Outer Western Sydney commuters pushed to the brink by infrastructure failures

Western Sydney locals are crying out for investment into public transport, healthcare and job creation. Angry locals in Sydney’s outer southwest have warned daily life is grinding to a halt because essential infrastructure has completely failed to keep pace with soaring population growth. The recently released “Sydney Plan” says the western suburbs will hold the majority of new jobs but locals are concerned that a lack of infrastructure will mean no one can live where they work. Joanna Kolevris has been a Camden resident for 14 years and said no one can get jobs locally as infrastructure has fallen behind the needs of the rapidly growing population. “The population has been increasing quite rapidly for quite some time and so I don’t think the correct investment has been placed within the Camden LGA (local government area) to support the growing population,” Ms Kolevris said. MORE: Bold plan to turn Sydney into three cities Western Sydney absorbs 59,000 new people each year and requires 25,600 new homes a year according to RWC Western Sydney’s latest Residential Development report. MORE: Salary you now need to afford home in each Sydney suburb “Not in terms of transport, not in term...