The geographical location and changing urban form of Greater Wester Sydney plays a major role in the experience of heat in the West, and the community faces a multitude of health implications as a result.

This discussion paper identifies a number of regional challenges and key areas for further scrutiny and proposes draft policy recommendations to start to address these concerns. These early insights and solutions provide a high-level understanding of the current situation in GWS and will guide Dialogue’s future work and advocacy in this space.

This policy paper explores three major game changing opportunities that governments and industry can leverage to capitalise on existing synergies and clarify and strengthen each region’s roles in supporting the social and economic growth of Greater Sydney and the Illawarra.

The effectiveness of these councils greatly impacts their quality of life through the delivery of local roads, parks and libraries. Unfortunately, Western Sydney has also experienced the worst of local government, with scandals and maladministration at the former Auburn and Canterbury Councils among many others. This paper explores the Dialogue’s recommendations to build stronger local government.