Queenslanders are being urged to prepare now for heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding in coming days. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has forecast heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across large parts of the State from tomorrow and extending into the weekend, with severe weather stretching from Fraser Island to the New South Wales-Queensland border and […]
A grand transit hall and public concourse together with a new entrance from George Street will complete the transformation of Wynyard Station, NSW Premier Mike Baird announced today. The changes, which will follow the current upgrade of Wynyard’s station concourse and platforms, are the centrepiece of “Wynyard Place,” a new commercial and retail precinct featuring […]
NSW continues to attract more international visitors than any other state in Australia, with 3.6 million overseas visitors spending nearly $9 billion in NSW in the last year. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has welcomed the figures from Tourism Research Australia’s, International Visitor Survey showing NSW leading the nation, achieving phenomenal growth […]
NSW has moved a step closer to a fairer system of funding fire and emergency services, with legislation to make way for the Emergency Services Property Levy (ESPL) passing Parliament overnight. The Government in December announced it would abolish the insurance-based Emergency Services Levy (ESL) from 1 July 2017 and replace it with the ESPL, […]
The Western Sydney Stadium at Parramatta is a step closer with the NSW Government calling for Expressions of Interest from the private sector to design and construct the new Stadium. Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres says the new 30,000 seat rectangular venue will be constructed on the site of the existing Parramatta Stadium. “The new […]
The Palaszczuk Government will move to prohibit the use of spikes on trawl sleds to reduce the risks of overfishing and damage to the marine environment. Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Leanne Donaldson said concerns had been raised by many commercial trawl fishers as well as conservation groups about the use of spikes on trawl […]
The skytrain has successfully crossed its second major roadway on Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia’s biggest public transport project. “The skytrain span over Samantha Riley Drive at Kellyville has been completed with minimal disruption to the road network – this is another important milestone in delivering the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest,” Mr Constance said. In […]
The Palaszczuk Government has welcomed the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the take-home pay of workers earning the minimum wage. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the decision would see around 400,000 Queensland workers on the minimum wage receive a 2.4 per cent pay rise, worth $15.80 a week. “This is a fair and […]
In another encouraging sign for the Queensland Economy, we have recorded the highest growth in building approvals in April of any State and are above the national growth rate Treasurer Curtis Pitt said today. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the numbers of new dwellings approved in Queensland rose by 2.9 per cent […]
Tickets to the 2016-17 international cricket season go on sale today, with fans around the country able to secure tickets to see Australia take on South Africa, New Zealand, and Pakistan across a scintillating summer of cricket. As part of James Sutherland’s assurance last season that Cricket Australia would do a wholesale review of ticket […]