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JULY 2021

COMMUNI TY NEWSLETTER UPDATE

WESTERN SYDNEY INTERNAT IONAL AI RPORT

NEW TERMINAL DESIGN HAS LANDED

CONSTRUCTION TO START LATER THIS YEAR

Western Sydney Airport acknowledges and pays respect to all past, present and future traditional owners and elders. We pay respect to the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and pay tribute to the Dharug nation, who’s traditional Country we are transforming to make way for Western Sydney International Airport.

Contents

P. 4. Next phase of development The final design for what will be Australia’s best terminal has been unveiled.

P. 6. Mentoring youth Supporting the development

P. 8. Reconciliation More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.

of students’ skills and mindsets, confidence and aspirations.

P. 10. Encouraging smart and fresh ideas Traineeships and jobs at Western Sydney Airport.

P. 9. Supporting nature Protecting the Spiked Rice Flower.

P. 11. Discovering Sydney’s new airport Western Sydney Airport employs a dedicated team of people committed to spreading the word about the Airport’s key features and timeline.

P. 12. Community open day Over 400 members of our local community participated.

P. 14. Work to date Major earthworks beyond the halfway mark.

P. 13. Visit us Get a sneak peak at our Experience Centre!

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The design is an evolution of the initial concepts released two years ago that you may have already seen. Western Sydney Airport (WSA) Chief Executive, Simon Hickey says, “ this will be Australia’s best airport terminal, unlike anything seen before in this country. Our design also reflects the fast, easy customer experience that Western Sydney International will offer passengers”.

On Friday 4 June 2021, the contract for the construction of the Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) terminal was officially awarded to Australian-founded company Multiplex following a competitive procurement process. The final designs were unveiled, creating a new benchmark for what passengers can expect when they fly from WSI. The design draws on Australia’s natural beauty, the region’s rich Aboriginal heritage and strong sustainability principles.

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SOME OF THE DESIGN FEATURES INCLUDE: ➤ Simple and intuitive wayfinding around the terminal, ➤ A connection to Dharug Country across the design of the terminal, ➤ Natural light and airflows to provide superior energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, ➤ A climate responsive façade with ample shading and high- performance glass to ensure the terminal is energy efficient and provides comfortable temperatures for workers and visitors all year round, featuring local native plants and areas that could be used for local produce markets, festivals and community events. ➤ Internal and external gardens

Terminal construction is due to commence at the end of 2021.

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Since 2019, Western Sydney Airport has partnered with the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN), a group of over 200 schools and 44 leading businesses, working together to address educational disadvantage through structured workplace-based or online mentoring. Volunteer mentors from these businesses including WSA, are supporting the development of students’ skills and mindsets, confidence and aspirations. Our staff have volunteered their time to mentor 84 students at schools in Western Sydney, including Miller High School, Rooty Hill High School, Leumeah High School, Kingswood High School and Blacktown High School. S u p p o r t i n g t h e c ommu n i t y mentoring youth

“ It’s been a great link for students to have the opportunity to liaise with mentors who have succeeded in the workplace and have already experienced the anxiety or apprehension students may have about making a transition into a career pathway.” School Year Advisor Recently, WSA’s Chief Executive Officer Simon Hickey launched the next stage of the partnership, a program connecting principals and C-suite executives to share experiences and expertise, solve problems and explore leadership challenges. Principal of Plumpton High School Tim Lloyd has connected with Simon to advance the next phase adding “this partnership further enables the school to translate lessons from business into teaching and learning practice ensuring students have the necessary skills and capabilities to succeed in the business world”.

THESE MENTORING EXPERIENCES PROVIDED POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDING: ➤ 67% increase in students agreeing - ”I am aware of the skills that employers are looking for.” ➤ 50% increase in students agreeing - “I am aware of a wide range of career options.”

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We have spotted some future thinkers!

The day finished with a tour of the Western Sydney International site and an opportunity to explore the WSI Experience Centre, giving students a glimpse of the work currently underway to deliver our future airport.

In June, eight Western Sydney Airport team members mentored a group of year 9 students from Kingswood High School as part of the ABCN Future Thinkers program. This program aims to grow students understanding of human centred design, creative problem solving and expose them to a wide range of career opportunities available after they leave school. Students were paired with WSA team members to complete activities on each stage of the “Five D’s” of design thinking; Define, Discover, Dream, Design, and Deliver. Students were encouraged to think outside the box, challenge assumption, and form unique perspectives by imagining problems from the point of view of others. The ultimate challenge saw teams bring together what they had learnt to develop and present four prototype solutions to problems faced by an airport of the future. Ideas included mobile airport apps, virtual assistance, sustainable LED lighting, digital passports, electric and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. WSA’s Innovation Engineer, Corey Stewart says, “it was clear that not even the sky was a limit for these future thinkers!”

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Reconciliation Mo r e t h a n a wo r d . Re c o n c i l i a t i o n t a ke s a c t i o n .

