Sydney Basin

That's just not the case anymore.

The participants in the Sydney Basin live o- on the outer edge of, of the metropolis.

So you look at the Hunter, you look at the Central Coast, you look at northwest and southwest Sydney, they're the places, uh, along with the bush, where greyhound racing will continue to thrive and grow.

What's happening out at Orange? Uh, I know there was approval given a few months ago for a big outfit out there.

Mm-hmm

... and, um, brought to the Sydney Basin s- um, TAFE certifications, so, um, in, in aviation.

Mm.

So there wasn't that certification in the Sydney Basin prior to us collaborating with TAFE and bringing that to life.

We also collaborated with a lot of schools.

Mm.

Um, you know, yeah, you can certainly, um, you know, borrow and steal talent from, from, you know, other competitor airports.

Yeah.

Uh, and, uh, I've got some information for you, uh, for all of you right after this break.

And a big thank you to all our listeners, uh, right across the Sydney Basin because that's where the ratings are, are documented, and we're number one again on the weekend, Saturday, Sunday.

Thank you for making us number one, uh, uh, in, uh, in the Sydney zone.

Uh, we've had a, a little increase in Brisbane in 4BC off a very low base, but that's good news.

But now...

You've got all these data centres coming on board, and I don't have the exact figures in front of me, but the appetite of these, if they reach maturity, will be the equivalent, I would assume, of at least another million people in the Sydney Basin.

Yes, absolutely.

It could be the equivalent of another million people if we're looking at I think we've seen estimates that by around 2035 there could be about 15,000 gigawatt hours per year of data centre energy use and that type of energy use would use around about 70 to 100 gigalitres per year of water and that's another million people, yes.

Also, across the Blue Mountains, there are showers right throughout the Blue Mountains at the moment.

Most of the Sydney Basin right now is dry, but it looks like it could be a little bit wet over the coming hours.

It could be difficult on the roads as well.

We've had several problems on both the Pacific Highway and the M1 heading towards both the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley.

My name's Akayla Newman.

I am Wiradjuri, Gadig woman from Condobolin, and my great-great-grandmother was Esther Kinchla, born on this Sydney Basin.

So it's an absolute pleasure to be able to perform here in singing language and, um, be a part of Tony's exhibition because he was the one who inspired me growing up as an artist myself to live by our own narrative.

And, um, just to be able to open tonight is a dream.

And there's very little infrastructure to cope with the major increase in development throughout St George.

St George is taking far too much of its share of new growth and dwellings in the Sydney Basin.

We can't have spot rezonings where developers really call the shots.

And I can assure you that if there were 10 people at a local community gathering in Congress seven years ago making noise about high-rise apartments, there would be hundreds, if not thousands now.