Sydney, Australia (August 2025) – A major new transport facility that promises to reshape Sydney’s freight network has officially broken ground, with independent global investment manager Realterm and its joint venture partner, Partners Group marking the start of construction at 77 Governor Macquarie Drive, Chipping Norton.
The sod-turning ceremony was attended by key project partners, Liverpool City Council representatives and freight industry leaders.
Spanning approximately 23,000sqm, this purpose-built Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) facility is the first 125 tonne container-rated site to be speculatively developed outside of Port Botany and the intermodal precincts – a bold and strategic response to the growing demand for high volume freight infrastructure in Sydney’s key freight corridors.
Speaking at the event Toni Ryan, Fund Manager – Australia at Realterm said: “This development has been strategically designed to respond to market demand.”
“With capacity for over 1,700 TEUs, both full and empties, it delivers exactly what the market is calling for: scalable, container-rated hardstand space in a key tightly held logistics corridor, where supply is constrained and demand continues to grow.”
Located minutes from Moorebank Intermodal and with direct access to the M5 and M7 corridors, the site sits within one of the country’s most important logistics ecosystems. Liverpool City Council strongly supports the development saying the facility was a welcome investment in Southwest Sydney, bringing jobs and infrastructure to one of the region’s fastest-growing communities.
“A facility of this size and scale is a tremendous boost for local jobs and the local economy,” said Liverpool City Councillor, Fiona Macnaught. “This forward-thinking investment in logistics infrastructure will improve freight efficiency in the Southwest corridor and across the broader freight and logistics network of greater Sydney.”
And this sentiment is echoed by industry leaders like, Lachlan Benson, Managing Director at Blue Arcadia, who added: “Realterm’s decision to purposely deliver a container-rated hardstand facility sends a strong signal to the market. This kind of infrastructure provides the space, access and flexibility the containerised freight industry needs to move goods safely, efficiently and sustainably.”
Realterm’s Australian leasing team, led by Cushman & Wakefield, has already seen strong occupier interest. The site is due for completion in Q1 2026.
Construction is being overseen by joint delivery partners Helix Projects and Prime Projects, with project supervision by Plan PM.
For more information on 77 Governor Macquarie Drive, Chipping Norton, visit: https://www.realterm.com/news/for-lease-industrial-outdoor-storage-77-governor-macquarie-drive-chipping-norton/
