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- Response to the national aviation policy green paper
- WSROC Submission to the Independent Local Government Review Panel, March 2013
- Inquiry into the nsw planning framework
- Response on the Future Directions Discussion Paper, June 2013
- WSROC Submission to the review of the metropolitan transport plan, May 2010
- Response to Strengthening Your Community - Local Government Review, September 2012
- WSROC submission to the NSW Planning Review Green Paper, October 2012
- Submission on the draft metropolitan strategy for Sydney, June 2013
- WSROC Submissions on Regional Action Plan, March 2012
- Federal cabinet briefing paper, April 2012
- Submission to the expert panel on the constitutional recognition of local government, November 2011
- WSROC Submission on planning for industrial lands, September 2011
- Affordable Housing SEPP review, March 2011
- NSW Transport Master Plan Discussion Paper, April 2012
- Submission to the Independent Public Inquiry Sydney’s Long Term Public Transport Plan, Sept 2009
- WSROC Response: Sydney over the next 20 years, June 2012
- Review of the protection of movable cultural heritage act
- Submission to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development regarding the Western Sydney Airport draft EIS, December 18, 2015
- WSROC Western Sydney Airport draft EIS submission - Waste and recycling
- WSROC Submission to National Food Plan, September 2012
- Arts NSW Issues Paper for the 2010 Funding Round Program
- WSROC Submission to Destination 2036 LG reform process, February 2012
- Submission to the Select Committee on the Regulation of Brothels, October 1, 2015
- Comment on the review of Islamic Banking, May 2011
- Response to the department of planning draft centres policy
- Promoting Economic Growth and Competition through the Planning System
- WSROC Submission to the NSW Government's draft NSW Long Term Transport Masterplan, October 2012
- Submission to Australian energy regulator draft NSW distribution determination (public lighting)
- Progressing the NSW Economic Development Framework, October 2013
- WSROC Submission to NSW Arts Policy, December 2013
- Submission to the issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, September 2011
- Submission to the draft of the Greater Metropolitan Region Water Sharing Plan, August 2010
- WSROC Submission to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment on the role, powers and structure of the proposed Greater Sydney Commission
- WSROC Submission to NSW Planning Review, March 2012
- WSROC response to DPI on The Broader WS Employment Area, August 2013
- WSROC Submission on the North West Rail Link, September 2011
- Inquiry into the investment in public passenger infrastructure and services
- WSROC Response to the Local Government Act Discussion Paper, July 2013
- Submission Implementation of NSW National Building and Jobs Plan, May 2010
- WSROC Submission to Review of NSW Waste Levy, March 2012
- WSROC Response to High Speed Rail Study, June 2013
- WSROC Submission to review of Swimming Pool Legislation, March 2012
- WSROC Submission into NSW Affordable Housing Enquiry, February 2014
- Submission to the Review of LG Model Code of Conduct, January 2012
- Submission on Social Issues Inquiry into Homelessness and Low-cost Rental Accommodation
- WSROC Submission to the NSW Government regarding the proposed biodiversity conservation reform
- WSROC Submission NSW Container Deposit Scheme - Discussion Paper Review
- WSROC The Next Generation NSW Energy from Waste Submission
- WSROC Western Sydney Airport EIS Review Submission- Waste and Recycling
- WSROC National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme- Operational Review
- WSROC Draft Report Changing Behaviour Together: NSW Waste Less, Recycle More Education Strategy 2015 – 2017
- WSROC Submission on Draft Bill and Regulatory Framework
- WSROC Submission to the NSW Government regarding the proposed Draft Climate Change Fund Strategic Plan and A Draft Plan to Save NSW Energy and Money. December 2016
- WSROC Submission to the Draft Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulation 2016
- WSROC submission to the Greater Sydney Commission Draft District Plans - waste planning and management
- WSROC submission to the Greater Sydney Commission South West Draft District Plan
- WSROC submission to the Greater Sydney Commission Central West Draft District Plan
- WSROC submission to the Greater Sydney Commission West Draft District Plans
- Submission: Response to the Draft Medium Density Design Guide and Design Code
- Submission: Response to the draft amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
- Submission: Response to the draft amendments to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure SEPP) 2007
- WSROC submission on the 2019-24 NSW Framework and Approach (Public Lighting)
- Submission: Inclusion of health and community resilience objects in the review of the NSW Planning System
- Feedback to the Endeavour Energy Future Directions paper
- Submission to the Endeavour Energy Electricity Distribution Price Review Process for 2019-2024
- Submission: Inquiry into Australia's Waste and Recycling industries
- Submission: Western Sydney Aerotropolis Planning package
- Submission: Bushfires 2019-2020
