Parramatta climbs towards the luxury market with its first five-star hotel (and there’s more to come)

Marriott Parramatta

We’ve known that the ever-reliable QT Hotels & Resorts have earmarked their third Sydney property for the Second CBD of Parramatta for years now. And that’s still well underway. Plus, IHG hotels recently revealed plans for an InterContinental. Now another major brand is racing for Parramatta’s rising profile, with Marriott planning to open the 279-bed, … Read more

A $1.4 million adult playground has opened in Parramatta

Parramatta playground

Underneath one of Sydney’s major motorways now lies an urban park, with space to play table tennis and basketball, dance, skate and even do parkour. Junction Street Plaza officially opened on April 10, transforming 1,000 square metres of underused space under the M4 motorway. The exciting thing about this playground? It’s not aimed at children. … Read more

“Transportation as transformation”: Sydney’s big plans for Parramatta Road

Parramatta Road is set for Sydney's biggest transformation to date.

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Sydney over the past decade or so, you may have noticed that our beautiful harbour city is under construction. Whether it’s around Central Station or down at Darling Harbour, you couldn’t walk a city block without being confronted by hard hats and high viz. It’s been frustrating … Read more