Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne today announced that the decommissioned vessels, ex-HMA Ships Tobruk and Sydney, will be offered to the States and Territories for the creation of dive wrecks. After decades of invaluable service in the Royal Australian Navy, Tobruk and Sydney were decommissioned in July 2015 and November 2015 respectively. […]
Mike Baird has become the first serving NSW Premier to visit Israel, wrapping up a trade mission focused on medicinal cannabis, cyber security and innovation. Mr Baird led a trade delegation, including NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione, NSW Chief Scientist Mary O’Kane and medical cannabis advocate Lucy Haslam, to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. “I want […]
A new cellular genomics research centre will be established with the support of the NSW Government as a result of a new partnership between the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and one of Israel’s leading research institutions. NSW Premier Mike Baird announced the NSW Government would contribute $5 million in funding toward the new Garvan-Weizmann […]
Family tracing techniques similar to those used to re-unite relatives torn apart by war will be taught to social workers to help find a permanent home for children in care. Minister for Family and Community Services, Brad Hazzard said US Family Finding pioneer Kevin Campbell has spent the past fortnight training NSW caseworkers. “We have […]
Member for Parramatta, Geoff Lee said the NSW Government’s commitment to build a $5 million pedestrian bridge across Pennant Hills Road near Masons Drive at North Parramatta is one step closer. Residents are being asked to lodge their feedback by 22 April 2016. “With thousands of motorists using the road every day, including heavy vehicles, the pedestrian bridge […]
Almost half of Australia’s cranes are on Sydney’s skyline making it the nation’s “construction king”, the latest RLB Crane Index shows. RLB said there are now 288 cranes on Sydney’s skyline – the greatest level of activity Sydney has experienced since the Index’s launch in 2013. Crane activity has more than tripled in Sydney over […]
Sydney’s traditional Anzac Day march through the CBD will for the first time run down Elizabeth Street this year, leading those who take part directly to the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park. Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott today said the change of route for the march […]
Acting Premier and Minister for Police Troy Grant and Minister for Roads Duncan Gay today announced new incident response measures to clear accidents faster following a review of a major crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge last month. Mr Grant said Transport for NSW’s CBD Co-ordination Office and NSW Police have completed a thorough review of […]
Today, the world sees India as a land of opportunity for business and investment. As per government data, economic growth reached 7.4% in the second quarter of the current financial year, riding on a spike in manufacturing and a pickup in investment demand. Delhi and Mumbai have made it to the list of JLL’s top-30, […]
By A Devotee The Divine Life Society of Australia How precious a gift it is to be able to come into contact with a great sage, even if the contact may not be in person.The story of Swami Chidananda has been a story of total divinisation of the human personality. Love, Compassion and Service to […]