HAVE YOUR SAY ON BLACK SPOT NIGHT WORK FOR KISSING POINT ROAD AT DUNDAS The community is invited to provide feedback on the night work schedule proposed for essential work on Kissing Point Road at Dundas. Geoff Lee MP, Member for Parramatta said “the NSW Government proposes to fund work between Adderton Road and Kirby […]
Australia’s premier fashion industry event, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) has kicked off in Sydney, becoming the only dedicated international Fashion Week to showcase Resort Collections to worldwide audiences. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today officially opened the event and said the bold decision by the NSW Government and IMG […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today congratulated the 2015 Cadet of the Year for both the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) and NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS). NSW SES cadet Rebekah Moussa, from Georges River Grammar School, and NSW RFS cadet Sophie Cox, from Hay War Memorial High School, were honoured for […]
Taronga is celebrating the birth of its third female Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat joey in five years. The joey has been named ‘Kibbar’, which means stone in the Guringai language. Zoo keepers said that at just over 7 months old, Kibbar is already proving to be very tough and independent. “Kibbar has a very strong and […]
Seniors are being encouraged to become scam savvy during National Consumer Fraud Week as NSW Fair Trading offers advice and support to Australians over 55 on how to avoid being caught up in pernicious scams. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe says that it’s important for seniors to be aware of scams and to know what […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres today announced the first Openstack summit to be held in the Southern Hemisphere has been secured for Sydney in 2017. Mr Ayres said Openstack will be the first major international ICT event to be held in the new convention centre and will allow ICC Sydney to […]
Sydney’s ambulance services will be boosted by a NSW Government investment in four more metropolitan superstations and 27 extra paramedic specialists. Additional NSW Ambulance superstations will be built at Artarmon, Caringbah, Northmead and in Sydney’s inner west as part of the NSW Government’s $150 million Sydney Ambulance Metropolitan Infrastructure Strategy (SAMIS) – the most significant […]
Sydney has once again proven it is the home of premiere musicals, with the NSW Government securing the Australian debut of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the highly acclaimed Broadway production tells the inspiring true story of Carole King’s rise from schoolgirl to superstar. “NSW […]
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is warning consumers and businesses in the Riverina, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Dubbo regions to avoid dealing with itinerants offering to do cheap bitumen work. Mr Stowe said Fair Trading has received advice about a number of travellers with Irish accents operating in the south of the state and […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today thanked the state’s 49,000 nurses and midwives for the skill and compassion they bring to their work in public hospitals and public health facilities around the state. International Nurses Day (May 12) commemorates the birthday of the world’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. The theme for 2016 International Nurses Day […]