NSW residents will be able to give their New Year’s resolutions a kick-start with the assistance of an innovative phone-based coaching service that has already helped over 250,000 NSW residents make lasting improvements to their diet and fitness. Assistant Minister for Health Jai Rowell urged people throughout NSW to take advantage of the NSW Government’s […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, has welcomed the appointment of Ms Mouna Zaylah, Co-Director of the Arab Film Festival Australia, to the NSW Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee. Ms Zaylah’s three-year term will start on 1 January, 2015. “NSW is Australia’s undisputed film and television production hub offering the strongest […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, has welcomed the reappointment of the Hon Helen Coonan and Peter Mason AM to the Sydney Opera House Trust for three-year terms starting on 1 January, 2015. Two new appointments to the Trust will be made in the New Year – which will include a Chairperson […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox is today warning people to be on their guard against scammers posing as Buddhist monks. “Fake Buddhist monks have once again hit the Sydney streets,” Mr Mason-Cox said.“ As more people converge on the Sydney CBD for Christmas, New Year and holiday festivities, so to have these scam monks. […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay is reminding boaties to take extra care when celebrating on the Harbour this New Years Eve with special conditions in place to ensure a safe environment to bring in the new year. “Every year we see more and more boats on the Harbour enjoying what is described as […]
Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro said the increasing appetite from the Indian market to include regional NSW into travel itineraries builds upon the strong results in the year ending September 2014, which saw 86,500 visitors from India come to NSW, who stayed 3.2 million nights and spent $192 million. Mr Barilaro said a new […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox is urging bargain-hungry consumers to shop around and do their homework before the end-of-year sales frenzy. “As one of the biggest trading days of the year, consumers will be out in force looking for the best bargains, while retailers will be discounting heavily to tempt shoppers with post-Christmas deals,” […]
A tougher industry code of conduct and a licensing scheme for motor vehicle insurance loss assessors are among a range of key measures to be introduced by the NSW Government to safeguard consumers, NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox, said today. After careful consideration, the NSW Government had decided to support most of the recommendations […]
Motorists using the M5 East Motorway will benefit from up to the minute travel time information this holiday season with the start of upgrades of electronic message signs along this busy corridor. Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay said from tomorrow, motorists will be given additional travel advice, in time for the busy holiday […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes today reminded the community of the ban on commercial solarium UV tanning units coming into effect at the end of the year. “From 2015, it will be illegal to offer UV tanning services for a fee in NSW, and anyone caught doing so risks fines of up to $44,000,” Mr Stokes […]