Building the Southern Aerotropolis

The Western Aerotropolis has demonstrated how a successful Southern Aerotropolis can be built. It will require a whole-of-government focus with support from business, industry and the community. This must start with the aspirational vision for the Southern Aerotropolis, supported by a strategy that will lay out the critical actions required to deliver on the potential, as well as opportunities and investment in the right transport and lifestyle infrastructure.

Image: One Hurstville Plaza

The key actions required to realise the Southern Aerotropolis are:

1. NSW Government-led strategic vision and plan for the

Southern Aerotropolis, to provide clarity about the future role of the Southern Aerotropolis in the recovery of NSW and to provide certainty for investors, businesses and the community;

2. A whole-of-government focus on business attraction and investment with the potential establishment of an Invest

NSW office in Kogarah or Hurstville;

3. Identification and protection of infrastructure corridors, and advancement of the program for the construction of 'River

Rail', to enable this city-shaping infrastructure to commence construction in 2030;

4. Development, by the NSW Government, of an integrated economic strategy which increases opportunities for business activity and investment;

5. Development of a university precinct, to further grow the education, research and innovation credentials of the

Southern Aerotropolis;

6. Investment in the liveability and urban quality of the strategic centres across the Southern Aerotropolis to provide an enhanced green grid and improved public domain;

7. Future availability and retention of industrial zoned land in the Southern Aerotropolis (e.g., Sydney Airport and Port

Botany precinct) to support nationally significant trade gateways and employment growth; and

8. Improvement in the operation of A3 and A6 transport corridors which is identified by Infrastructure Australia as a project of national significance. Capacity constraints on the

A3 and A6 corridors could be addressed through a range of initiatives, such as intersection upgrades and road widening.