- Submission: Discussion Paper - A Housing Strategy for NSW
- Western Sydney Aerotropolis Precinct Plans
- Explanation of intended effects for a Design and Place SEPP
- WSROC Tolling Inquiry Submission
- Natural Hazard Guideline for strategic planning submission
- Submission to draft NSW Design and Place SEPP
- Submission to the 2022 Collaboration Paper on Network Resilience
- WSROC's response and submission to the 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry
- Submission to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy Consultation
- Review of Western Sydney Airport Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Part A Final
- Review of Western Sydney Airport Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Part B Final
- NSW 2023 Election Issues Brief
- Submission to the 2023 Endeavour Energy Electricity Distribution Price Review
- Australian Government’s Consultation on a Fuel Efficiency Standard
- Current and future public transport needs in Western Sydney
- NSW Inquiry into the Planning System and the Impacts of Climate Change on the Environment and Communities
- Western Sydney International Airport WSI EIS – Acoustic Peer Review
- Submission In Response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport Preliminary Flight Paths
- Western Sydney International Airport Review of Health Component of Airspace and Flight Path Design Draft EIS
- The Explanation of Intended Effect: Changes to create low- and mid-rise housing
- Value of Investing in Organics Education Research Summary
- Submission: Consultation on a National Urban Policy for Australia
- Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority
- WSROC's 2025 submission to the NSW Net Zero Commission
- WSROC Submission to WSI (Western Sydney International Airport) Draft Masterplan September 2025
- WSROC Feedback on Industrial Lands Action Plan
- WSROC Response to NSW Plastics: The Way Forward
- WSROC Response to Food and Garden Organics mandates: Proposal Paper
- WSROC Response to the Draft Product Lifecycle Responsibility Regulation
- Response to Review of the NSW waste levy Issues paper
- WSROC Submission - Inquiry into local government funding February 2026.
- Draft Cooler Places Guidelines V1
- SUBMISSION: The Sydney Plan - A new approach to strategic planning: Discussion paper - Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands
- NSW Climate Change & Natural Hazard SEPP (2026)
- WSROC's Response to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Data Centres
- NSW Data Centre Consultation Paper
- NSW consultation paper on minimum energy efficiency rental standards (MEERS)
- Reforming the current Emergency Services Levy (ESL).
- SUBMISSION: Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
- WSROC Response to Commonwealth Land Affordability
- Submission on Financial Assistance Grants methodology review
- Reports
- Critical Condition: A comparative study of health services in Western Sydney, August 2012
- Getting Western Sydney Going, October 2010
- Agenda for Sustainability and Wellbeing for Western Sydney, May 2008
- WSROC - Year in Review 2010 -2011
- Western Sydney Salinity Code of Practice, March 2003
- WSROC Future Directions - Discussion Paper, October 2011
- Western Sydney Infrastructure Needs Assessment - Final Report
- WSROC 2014 Financial Report
- 2015 WSROC State Election Issues Brief
- WSROC Annual Report 2014-2015
- Greater Western Sydney Urban Development Health Impact Assessment, October 2007
- Authoring Contemporary Australia
- Western Sydney Regional Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2014 - 2017
- Water in The Landscape Final Report, January 2013
- WSROC Future Directions - Next Steps, February 2012
- Case Study: Love Food Hate Waste in the Hills
- Regional Waste Strategy brochure
- WSROC Strategic Plan 2014
- Case Study: Blacktown City Council Clean Cities Strategy
- Penrith's Creative Identity
- Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - Guidelines for the content of a draft Environmental Impact Statement: Western Sydney Airport
- Western Sydney councils - Peer review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Western Sydney Airport: Part A
- Western Sydney councils - Peer review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Western Sydney Airport: Part B
- WSROC Regional Litter Plan 2016-21
- Light Years Ahead: Bringing energy efficient street lighting to Western Sydney
- WSROC Annual Report 2015-2016
- Western Sydney Jobs and Public Transport Deficit
- Speaking your language: How Western Sydney councils engage with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Speaking your language: How Western Sydney councils engage with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- WSROC Waste Management Market Research - outcomes summary report
- WSROC Litter Bin Infrastructure Review - Fact sheets
- WSROC Annual Report 2016 - 2017
- Waste Fact Sheet: Bins and Service Lifts
- Waste Fact Sheet: Single and Dual Chute Systems
- Waste Fact Sheet: Chute Diverter Systems
- Waste Fact Sheet: Underground Bins
- Waste Fact Sheet: Underground compactors
- Waste Fact Sheet: Above-Ground Compactors
- Waste Fact Sheet: Stationary Vacuum Systems
- Waste Fact Sheet: Mobile Vacuum Systems
- Waste Fact Sheet: Turntables
- Waste Fact Sheet: Food Organics Dehydrators
- Waste Fact Sheet: Bulky Household Waste Solutions
