Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said from today customers can use their Opal card to tap on and tap off around 100 more buses in Sydney’s north and northern beaches, as the number of Opal cards registered hits more than 300,000. “From today thousands more customers are able to access cheaper, faster and more convenient […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government’s new rapid transit rail network will help to deliver more express services and extra trains to hundreds of thousands of customers right across the network. Visiting Bankstown today, Mr Baird and Ms Berejiklian said the proposed Sydney Rapid Transit (SRT) […]
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will unlock $20 billion in infrastructure funding, including $6 billion for regional NSW, by undertaking a long-term lease of 49 per cent of the “poles and wires” network businesses, NSW Premier Mike Baird announced today. For Sydney, the centrepiece of the plan will be a new Sydney Rapid Transit […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird on the 10th of June announced that the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will launch a once-in-a-generation assault on the urban congestion that has frustrated employers, workers and families in Sydney for decades. “Sydney siders know that they live in the greatest city, in the greatest state, in the greatest country […]
In response to media inquiries, the ACCC confirms that an application has been filed in the Federal Court of Australia which seeks to challenge compulsory examination notices issued by the ACCC to Paul and Moses Obeid under Section 155 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. These examinations are part of the ACCC’s investigation into […]
More land is being released and rezoned for thousands of new homes in Western Sydney, as new figures show 100,000 homes have now been built since the election of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. The NSW Government has also announced the Budget will include measures to help even more families get into the housing […]
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner today announced that Sydney will host a support event for one of the world’s leading economic forums, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), in 2015. Mr Stoner made the announcement in Beijing, where he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary General of […]
Sydney, June 5 (IANS/EFE) A population of marsupials called northern quolls was discovered in the remote island of Molema, north Australia, media reported. These animals are similar to cats and have been listed as a species on the verge of extinction. “Northern quoll populations have declined sharply across most of their former range in northern Australia”, […]
As part of World Environment Day, NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has unveiled an innovative new cogeneration plant which will not only save energy costs at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, but help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “This gas-fired cogeneration plant will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the Aquatic Centre, […]
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government will begin a study into the feasibility of light rail in the Parramatta region. Work will begin immediately with the NSW Government identifying the highest priority corridors for the introduction of light rail. This will […]