In an Australian first, NSW residents can download the first ever digital licences on their smartphone or tablet, with the launch of the digital Recreational Fishing Fee (fishing licence), Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) and Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG) Competency Cards. From today, the licences are available through the new “My Licences” digital wallet […]
The sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up with red poppies to mark Remembrance Day and to commemorate the Centenary of Anzac tomorrow. NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant and Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott said the projection of the Flanders poppy on to an iconic Australian […]
Traffic-choked Parramatta Road will become Sydney’s new boom corridor under an urban transformation strategy featuring 27,000 additional homes and 50,000 extra jobs with impressive community facilities and green spaces. Planning Minister Rob Stokes released the Parramatta Road transformation blueprint today and announced $198 million for local projects – from urban plazas and new open space […]
The NSW Government has today introduced the most comprehensive review of the Retail Leases Act seen in over 20 years to ensure more transparency, certainty and fairness for all parties in the NSW retail leasing sector. As he introduced the legislation NSW Minister for Small Business, John Barilaro, also congratulated participants from across the $36 […]
The NSW Government today released a discussion paper for feedback aimed at reining in excessive insurer profits and creating a fairer and more affordable scheme for NSW motorists and injured road users. Currently only 45 cents in every Green Slip dollar goes to injured road users, with the rest going to scheme costs including insurer […]
A preview of the next Parramasala food and cultural festival which be showcased at the spring series finale of Eat Street Vibes on Saturday 5 November, from 11am to 4pm. Along with a selection of sweet and spicy food from local restaurants, Parramatta’s famous Eat Street will be bustling with workshops including henna tattooing and […]
It was a pleasure to celebrate Diwali with my friends in the Indian community when we turned the Sydney Opera House a bright, vibrant gold for the third year running. It was a spectacular sight and the images of our iconic landmark lit up in gold have made their way back to India and other […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird has congratulated NSW export award winners for their entrepreneurship and the role they play in supporting Australia’s strongest state economy. The 2016 Premier’s NSW Export Awards were hosted tonight by the Export Council of Australia, showcasing the state’s top exporters across 22 categories. Mr Baird congratulated vitamin and health supplement manufacturer […]
NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced on behalf of the NSW Government and the Board of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) the appointment of Mr Charles Moore as Chief Executive Officer of SOPA effective 28 November 2016. Mr Moore brings to the role an extensive knowledge of the property sector, a deep […]
An enormous Antarctic bay, home to penguins and killer whales, became the world’s largest protected marine area on Friday. A UN body sealed the deal after five years of negotiations, at a meeting in Hobart, Tasmania. “It’s near pristine and how many near pristine parts of the ocean do we have left on the planet?” […]