- Waste Fact Sheet:Overview of Infrastructure Types
- Western Sydney Regional Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2017 - 2021
- WSROC Annual Report 2017 - 2018
- Turn Down the Heat Strategy and Action Plan 2018
- Summary document: Turn Down the Heat Strategy and Action Plan 2018
- Implementation Guidance Document Escalating Waste and Recycling Provisions
- Guidance document Incorporating Urban Heat Objectives into Planning Policy
- WSROC 2019 Financial Report
- Great West Walk - track notes
- WSROC Annual Report 2018-2019
- Western Sydney Energy Program Strategy
- WSROC Financial Report 2020
- WSROC Annual Report 2019 - 2020
- WSROC Urban Heat Planning Toolkit
- Heat Smart Resilience Framework - Final Draft
- WSROC Annual Report 2020 - 2021
- Heat Smart: Be safe during extreme heat in Western Sydney (community resource)
- Heat Smart Toolkit: A guide for building heatwave preparedness in community organisations
- Heat Smart: Keep babies and children safe during extreme heat (community resource)
- Heat Smart: 10 tips for a cooler home (community resource)
- Western Sydney Electric Vehicle Roadmap 2022 - 2030
- Heat Smart resources: Arabic
- Heat Smart resources: Simplified Chinese
- Heat Smart resources: Hindi
- Heat Smart resources: Korean
- Heat Smart resources: Serbian
- Heat Smart resources: Tamil
- Heat Smart resources: Vietnamese
- Heat Smart resources: Farsi
- Report: Heat resilience in the draft Design and Place SEPP
- WSROC Financial Report 2021
- 2021-2022 WSROC Annual Report
- WSROC Annual Report 2021 2022
- Heat Smart Gap Analysis
- Heat Smart resources: Turkish
- 2022-2026 WSROC Strategic Priorities
- WSROC Constitution as amended 25 August 2022
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in Arabic
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in Chinese
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in Farsi
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in Hindi
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in Vietnamese
- WSROC Moving House Checklist in English
- WSROC Fact Sheet Onsite Food Waste Processing Technologies
- The Western Sydney Recycling Directory_Construction and Demolition Waste_2022
- The Western Sydney Recycling Directory: Construction and Demolition Waste
- Future Proofing Residential Development in Western Sydney Report_2022
- Incorporating FOGO into Council Planning Controls: An Implementation Guide
- 2022 -2023 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Annual Report
- Heat Smart social media tiles
- 2023 -2024 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Annual Report
- Caring for Country Council Grant Program Planning Application form
- BRIEFING PAPER| Heat and the planning system: A case for change in NSW
- Caring for Country Council Grant Program Implementation Application form
- Caring for Country Council Grant Guidelines
- Household FOGO Education and Communication Guide
- Greater Sydney Heat Smart City Plan
- Heat Smart City Plan Summary Document
- Heatwave Management Guide May 2025
- RFB Waste Infrastructure Fact Sheets
- 2025 Federal Election Issues Brief
- Heatwave Management Guide_Literature Review and User Needs Report
- Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan Compliance Support Team Pilot Achievement Plan: June – November 2025
- The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) Annual Report for 2024-2025
- Heat Smart City Plan Single-Page Layout (PDF)
- Heat Smart City Plan Double-Page Spread Layout (PDF)
- Heat Smart City Plan Summary Document (PDF)
- WSROC Policy Paper: Western Sydney Airport
- WSROC Policy Paper: Transport
- Board Meeting Outcomes Highlights 26 February 2026
- WSROC Board Meeting Outcomes Highlights for 11 June 2026
- WSROC Board Meeting Outcomes Highlights for 27 August 2026
- WSROC Annual Report 2025–26
- WSROC Annual report 2025-2026_Low-Res
- Media releases
- SUBMISSION, 9 October 2026 WSROC calls for fairer funding approach in Financial Assistance Grants review
- Western Sydney councils welcome data centre framework but say local infrastructure must share the benefit
- Western Sydney University and Councils team up to tackle the region’s housing challenges
- Coordinated planning needed to support growth of data centres in Western Sydney
- WSROC welcomes household and infrastructure support but says councils need long-term funding reform
- Leaders unite to tackle $31 million litter problem in Western Sydney
- WSROC announces appointment of Ms Francine Binns as new CEO
- Western Sydney calls for coordinated growth in ‘Sydney Plan’
- First Nation communities to benefit from ‘Caring for Country’ grants
- Planning that protects and delivers
- Infrastructure Australia gives top priority to North-South rail link
- WSROC councils welcome permanent $60 toll cap
- Western Sydney councils work together, saving ratepayers millions
- WSROC President re-elected, Executive appointed
- Councils funded to deliver First Nations ‘Caring for Country’ projects
- WSROC welcomes federal commitment to beat killer heat
- ‘Essential services’ budget has key gaps
- VALE: Mr. Charles Casuscelli RFD
- Dob in a Tosser: Councils call on residents to report litterbugs
- Councils urge federal politicians to do more for Western Sydney
- WSROC welcomes NSW Government support for ‘cool’ planning – urges partnership with councils.