National Reconciliation Week was held from the 27 May to the 3 June 2021 and to celebrate WSA held an event for our employees to learn more about Aboriginal culture. Our event kicked off with an official Acknowledgement of Country delivered by Uncle Harry Callaghan from Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council. Our employees participated in traditional Aboriginal weaving, painting and Aboriginal tucker tasting!

Respecting the region’s Aboriginal heritage and acknowledging the rich contribution of the Carbrogal people of the Dharug Nation as the traditional owners of the airport site is important to Western Sydney Airport. Aboriginal history is Australia’s history and we all have a shared responsibility to respect it and ensure it is never forgotten. Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021, is ‘More than a word. Reconciliation takes action’, They are urging the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action. At WSA, we support Australia’s Reconciliation journey of 30 years and will aim in our own journey to be bold and brave in our reconciliation actions.

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As we move forward there are many initiatives to be developed and adopted. ➤ We have targets that guarantee we will employ Aboriginal people and work with Aboriginal suppliers as we build and operate the airport. ➤ As airport construction continues, Dharug history will be preserved through the Oral History Plan which will record individual Aboriginal stories and memories relating to the airport site and district. The record will serve as an archive and resource for future interpretation of the Aboriginal heritage values of the site. ➤ Western Sydney Airport’s Reconciliation Action Plan is being developed and the plan will include a series of initiatives that will guide and positively impact how Western Sydney Airport maintains strong partnerships with Aboriginal communities and builds cultural respect and appreciation across our business.

Protecting the Spiked Rice-flower The Spiked Rice-flower (Pimelea Spicata) is a shrub that grows up to 50 cm tall with white, pink-tinged tubular flowers in clay soils. Once widespread on the Cumberland Plain, it now only occurs in two distinct areas, the Cumberland Plain and the Illawarra. At the Airport site, the Spiked Rice Flower was located growing next to the old route of The Northern Road, as well as under the edge of the runway alignment. In June 2020, over a 10 day period, our Bulk Earthworks contractor, relocated 534 Spiked Rice Flower plants from the construction site to our protected Environmental Conservation Zone, which is in excess of our target of 507. To date, the survivorship of the translocated Spiked Rice Flower has been more than double the survivorship rate – an outstanding result! This was helped along by good rainfall over the past year. Additional plants were salvaged and donated to Greening Australia to enhance genetic diversity of their current stock of the Spiked Rice-flower. This stock will be available to local government projects and will contribute to biodiversity across the region. Western Sydney International has also supported the salvage of other threatened plants and the collection of seeds from the site. These have been used for research and recovery programs.

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E n c o u r a g i n g sma r t a n d f r e s h i d e a s Traineeships and jobs at Western Sydney Airport

Building Western Sydney International has already created many jobs and is anticipated to create thousands more as construction progresses and the airport prepares to officially open in late 2026. Western Sydney Airport is committed to at least 30 per cent of construction jobs going to people who live in Western Sydney. This figure increases to at least 50 per cent of all jobs when Western Sydney International opens. We also guarantee at least 20 per cent of jobs for apprentices, trainees and other learning workers. We’re proud to be exceeding each of these targets. Currently more than 50 percent of people working on Western Sydney International are locals. Our traineeship programs are up and running, whilst our internship programs and university programs are currently being developed. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE: Email us at careers@wsaco.com.au

TRAINEESHIP PROGRAMS

HOW IT WORKS ➤ 12-month program ➤ Targets HSC students ➤ Paid work experience to accelerate students’ learning

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journey, offering vital on-the-job education ➤ Students complete

qualifications through TAFE ➤ Student enters a learning contract & partnership ➤ WSA supports by transitioning learning curriculum into the workplace ➤ Students are assigned a ‘buddy/mentor’

For construction positions please view our major contractors’ careers pages.

Samantha Design Trainee

Meet our 2021 Trainees...

Zelcio IT Trainee

Zelcio has always loved computers and technology but wasn’t really sure what specifically he wanted from a career in IT. Last year, in Year 12, Zelcio’s careers advisor sent out an email about the traineeship opportunities available at WSA. “It was then that I realised that I could have a future in cyber security” Zelcio said. “It will be quite a cool thing to be capable of protecting Australia.”

Tanveer Commercial and Delivery Trainee

Ceyda Corporate Affairs Trainee

See what all the trainees have to say about their experiences at Western Sydney Airport’s Facebook page.

