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CSIRO has entered into discussions with the NSW Government to
relocate up to 450 staff -- including CASS staff from the Marsfield
site -- to a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of the new
Western Sydney Aerotropolis, from 2026. Under the proposed move, a
bespoke carbon-neutral CSIRO facility would be built, featuring
collaborative workshops and modern, flexible laboratories to support
the delivery of cutting-edge science and technology. The CSIRO
facility would be central to the Aerotropolis Advanced Manufacturing
and Research Precinct, which will bring together research institutes
and commercial organisations across advanced manufacturing, quantum
technologies, aerospace, defence and agribusiness. The move to
Aerotropolis would progress CSIRO’s long-standing plans to consolidate
activities and refresh its research facilities, while supporting the
agency's growing commitment to Western Sydney. Under the plans, the
CSIRO facility would benefit from the $11 billion Sydney Metro –
Western Sydney Airport rail which will service the greater Western
Sydney region, and the opening of Western Sydney International
(Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport in 2026. The image above shows an
artist's impression of a future CSIRO site at Sydney's Aerotropolis.
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