- Western Sydney councils back first-ever ‘Extreme Heat Awareness Day’
- Littered cigarette butts cause roadside fires – Don’t be a Tosser!
- Western Sydney airport talks stranded on runway
- Western Sydney leaders surprised by SBS relocation outcome
- President’s Message: Challenges and opportunities ahead…
- NSW Minister launches Sydney-wide plan to beat killer heat
- New WSROC President, Executive elected
- Western Sydney councils’ award wins bring real benefits for communities
- Cool Suburbs NSW helping designers beat heat
- Western Sydney residents urged to ‘Get Prepared’ for summer emergencies
- Time to call a stop to bus shelter misery in Western Sydney
- Motorway toll cash rebates a welcome relief for Western Sydney
- Together, Western Sydney councils saved ratepayers $ millions
- Let’s turn Western Sydney into a land of parks, lakes and fountains
- Budget throws Western Sydney welcome lifeline
- Transport infrastructure investment fail would stifle economy, ruin communities, warn Western Sydney councils
- President’s Message: Some excellent initiatives and outcomes – and a sad loss…
- Mattress-munching ‘Crocodile’ is making Liverpool residents smile
- High-level Dutch delegation visits Western Sydney to share waste ideas
- $1.9 billion infrastructure funding boost is win, win, win
- NSW Parliament upper house hops aboard Western Sydney councils’ transport plan
- President’s Message: Leadership that helps hold Western Sydney together...
- Western Sydney councils urge housing plan meetings with government
- High cost of litter prompts new plan for Western Sydney
- Western Sydney councils welcome Fels motorway toll review recommendations
- Western Sydney councils welcome IPART inquiry – and call for more rational funding model
- Airport noise warning for Western Sydney residents
- Bright sparks WSROC & Ironbark to save councils $34 million
- WSROC calls for investigation into local government financial resilience
- WSROC President seeks partnerships with Commonwealth, State Governments and Private Industry to ensure a great future for Western and South-Western Sydney
- HeatWatch app to be trialled over summer as temperatures soar
- President’s Message: A golden anniversary…
- Plan ahead to help your family, friends & neighbours ‘Beat the Heat’
- IPART agrees with WSROC – Calls for independent investigation into Local Government financial resilience
- Asbestos threat still lurks in older Western Sydney homes
- NSW Government red-tape worsening housing crisis, say councils
- State Planning Policy cuts energy bills – but thermal safety is needed
- President’s Message: A busy and productive time…
- Western Sydney councils join national climate network
- Train station investment fail is stifling economy, ruining communities
- Welcome initiatives in Minns budget, say councils — but we really need to talk about money
- Get ‘Heat Smart’— Eight tips to beat the summer sizzle!
- Western Sydney residents urged to prepare for emergencies with free phone app
- Report reveals eight Western Sydney councils saved tens of millions of dollars in energy bills – by working together!
