Executive Summary _ Airports are economic powerhouses, driving jobs and economic prosperity. Sydney Airport drives the economy of New South Wales and Greater Sydney, including the CBD and the northern global economic arc. Drawing on the inspiration of the Western Aerotropolis, there is an opportunity to drive untapped economic opportunity south of Sydney Airport. Doing so would leverage existing assets, housing and connectivity, as well as growing jobs in an area of significant jobs deficit. It is time to build the Southern Aerotropolis.
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The Southern Aerotropolis – The Future of Sydney Rediscovered
The existence of strategic centres, innovation and health precincts, including ANSTO and Kogarah, major transport links, ample available industrial land and unparalleled liveability would underpin the Southern Aerotropolis. Like the future Western Aerotropolis, the Southern Aerotropolis would significantly increase the prosperity for Greater Sydney and New South Wales by growing jobs, especially knowledge jobs in existing and new centres. It is hard to ignore the value proposition of Sydney Airport as it contributes $30 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the opportunity of expanding its economic influence south would not only grow GDP but would also increase local jobs and prosperity south to Wollongong, including the potential for a second container port at Port Kembla. The NSW Government’s current infrastructure plans propose new infrastructure that improves connectivity to support and facilitate this growth, particularly ‘River Rail’, the rail link from Kogarah to Parramatta, shaping the future of the Southern Aerotropolis and connects the south to the Central River City.
