Western Sydney Stadium A$300 million development

Overview:

• The Western Sydney Stadium is a A$300 million project to construct a 30,000-seat rectangular stadium at Parramatta, in western Sydney.
• The construction of the stadium is a high profile project for New South Wales and is part of a A$1.6 billion stadia strategy to improve sporting infrastructure in the state and create 1,200 jobs during its construction.
• Site establishment work was completed in January 2017 with stage 2 of the planning application anticipated to occur in mid-2017; and the stadium is expected to be completed and open to fans in 2019.

Adam Majeed - Regional editor