Australian Technology Park

The Australian Technology Park (ATP) is a business and technology centre in Eveleigh, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 3 km south of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to Redfern railway station spread over 13.9 hectares of land.

Australian Technology Park primarily houses start-up hi-tech companies, especially biotech firms, and spin-offs from University research. It was created in 1995, by the Government of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney and University of New South Wales, and operates under the control of the Redfern Waterloo Authority. The intent of the park is for researchers to be located alongside companies with the capital and expertise to commercialise them.

The Seven Network are in the process of moving their production studios from Epping in Sydney's north to the ATP. Since the park's opening numerous ads, music clips, photo shoots and filming productions have been filmed within the conference centre at the park, including the 2008 Australian MTV Awards, MasterChef Australia and some parts of Australia's Next Top Model.

History

Australian Technology Park occupies occupies the site of the former Eveleigh railway yards. When they were built in the late 19th century, they were the largest and most technologically advanced workshops in the southern hemisphere.

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