Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Victor Dominello today named the 100 high school students, aged 15 to 18, who have been selected to represent NSW at Centenary of Anzac commemorations at Gallipoli in April 2015. Mr Dominello was joined by Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee at Cumberland High School in Carlingford, which was one of 25 […]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres has welcomed a report showing the best crime statistics on record for NSW with all major crime categories having fallen or remained stable across the State. According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics (BOCSAR), 10 of the 17 major offence categories have fallen with seven remaining stable […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today launched the Made by TAFE NSW campaign, which celebrates success stories from across TAFE NSW and recognises the positive contribution that TAFE makes to communities across the State. “Every year 500,000 students enrol in TAFE to learn new skills and improve their opportunities in the workplace. It’s appropriate to […]
Family and Community Services Minister Gabrielle Upton has announced more than 290 people a day are being helped by the NSW Government’s new Link2Home telephone service to tackle homelessness. More than 45,000 calls have been taken in the first five months of operation from its 24/7 call centre in Liverpool which Ms Upton visited today […]
Hospitals across NSW are continuing to strive for further improvements in patient care, figures in the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Quarterly Report (July-September 2014) demonstrate. Health Minister Jillian Skinner today congratulated staff at hospitals in the city and country for their commitment to driving enhancements in both emergency and elective surgery. “Patients right […]
Attorney General and Minister for Justice Brad Hazzard today saw first-hand how the Heavy Vehicle Driver Training Program – which operates at five of the state’s prisons – is skilling up inmates to get jobs when they are released. “This program, which I saw in operation today at the Outer Metropolitan Multi-Purpose Correctional Centre, is […]
Following its tradition Deepavali Festival of NSW organised the 3rd interfaith conference at the Parliament House of NSW on 12th November 2014, to facilitate promotion of multiculturalism and expunction of racial discrimination. The Hon Amanda Fazio- Opposition whip, Legislative council and the Hon Michael Daley – Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Roads, sponsored the […]
In a shocking revelation, as many as 163 Indians, most of them brought to the US as teenagers from villages in northern India to be trained into Vedic Pandits by two institutions set up by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of transcendental meditation fame, appear to have gone missing over the last 12 months. Of the 1,050 […]
Scenic World, located in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, will make you feel small again with free festive entertainment and early bird ticket discounts this holiday season. Ride the Scenic Railway – the world’s steepest train – into the Jamison Valley where you can explore ancient rainforest on the Scenic Walkway. Glide past Katoomba Falls […]
The search is on to celebrate remarkable women with Minister for Women Pru Goward announcing the nominations for the fourth annual NSW Women of the Year Awards are now open. Ms Goward said for the first time in the history of the awards a new category acknowledging regional women has been added. “The new Rex’s […]