Billion-dollar distribution centre coming to Western Sydney Airport
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The NSW government will spend over a billion dollars building a distribution centre beside Sydney's new international airport that will be mostly automated.
The facility will be operated by German supermarket giant Aldi, and will be the size of 15 football fields.
The government claims it could generate thousands of jobs in the short term during its construction, as well as 585 permanent jobs.
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However, it will be 80 per cent automated, allowing it to operate on a 24/7 basis.
The Minister for Planning and Public Places Paul Scully insists the high level of automation is not to replace human jobs.
"The Aerotropolis was designed to spark new industries and future-focused jobs," he said.
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"Aldi's investment decision shows that vision is taking shape."
The distribution centre is the largest project to be greenlit for the Aerotropolis area so far, which encompasses Bradfield City, designed to be Sydney's third city.
"This project will further solidify Western Sydney as a critical hub of employment, industry, and innovation," Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said.
Since coming into power, the Minns government has committed to spending nearly $2 billion in the region, and claims projects worth nearly $6 billion are in the pipeline to be approved.
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