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The hybrid toolkit helping leading Macquarie Park employers
The flags are out, events are on, and offices are re-opening across Macquarie Park. As we all define our “new normal” Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District members can benefit from an extensive toolkit designed to improve hybrid working culture.
Council’s bold transport plan reviewed
Improved access is one step closer in Australia’s original innovation district. Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District has welcomed the City of Ryde Council’s bold draft Integrated Transport Strategy in a detailed consultation submission on behalf of our members.
Macquarie Park is OPEN! Our plan to welcome you back
Free fitness programs, live music lunches, deals and even a pop up ice cream truck to help kick-start your ‘new normal’!
To infinity and beyond! Macquarie Park to host space summit
From Australian-controlled satellites to Mars rovers - Macquarie Park’s surprisingly significant space industry will reach for the stars next week as the burgeoning district plays host to its first space innovation summit.
And the best coffee in Macquarie Park is…
We asked and you answered - hundreds of you voted to help us crown the best coffee in Macquarie Park!
And the winner is…
Sanofi joins Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District
Leading local employer Sanofi (Talavera Road) is celebrating 15 years in Australia’s original innovation district by joining us as a member of Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District. Welcome!
The stats show Mac Park loves coffee
There’s no denying it. Mac Park loves coffee. Over the last few years of our coffee poll has shown time and again your love for a caffeinated beverage. So who will win this year?
Bold new transport plan for Macquarie Park released
Bike lanes! Buses! Metro! Parking! A bold new plan to improve transport and access to Macquarie Park and Ryde has been released by City of Ryde Council, and you’re invited to have your say.
Mac Park’s best coffee? Help us decide
Macquarie Park is Australia's most innovative postcode - but inspiration requires caffeination! So we're asking our community to help us find out serves the best coffee?
Welcome to our new City of Ryde Councillors
Congratulations to the newly elected councillors of the City of Ryde. These candidates will have the privilege of serving both our residential community, and helping to plan and manage one of the most economically powerful areas in Sydney: Macquarie Park.
“What is an innovation district?!” We’re celebrating our first 100 days!
We’re celebrating! It’s been 100 days of Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District and so much has happened in that time.
“So much more than roads, rates and rubbish!” Why Mac Park will need champions in the new Ryde Council…
Council elections are coming up on 4 December, and with more than 40,000 constituent votes in our area, we’re advocating for Macquarie Park to be front and centre for the candidates.
WIN a bike! Celebrate Ride2Work Day with us (even from home!)
It’s time to get on your bike as we Start the Cycle across Macquarie Park. Take a ride to celebrate Ride2Work Day and enter our promotion to win a new bike!
You’re invited! Meet the Ryde Council candidates
Don’t miss this great opportunity to connect with the people who are vying to be Macquarie Park’s elected representatives, ahead of the local elections.
Two wheels good: discovering Mac Park’s surprising selection of cycleways
COVID-19 led to more people exploring Macquarie Park by bike than ever before. As national Ride2Work Day approaches, we asked our friends at The Rolling Fix to share their experience of cycling in our area, and to show off some of Macquarie Park’s surprisingly good cycleways…
Getting hybrid right: Mac Park prepares for the post-lockdown workplace
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Macquarie Park employers are being encouraged to prepare for what their workplace will look like in a post-lockdown world. Connect MPID members can access exclusive tools to help.
What innovators want: has Mac Park got it?
We asked innovators what they think about Macquarie Park - and what they need from our area. From funding to female founders, their answers might surprise you…
Two wheels or four? How will you commute back to Mac Park?
Cycling has been on the increase since COVID-19 came on the scene in early 2020, but now it seems people are forgoing two wheels and jumping back in the car again.
What people miss about their Mac Park office: new data
We all miss seeing our teams in person, new data from Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District shows. Looking ahead to when COVID-19 restrictions ease, 72% of employees said they want to come in to the office to work with their team in person - more than any other reason.
Office, hybrid or home? New report explores employee attitudes in Mac Park
Whether it’s the office, home office or a combination of both, Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District’s latest report has uncovered the hybrid working preferences of local employees.