- It’s about time — Long overdue council funding review should focus on financial sustainability
- President’s Message: After the deluge…
- ‘Safe as houses’ — Western Sydney welcomes new Building Commission
- Western Sydney welcomes long-overdue motorway toll inquiry
- Budget baby steps welcome, but it's not enough
- Outdated building codes could put lives at risk
- Western Sydney councils shocked by Emergency Services funding fail
- Endeavour Energy and Western Sydney councils plug in 52,200 energy-saving LED streetlamps, saving ratepayers more than $3.2 million
- Western Sydney body calls out NSW Govt on infrastructure fail
- Western Sydney urges Premier, Roads Minister to step on the gas
- President’s Message: Plenty of hard work ahead
- Leaders urged to act on Western Sydney ‘urban heat island’ crisis
- Camden Council joins nation-leading energy saving program
- New $1.3 million Taskforce to combat Sydney’s killer heat
- Western Sydney welcomes cash boost — but much more is needed
- We're celebrating a golden half-century of service for Western Sydney
- Support for vulnerable communities tops Western Sydney election wish-list
- The day after Australia Day is a heat stress killer
- Turning Sydney into a city of fountains — to beat the heat
- President's Message: A Turning Point
- WSROC project to beat ‘silent killer’ heat wins top environment award
- Get ‘Heat Smart’— in time for Western Sydney’s killer heat
- REDcycle collapse while NSW Government loots Waste Levy
- Government’s annual $800 million cash grab is just plain rubbish
- WSROC’s call for ‘north-south’ rail link backed by university study
- Global Best Practice Heat Resilience Workshop
- Housing, jobs, environment get top priority on WSROC agenda for 2022 - 2026
- President’s message, October 2022
- Population growth, development are eating Sydney’s food belt
- Western Sydney councils urge review of rates setting methodology
- WSROC urges residents to ‘Get Prepared’ for summer emergencies
- Sydney’s spectacular Great West Walk extended by another 80 kms
- Report reveals councils saved Western Sydney ratepayers tens of millions of dollars – by working together
- Housing, jobs, environment get top priority as Greater Western Sydney Councils set agenda for 2022 — 2026
- Budget ticks many boxes for Western Sydney — but fails to tick the public transport box
- Western Sydney families crushed by staggering energy bills
- Heatwaves are literally killing the people of Western Sydney
- Re-elected WSROC President keen to work with the Federal Government
- WSROC launches Australia’s first heat resilience rating tool
- Western Sydney councils adopt first urban heat controls
- 50-degree cities require heatwave disaster planning
- Do you have a Heat Smart plan for summer?
- Western Sydney EV ready with release of Roadmap
- WSROC applauds lighter roofs, BASIX updates
- Arts funding still falls short for Western Sydney
- Western Sydney councils slash emissions
- NSW consultation processes short-change communities
- Western Sydney onboard for 2030 emissions target
- WSROC: WestInvest a qualified win for Western Sydney
- Be Heat Smart in Emergency Ready Week
- Focus on growth will fast-track Western Sydney’s road to EV
- Paint the town cool: Light roofs the way forward
- Councils supporting Western Sydney’s community spirit
- IPCC Report shows planning must be ‘safe as houses’
- WSROC commends resilience, extends support to Fairfield
- Future-focused Budget falls short on local liveability
- WSROC welcomes NSW waste strategy, calls for support
- Win for Great West Walk
- Energy switch a problem for governments not households
- Sustainable coffee scheme thrives in Western Sydney
- Incentives needed to drive EV transition
- Western Sydney floods: natural disaster or poor planning?
- Infrastructure Australia report stops short on liveability for the West
- Electric Dreams: Local EV bus manufacture needs investment vision
- WSROC calls for curb on public-funded profit
- Future-proofing Western Sydney’s urban forest
- Start of summer means keeping your cool, Western Sydney
- Over 500 Western Sydney businesses on board with energy savings
- Budget Relief but still no transport network for Western Sydney
- WSROC and Bunnings partner on responsible recycling
- WESTCONNEX proceeds must be reinvested in the West
- Airport Metro fails to connect Western Sydney
- WSROC: Bushfire Inquiry leaves councils high and dry
- Western Sydney councils unite to support local businesses
- Western Sydney heritage under threat
- WSROC: Right time to trial EV buses in the West
- Ditch single-use plastics this July
- WSROC welcomes support for refugees
- Aerotropolis jobs alone won’t plug the gaps
- Western Sydney Metro-Airport still missing some links
- Greening Greater Sydney: Planting for keeps
- Covid funding: Western Sydney arts misses out again
- WSROC commends volunteers, calls on community to fill Covid gap
- WSROC welcomes green light for Mt Druitt revamp
- WSROC litter campaign cleans up
- WSROC welcomes COVID package for councils
- WSROC welcomes contributions reform, warns against cost-shifting
