Sending 2,000 public service jobs to western Sydney may seem a trickle, but it’s better than nothing.
Almost one third of the greater western Sydney residents who commute every day to the central business district of Sydney are public servants.
That’s around 25,000 from an estimated total of 80,000 Sydney CBD workers who hail from the west of the metropolitan area.
The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) yesterday have welcomed from the Baird Government that 1,800 Department of Education staff will be moved to Western Sydney.
It was no made clear exactly where in western Sydney these jobs would be relocated.
WSROC president, Tony Hadchiti, who is a member of the ruling Liberal Party on Liverpool Council and deputy mayor, nonetheless commended the NSW Government for “keeping its pledge to decentralise public sector jobs from the Sydney CBD’’.
“This is the third announcement we have had in as many months, that the government will be relocating more jobs to Western Sydney,” he said.
“This is fantastic news not only for Western Sydney, but for our city as a whole,” Hadchiti said.
“Around 80,000 Western Sydney residents currently work in the Sydney CBD, and around one third (25,000) are public sector employees.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“This is a huge workforce who could be commuting less, taking more congestion off our roads and spending more time with their families.[/social_quote]
“As Minister Perrottet highlighted, public sector decentralisation will also mean more public servants closer to the communities they serve, in areas where the economy and population are booming,” he said.
“In addition to Parramatta, thriving commercial centres such as Bankstown, Blacktown, Liverpool and Penrith are ready and willing to welcome new business,” he said.
“We hope the government will continue to consider Western Sydney centres as practical alternatives for the relocation of public sector agencies.’’
