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Disaster resilience: councils ready to keep working together
WSROC's Western Sydney Disaster Resilience Forum brought together nine councils and partner agencies to discuss the challenges facing local government before, during and after disasters. A key message from the forum was that there is…
Advocacy win: Household asbestos collection to receive NSW Government funding
A decade of advocacy is paying off, with NSW Government funding secured for household asbestos collection trials from 2027. More than a decade of advocacy and program delivery by WSROC and Western Sydney councils has…
WSROC calls for mandatory minimum standards for rental housing
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the NSW Government’s consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Standards (MEERS). Many renters live in homes that are too hot in…

MEDIA RELEASE, AUGUST 18, 2026 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has welcomed the NSW Government's new Data Centre Policy Framework, but say the region hosting the state's fastest-growing data centre pipeline must see a fair share of the…
Western Sydney University’s Urban Transformations Research Centre and the peak body representing councils in Western Sydney, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC), are combining forces to address housing challenges confronting the rapidly growing region. Western Sydney’s booming population is…
The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) is calling for a more coordinated and strategic approach to data centre planning in NSW to ensure communities, infrastructure and industry can grow together sustainably. WSROC President, Councillor Brad Bunting, said data…