- Hot houses: Western Sydney's new trajectory of inequity
- North-south investment critical to 30-minute vision
- Transport inequity goes further than ferries
- WSROC's grant plan for urban heat
- WSROC welcomes RFS Commissioner
- Invest for growth in the West
- Western Sydney councils unite on energy
- Western Sydney to get Heat Smart
- WSROC warns residents: Take heat seriously
- Western Sydney cafes choose to reuse
- WSROC welcomes proposal for levy-free asbestos disposal
- Western Sydney councils take on takeaway litter
- Independent review needed to fund new communities
- Western Sydney launches 65km Great West Walk
- Flight paths needed now for best planning outcomes
- West welcomes Government relief for Emergency Services Levy
- M4 tunnels take their toll
- Wasting time: NSW's planning crisis
- Cooler suburbs: More than trees
- NSW Budget surplus while councils foot the bill
- WSROC councils in Lithgow City
- State fails a second time on Emergency Services Levy
- Asbestos a toxic tax on local government
- Hawkesbury Council launches 500kW solar program
- Federal action on waste urgent says WSROC
- We must accelerate road to recovery
- Opal cap return welcome, toll cap next step
- Reform needed to fund community infrastructure
- Only 8 per cent of waste levy returned to Western Sydney
- Record summer demands heat be a priority
- West joins forces on energy efficiency
- Make heat a Premier's Priority says WSROC
- Five councils join forces with state to clean up Parramatta River
- Councils can deliver infrastructure but need adequate resourcing
- West launches strategy to turn down the heat
- Hawkesbury council light years ahead on solar
- Regional campaign reduces litter by 46%
- Hawkesbury Mayor elected WSROC President
- West awaits funding boost after $9.26bn sale
- WSROC welcomes new and re-elected Mayors
- Sydney Gateway not free for West
- Parramatta LED project hits halfway
- Local government critical to future success
- Lithgow to join the West
- Councils continue war on waste to 2021
- Rego rebate a drop in the ocean for inequity
- Get tested this National Diabetes Week
- Inquiry won’t solve parking pain says WSROC
- NSW Budget: Story of missed opportunities
- WSROC welcomes commitment to West events
- Infrastructure first, housing second says WSROC
- Powerhouse move about fairness and equity
- Government response to toll inquiry lazy
- China policy a wakeup call for waste planning
- WSROC welcomes lines on map; looks to next steps
- WSROC Board slams IHAPs legislation
- Airport noise fund a good first step
- New WSROC Executive elected
- NSW Premier meets with Western councils
- Light Years Ahead is back with more energy savings
- $2 billion splurge mocks real need
- Rego cashback a start says WSROC
- Network-wide cap recommended following inquiry
- 500,000 residents set to join nightmare commute
- Fresh food precinct for the West
- West wins Green Globe Award for energy efficiency
- Toll or time: the cruel choice for Western Sydney
- NRMA report reveals failure to fund growth
- WSROC applauds Powerhouse partnership
- Residents help drive down litter on West's roads
- Tell us what you think: M4 toll
- NSW Budget 2017: Western Sydney
- WestConnex sale must fund West
- Code Warm needed across the board
- Missing links in Federal Budget: WSROC
- WSROC welcomes plan for liveable North West
- WSROC calls tokenism on toll-free period
- Western Sydney Airport: How more critical than who
- Connecting airport to communities essential
- Innovative partnership tackles roadside litter
- Spot a tosser this Easter road trip
- WSROC excluded from flight path consultation
- WSROC welcomes toll inquiry, but seeks broader approach
- West turning down the heat together
- Targeted support key to West's refugee challenge
- Scorching summers call for heat-safe planning
- Detail needed on airport noise, jobs and transport
- Rate peg will cripple councils’ strategic capacity
- Road funding reform must include local government
- Affordable housing targets a step in the right direction
- WSROC welcomes holistic plan for Sydney
- Metro West welcomed but won’t solve deficit
- Airport approved with little detail
- Regional strategy needed for buses
- Forget on-demand, Western Sydney simply needs transport
- New WSROC Executive to lead Western Sydney
- WSROC response to Western Sydney Airport EIS
- More stations needed to bridge rail ‘black hole’
- West’s CBDs ranked liveable – the rest fall behind
- Only 3% increase in rail access by 2036
- NSW Budget 2016: What’s in it for Western Sydney
- Cost of preventable disease to dwarf Medicare
- WSROC welcomes holistic approach to West
- VET policies should focus on skills shortages
- 30,000 arts jobs needed to tackle deficit
- West demands a plan for Badgerys
- Western leaders gather for regional transport forum
- Fewer than 20% of jobs accessible by 30 minute car trip
- Road backlog shows funding review overdue
- WSROC welcomes federal recognition of Badgerys flight impact
- Budget generous but will not deliver Smart Cities for the West
- Smart Cities: What’s the deal for local government?
