Western Sydney Airport opening to trigger boom across the region

Western Sydney International trail Flight A opened its cargo precinct in July Picture Thomas Lisson Western Sydney will see a boom in activity, according to industry experts, who say opening the new airport will trigger a shift from suburbia to an economic powerhouse. The Western Sydney International Airport will open at the end of October this year and is expected to promote growth in demand for tourist and public infrastructure. Vanessa Rader is the head of research for Ray White and hosted an industry panel discussing the ripple effect the new airport will have across the region. MORE: Entire Aus suburb fight over ‘joke’ parking act (L-R) David Borger, executive director of Business Western Sydney, Peter Vines, managing director of RWC Western Sydney and Ray White’s head of research Vanessa Rader. MORE: Owner’s trash so bad, he lived in backyard “When you look at NSW, the lion’s share of population growth is going to Western Sydney,” said Ms Rader. “I see Western Sydney, and particularly Parramatta as the epicentre of Sydney, there is a genuine sense of optimism, and the opening of the airport is a total game-changer for population, employment, and tourism, not just for New Sout...