Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is encouraging NSW consumers, businesses and other interested parties to contribute to the current review of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). The review of the ACL formally commenced on 31 March 2016 with the release of an Issues Paper. Submissions are due by 27 May 2016. Mr Stowe encouraged everyone […]
A new generation of health care has arrived in Western Sydney, with the official opening of Blacktown Hospital’s new seven-storey Clinical Services Building – the centrepiece of the $312 million Stage 1 redevelopment. NSW Premier Mike Baird and Health Minister Jillian Skinner today inspected the new building, which includes a comprehensive cancer centre with a […]
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts today officially launched the Australian Energy Storage Database, a platform to collect and update renewable energy storage information for use by investors, developers, policy makers and researchers. “The Australian Energy Storage Database brings this State’s renewable energy storage projects to the world and showcases NSW as a […]
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 […]