Former chief executive of the Property Council of Australia Ken Morrison has been appointed to the newly renamed Bradfield Development Authority amidst the New South Wales government’s attempts to streamline and improve the way it co-ordinates development around the Western Sydney Airport.
The massive project has been mired in controversy over “roadblocks” in delivering critical infrastructure.
Premier Chris Minns said recent changes were “all part of our plan to put an end to the years of obstruction and delay that slowed down the delivery of essential infrastructure across Western Sydney and NSW.
“From increasing housing supply across the state to delivering critical infrastructure across Western Sydney, we are committed to cutting red tape and getting our state moving again.
“The area around Western Sydney Airport deserves to be an employment hub that is connected to growing regions across Sydney and these changes will help deliver this.”
Among the changes were expanded responsibilities for Infrastructure NSW.
The state’s co-ordinator general Tom Gellibrand has also been assigned to improve delivery of priorities in housing, energy infrastructure and jobs in the region.,
Morrison will lead the renamed Bradfield Development Authority. Previously the Western Sydney Parkland City Authority.
It will “focus solely on delivering Bradfield Town Centre and supporting investment attraction within the Aerotropolis,” a media statement from the government said.
Morrison was chief executive of the Property Council of Australia for more than eight years before leaving in January 2023. He then became an administrator and chair of the Metropolitan Memorial Parks. He’ll remain as the chair after his new appointment.
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