Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello today welcomed the decision of NSW Police and the Department of Family & Community Services (FaCS) to become the first NSW government agencies to sign up to White Ribbon’s Workplace Accreditation Program. Mr Dominello, a White Ribbon Ambassador, said that increasing the number of NSW government agencies accredited […]
Minister for Women Pru Goward and Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith today marked White Ribbon Day by visiting a Safety Action Meeting, a key element of It Stops Here: Safer Pathway, the NSW Government’s domestic and family violence reforms. Ms Goward said for the first time in NSW’s history, domestic and family violence victims in […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today unveiled details of a $20 billion plan to turbocharge infrastructure in NSW, including a second Harbour rail crossing and a third Harbour road crossing. “Rebuilding NSW will bust congestion, boost productivity, create jobs and set this great State up for generations,” Mr Baird said. “This is a visionary plan for […]
Rebuilding NSW will deliver an additional $8.9 billion for public transport projects that will transform Sydney forever – including full funding for a new rail crossing of Sydney Harbour, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced today. The plan reserves $7 billion for the new fast-tracked Sydney Rapid Transit line, which […]
A new Western Harbour Tunnel is the centrepiece of a $2.4 billion road plan to smash congestion on Sydney roads, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Roads Minister Duncan Gay announced today. The tunnel will allow up to 50,000 vehicles to bypass the CBD by linking the Gore Hill or Warringah Freeway with a WestConnex extension […]
New laws making it easier for licensed tradespeople to work across state borders and promise to cut red tape for small business will start on the 1 December, NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox, confirmed today. Mr Mason-Cox said the Mutual Recognition (Automatic Licensed Occupations Recognition) Bill 2014 will allow certain licensed occupations, such as […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes today announced 122 grants worth nearly $2.4 million to build environmental knowledge in our schools and communities, and for environmental research across NSW. Mr Stokes said the NSW Government awarded 50 Food Gardens in Schools grants worth $3,500 each to assist in students’ environmental education. “These projects provide a practical way […]
I am deeply saddened by the passing of cricketer Phillip Hughes. This is a heartbreaking time for all cricket and sport lovers in our State. Phillip was a much-admired, dedicated and supremely gifted cricketer who we all felt was on the verge of fulfilling his immense talent. Phillip’s meteoric rise from the small town of […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today revealed that Fair Trading officers had inspected 26 retailers and manufacturers, as part of a national compliance blitz focusing on cash back offers. Mr Mason-Cox said since March, Australian fair trading regulators had scrutinised cash back deals at 35 businesses across the country to ensure that that offers […]
Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello today welcomed the decision of NSW Police and the Department of Family & Community Services (FaCS) to become the first NSW government agencies to sign up to White Ribbon’s Workplace Accreditation Program. Mr Dominello, a White Ribbon Ambassador, said that increasing the number of NSW government agencies accredited […]