- Western Sydney councils celebrate end of street lighting project
- WSROC welcomes Powerhouse site announcement
- Beat diabetes this World Health Day
- Councils not consulted on levy they must administer
- Clean up Western Sydney all year round
- Infrastructure plan touts connectivity but short on rail
- Parliament gives power to close rail without review
- NSW Government on track with more jobs for West
- Powerhouse Museum will move west
- Fast airport link needs more consideration
- Hubs must be supported by rail
- Western Sydney future bright for skilled hands
- Opal card changes will encourage driving; WSROC
- WSROC welcomes coroner's move to Lidcombe
- WSROC welcomes federal action on urban heat
- Concrete jungle brings sizzle to suburbs
- WSROC seeks review of Sydney toll inequity
- WSROC votes for airport equality
- WSROC welcomes jobs for West
- WSROC welcomes light links for second CBD
- Badgerys EIS fails government’s own guidelines
- Around 40% unsure how to deal with asbestos
- Badgerys EIS gaps must be addressed
- LED street lighting halfway mark
- Transport corridor critical to Sydney's economy
- CBA withdrawal sign of ongoing challenge for West
- Western Sydney councils commit to walk the walk
- Infrastructure, jobs must come first at Badgerys
- Parramatta Road Strategy must consider wider transport network
- Infrastructure provision must lead demand at Camellia
- Western Sydney ready to welcome refugees but needs support
- Charles Casuscelli announced as WSROC Chief Executive
- WSROC welcomes stadia for both work and play
- Holroyd City Council sees the (LED) light
- Premier meets with Western Sydney councils
- Liverpool Council flicks switch on energy efficiency
- Hawkesbury City Council switches on the (LED) lights
- Fairfield City Council forging ‘Light Years Ahead’
- LED lighting saves millions
- Parramatta City Council switches on the (LED) lights
- 40% English language gap could see next generation fall behind
- State holds up housing supply in Western Sydney
- NSW Budget 2015: WSROC welcomes Western Sydney focus
- Western Sydney light rail should support north-south corridor
- Small business budget a boost for Western Sydney
- Western Sydney councils see the (LED) light
- Putting the 'west' back in WestConnex
- Western Sydney collaborates to divert 70% from landfill
- WSROC to help Baird Government build Western Sydney
- Western Sydney wants cash for cans
- WSROC welcomes commitment to Western Sydney arts
- Stop the waste bin overflowing this Christmas
- Jobs for Western Sydney
- Tackling youth unemployment in Western Sydney
- A response to Joe Aston’s ‘Wasting Art on Westies’
- WSROC supports launch of ‘Get Healthy at Work’
- Powerhouse for the west
- WSROC hits back at Greens claim of "corruption"
- WSROC welcomes commitment to Western Sydney light rail
- New WSROC Executive committee to tackle regional issues
- WSROC calls on Minister to rethink Moorebank IMF proposal
- Western Sydney councils welcome freeze on fracking
- More to reform than just amalgamations - WSROC
- Western Sydney residents encouraged to check chimney
- WSROC warns against penalising Western Sydney battlers in the budget.
- Badgery’s Creek must be more than just an airport – WSROC
- WSROC welcomes release of the Local Government report
- Tony Hadchiti re-elected as President
- Get the Balance Right, urges WSROC
- Look More Closely at Unemployment Figures, Urges WSROC
- Boost for Western Sydney Jobs
- WSROC welcomes Coalition’s environment plan
- Don’t let local government fall off the agenda
- WSROC welcomes Infrastructure spending in NSW Budget
- Budget a “mixed bag” – commuters win while families lose – WSROC
- F3 link will help grow Western Sydney - WSROC
- WSROC welcomes release of ILGRP report
- WSROC backs calls for review of Badgerys Creek airport
- WSROC welcomes release of draft Metropolitan Strategy
- Premier needs to talk to the West on airport – WSROC
- WSROC applauds Federal Govt dam commitment
- West to have its say on Badgery's Creek
- AGL decision a victory for common sense - WSROC
- West is ready for the election - WSROC
- WSROC welcomes flooding review
- M2 Toll rise breaks promise
- Transport Plan fails to move Western Sydney - WSROC
- Move the jobs to the people - WSROC
- Time to act on flood threat to Hawkesbury
- New WSROC Executive
- Health cuts a sick joke - WSROC
- Education cuts will hit Western Sydney
- Councils must be able to trade in carbon credits
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- Western Sydney needs its own RDA - WSROC
- Education cuts to hit most vulnerable, July 4, 2012
- Communities, not individuals should decide local planning, June 28, 2012
- NSW Budget a mixed bag - WSROC, June 12, 2012
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- Budget welcome for families but still need infrastructure, May 9, 2012
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- Don’t fund big clubs at expense of our need communities - WSROC
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- Water monsters invade Pendle Hill Public School
- Our Water Our Future winners to be announced - Multimedia Competition in Glenmore Park
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- Premier of Thirst, a film made by Western Sydney about Western Sydney
- MediDon’t sacrifice parks to cut new housing costs – WSROC
- School kids have a field day with the environment
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- New transport services must not come at expense of old – WSROC
- WSROC Calls On Federal Government to Back NSW
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- Manufacturing inquiry vital for Western Sydney
- Western Councils happy to support Parramatta festival
- Transport Planning must transcend politics – WSROC
- World’s first virtual collaborative documentary