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WSI CAREERS EXPO ARTWORK Engaging with the Western Sydney community and stakeholders including businesses and industry has been and will continue to be a strong focus as COVID restrictions ease across Sydney. WSI CAREERS EXPO ARTWORK Western Sydney Airport employs a dedicated team of people passionate about raising awareness about the Airport’s key features, benefits, progress and opportunities. A key part of this is ensuring people living near or driving around the Airport site are aware of the construction activities and remain safe as the conditions change. We s t e r n S yd n e y I n t e r n a t i o n a l Discovering Sydney’s new airport

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Your airport. Unlimited opportunities r ir r . li Reaching out to local schools

Our Community Engagement Team engages with schools across Western Sydney and beyond through an interactive school engagement program. Schools have the option of coming to the Experience Centre or alternatively we can come to your school. The WSA team has recently been delivering a program to local primary schools on safety in construction, how a new airport is built as well as having fun in making and flying paper planes. We have also attended a number of careers fairs run by local high schools. Students are surprised and excited about the range of jobs that will be on offer in 2026 and beyond. There will be jobs in Facilities Management, Airfield Operations, Security, Retail, Hospitality, Customer Service and Airline operations to name a few.

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Getting up close and personal

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“We are happy with the feedback received and welcome more opportunities for the community to come and learn about the project, but there is always room for improvement. It is about providing information, hearing back from the local community on our progress and having some fun too”, said Project Director, Matt Brecht.

Numbers were restricted due to COVID however, we were able to safely host more than 400 members of our local community at the site compound. Activities included learning about the site’s indigenous heritage and sampling bush tucker, climbing on some of the equipment, driving an excavator via our training simulator and learning about Airport construction. Some of the local emergency service providers also attended to share information about their services. Another open day is planned for later this year. The day will be promoted through WSA’s various communication channels, such as this newsletter and social media.

“ We climbed on equipment, dug for artifacts and had a great time with the kids.”

How do you rate your overall experience at the Community Open Day? Average 4.43/5

How do you rate the activities held at the Community Open Day? Average 4.17/5

How do you rate the information available on the day? Average 4.22/5

How satisfied are you with the ongoing communication and notifications from Western Sydney Airport? Average 4.3/5

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Experience Centre! Ge t a s n e a k p e a k o f We s t e r n S yd n e y I n t e r n a t i o n a l a t o u r

The Western Sydney International Experience Centre is open to the public, Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am- 4pm. Friday is by appointment only. The Experience Centre is a great way to

During your visit you will also learn about the region, its people and understand the opportunities that will come from Sydney’s new airport. Entry is free! All visitors are encouraged to book in advance to secure preferred dates and time and to check that the Centre is not closed owing to COVID restrictions. To make a booking please complete our booking form on our website and return to info@wsaco.com.au at least 48 hours prior to your requested date.

connect with the Airport and learn about the site’s history, be updated about the project and see first hand construction in action. We offer free school holiday programs throughout the year and welcome groups young and old. Come along and enjoy a panoramic view of the airport construction and an interactive 10-45 minute experience presented by one of our Western Sydney Airport Ambassadors.

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Work to date Ma j or ea r t hwor ks beyond t he ha l fway ma r k . Western Sydney International is on track to open to international and domestic passenger and air cargo services in late 2026.

WORKS IN OTHER AREAS Major earthworks in other areas of the Airport site will continue. This involves moving large amounts of earth around the site to create a completely flat, within millimetres, landscape. Precision is key! Sandstone imported from Sydney’s road and rail tunnelling projects is also spread across the site as one of the many different layers providing a solid foundation base on which further construction will take place.

TERMINAL AREA In June, earthworks were completed of the Terminal precinct ready to hand over to Australian-founded company Multiplex. Construction works on the terminal package will start at the end of the year. RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS AREA Earthworks, including drainage and landscaping will continue around the site to prepare for the runway and taxiways. The earthworks in these areas are due for completion in the final months of this year.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are 15 temporary water basins on site This non-potable water is used for dust suppression, compaction and grass seedlings regeneration.

Over 250 pieces of heavy equipment are currently on site.

This is one of Australia’s biggest earthmoving project to date, excluding mining projects.

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SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE AIRPORT SITE

Legend

Passenger Terminal

Sydney Metro Train Station

Airport Business Park/Parking

Aviation Support Facilities

Air Cargo Precinct

1972 linear meters of large pipes and 224 meters of reinforced concrete drainage structures have been laid underground.

520,000 m 2 of spray seal was used to create the terminal site’s surface in preparation for construction.

As of June 2021, we have moved more than 16,000,000 m 2 of earth.

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FAST FACTS

3.7 kilometre runway, aprons, taxiways and other aviation facilities

purpose-built cargo facility

International and Domestic services under one roof

car parking facilities for around 11,500 cars

new motorways (M12) and upgraded roads (The Northern Road, Badgerys Creek road, Elizabeth Drive) newWestern Sydney Airport Metro Line from St Marys to Bringelly

25 million cubic metres of earth to be moved

over 250 earthwork machines onsite

height difference between the highest and lowest point 12 storeys

3x the area of Sydney Olympic Park

large-scale business park onsite

If you have an enquiry, please contact us. We also welcome your feedback on how we can better engage with you, our community. General enquiries Phone: 1800 972 972 Email: info@wsaco.com.au

We speak your language Need an interpreter? Call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 .

For more information, visit westernsydney.com.au

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