Construction started today on a new state-of-the-art building at Bradfield City, and a new $1 billion industrial estate in the Aerotropolis received the green light.
It’s part of the Minns Labor Government accelerating the transformation of both the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and Bradfield City into a nationally significant centre for industry and innovation.
Marking another major milestone in the delivery of Australia’s first new city in 100 years, Bradfield City’s Second Building (pictured above) is dedicated to building sovereign manufacturing capability, attracting advanced industries and creating high-value jobs in Western Sydney.
The purpose-designed 7,000 sqm building will house Australia’s first commercial semiconductor advanced packaging facility.
Once operating, this facility will provide local businesses with access to the world-class advanced semiconductor packaging, micro-electronics and precision manufacturing capabilities needed to commercialise Australian innovations onshore.
Advanced semiconductors are a critical supply chain for advanced technologies and industries which Sydney already excels in. There are only about 13 of these in the world.
Having this facility in Bradfield City will mean that technology that is developed in Australia can be industrialised here, when historically those innovations go overseas.
The new building will also include:
- A second advanced manufacturing hall to expand the capabilities of the initial Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) opened last year, helping businesses develop, test and scale new technologies more quickly.
- Commercial office and collaboration space for businesses in high-growth sectors to locate within Bradfield City’s growing innovation ecosystem.
Delivered by leading Australian builder Hansen Yuncken, the Second Building will be located next to the first AMRF facility already operating in the heart of Bradfield City.
The combined $300 million NSW Government investment across the two facilities will create the type of industry enabled environment found in leading innovation precincts around the world.
This will attract local and global businesses across semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defence and robotics, education and research, cleantech, and modern construction.
In turn, it will also support a critical mass of advanced industry activity in Western Sydney and the delivery of new jobs and economic opportunities for the region.
Bradfield City sits alongside a growing pipeline of private investment and development across the broader Western Sydney Aerotropolis, including a new $1 billion industrial estate given planning approval earlier this week.
Jointly owned by Uni Super and IFM Investors, Burrah Park is the largest industrial estate approved in the Aerotropolis to date and is expected to create more than 6,300 ongoing jobs in freight, logistics, advanced manufacturing and high-technology industries when finalised in 2032.
Burrah Park is the eighth State Significant Development to be approved in the Aerotropolis, which is fast establishing itself as a destination for advanced manufacturing, logistics, technology and industrial investment, supported by the global connectivity provided by Western Sydney International Airport opening this month.