- AAA question rears again in NW Rail link funding
- 48 Green Hours Film winner to be announced
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- National Population Strategy provides a sound basis for managing future growth - WSROC
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- Advocacy win: RFS Red Fleet reform
- Advocacy win: stronger restrictions on nitrous oxide
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- Sydney Plan: an important step forward, but delivery will be critical
- Singapore and Sydney: sharing lessons on heat resilience
- Disaster resilience: councils ready to keep working together
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- WSROC statement on SBS relocation decision
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- Businesses Clean Up in Western Sydney
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- Tokyo delegation shares heat knowledge
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- Heat Smart Sydney Forum shows ongoing commitment
- ROCs unite to accelerate waste action
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- President’s Message: The future of Western Sydney is looking bright
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- President’s message, July 2022
- What is cheap housing costing communities?
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- Does your organisation have a heatwave plan?
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- President's message: Reflecting on 2021
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- Soft plastics, sorted: Love Recycling? campaign
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- Love Recycling campaign takes on soft plastics
- President's message
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- Climate Resilient Street Trees Workshop
- Reusable nappy education helps councils reduce waste
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- WSROC Executive re-elected for another term
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- Heat Smart for summer 2020
- Waste Not Design competition winners announced
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- Western Sydney: Don’t break Powerhouse promise
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- Campbelltown junglefies and deep dives into heat
- Microclimate research shows 10-degree difference between streets
- WSROC Board returns President in 2020
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- WSROC secures $413,000 funding for heat projects in 2019
- Sydney Climathon seeks heatwave resilience
- Cumberland and Liverpool win Sustainable Cities Awards
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- $740 million transformation of Liverpool Hospital
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- WSROC welcomes four new Directors
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- West best in the environment
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- Liverpool housing is booming but infrastructure is lacking
- Getting the balance right: IHAPS
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- West chronicles nightmare commute
- Western Sydney Visitor Economy Strategy released
- Endeavour, councils consult on public lighting
- Light Years Ahead finalist in Green Globe Awards
- Cumberland, Parramatta councils elected
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- Survey: Tell us what you think about the M4 toll
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- Focus on: Parramatta R3 program
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- Driving down roadside litter in the West
- Event: Migration, renewal and the new Western City
- Chutes, sharps and solar compactors
- Message from the President: Federal Budget
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- West to put people back in planning
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- Commissioning a greater Sydney
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- Focus on: Cumberland talks waste in every language
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- West recognised for environmental excellence
- Message from the President: Western Sydney Airport a focus for 2017
- Shop. Cook. Save. wraps up in the West
- Targeted support key to West’s refugee challenge
- NSW Planning talks waste for medium density
- Message from the President: Collaboration key a better future for Western Sydney
- Message from WSROC President; Cr Stephen Bali
- WSROC councils recognised for excellence
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- Shop.Cook.Save. cooks up a storm in Cumberland
- Funding continued for a cleaner NSW
- WSROC welcomes new Board
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- Jobs report gives insight
- Focus on: Fairfield Council caring for the environment
- WSROC’s leadership on litter recognised
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- Luke Foley addresses WSROC Board
- Do you have a passion for your local community?
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- Shop Cook Save kicks off in Parramatta
- West throwing away $14 million each year
- Ten reasons to invest in Western Sydney arts
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- Building a resilient Western Sydney
- Hawkesbury Show lights up
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- Airport link must galvanise the West
- Badgerys Creek EIS before Senate
- Sydney growing greener from the roots up
- Powerhouse Museum will move west
- Light Years Ahead Jan roll-out update
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- New WSROC executive looks to future of local government
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- Eleven councils collaborate on Badgerys EIS
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