealers, moved out.

"Designed by Woods Bagot, the greenlit precinct’s towers will rise between 21 and 38 storeys and create 1227 apartments.

"Building A is 38 storeys with 240 apartments, Building B is 32 storeys with 200 apartments, Building C is 30 storeys with 180 apartments, Building D is 28 storeys with 170 apartments, Building E is 25 storeys with 160 apartments, Building F is 22 storeys with 137 apartments, and Building G is 21 storeys with 140 apartments.

"Of the apartments across the precinct, 201 are designated as in-fill affordable housing.

"The precinct will also include 2500sq m of retail floorspace and 5000sq m of commercial floorspace.

"Communal open space will be provided at ground and rooftop levels, while above-ground car parking accommodates 1617 vehicles."
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"The plans were originally associated with ACE Property, the development arm of media entrepreneur Ryan Stokes, chief executive of Seven, according to media reports. It is unclear when the project changed hands."

https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/parramatta-tiberius-1-2bn-seven-towers-approved-nsw

#Parramatta #WesternSydney #housing #housingcrisis #NSW #Holroyd #Australia #Urbanism #cities #UrbanPlanning