The NSW Jewish Board of Deputiesorganised a traditional Jewish Sabbath evening experience on May 15, 2015 at The Great Synagogue, Elizabeth St (facing Hyde Park). Shabbat is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. Primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment, the word ‘Shabbat’ comes from the root Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning ‘to cease, […]
Wondering what to do on a Saturday? Why not come and visit Lakemba’s new Saturday Market. Lakemba Community Market will operate every Saturday, except on Public Holidays, 10am – 4pm at beautiful Jubilee Reserve, on the corner of Railway Parade and Bellevue Sts, Lakemba. With over 30 stalls of beautiful items from every corner of […]
Fine Events Catering helps solve this enormous problem of having a unique menu of your own choice at your personal affair. Their professional catering staff is happy to accommodate your special requests to make your event the best it can be. While they offer a multi-cuisine menu to choose from, you are not limited by […]
About 1000 high schools of various traditions, cultures and backgrounds are brought together annually in groups of 100 under the rubric of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ “Respect, Understanding, Acceptance” schools harmony program. The objective of the program is to foster respect for diversity across all colours and faith groups, with a strong anti-racism […]
The opening weekend of Vivid Sydney has seen more than a quarter of a million people take in the bright lights of the Harbour City as the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas got underway. NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the festival’s crowd numbers for opening weekend […]
The final seven days of May is being dubbed as ‘Sydney Super Week’, with a run of major events set to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from around Australia and the world. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the line-up of sporting and cultural events is expected to attract […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today announced firefighters at City of Sydney Fire Station are the first to receive new cutting-edge helmets as part of a rollout to Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) 6,800 fire officers. Mr Elliott and FRNSW Commissioner Greg Mullins visited the station as firefighters were fitted and trained for the […]
Taronga’s new male Australian Sea-lion pup is just a few weeks old and is already telling his keepers who’s the boss. Senior Marine Mammal Keeper, Ryan Tate, said: “He’s been showing everyone who’s boss, pushing his whiskers forward, bellowing and mock charging at us. It’s pretty impressive for an animal that had a rocky start […]
NSW students are being asked to put their thinking caps on to come up with innovative messages about consumer rights as part of NSW Fair Trading’s Money Stuff Challenge. Minister responsible for Fair Trading Victor Dominello said the competition, which is open to students from Years 8 to 10, had regional and metropolitan prize […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today congratulated the winners of the 2014 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) and NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) Cadet of the Year awards. NSW RFS cadet Timothy Pedley and NSW SES cadet Kodie Hardy were honoured for their leadership skills and promoting the values of volunteering and […]