Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has congratulated the State’s best athletes at the annual 2014 NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Awards in Sydney tonight. Minister Ayres said he is proud of the success that NSWIS athletes had enjoyed on the world stage during the year. “This year was another bumper year for sport […]
Sydney, Nov 20 (IANS) Selector Mark Waugh Thursday said Cricket Australia’s (CA) “marketing purposes” hampered the Test selection process for the upcoming series against India, starting Dec 4. Australia will name their squad for the first Test Monday, a day before a round of Sheffield Shield matches, that would have been extremely useful for selectors […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Hospitality Troy Grant tonight welcomed the passing of legislation that will strengthen compliance measures upon the State’s liquor outlets, while also providing greater certainty for other licensed venues. Mr Grant said focus will now shift to ensuring strong compliance amongst licensed venues and liquor outlets. “The NSW Liberals & Nationals […]
NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today released the NSW Government’s Gas Plan – a clear, strategic framework to deliver world’s best practice standards and regulation for the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry, while securing vital gas supplies for the State. The NSW Gas Plan provides a strategy […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes today launched Google Street View imagery of some of the most picturesque and visited national parks in NSW, while more than 5000 world environment leaders gather in Sydney. Mr Stokes said the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is the first organisation in Australia to be part of the Google program, […]
Minister for Mental Health Jai Rowell today announced NSW Government funding for a suite of targeted, locally driven campaigns aimed at combatting problem drug and alcohol use in communities across the state. Mr Rowell said he was pleased to be able to deliver $183,000 in NSW Government funding for Community Drug Action Teams (CDATs) across […]
Over 5000 hectares of internationally significant wetlands will be protected following the creation of the Everlasting Swamp National Park and of the expansion to the Gwydir Wetlands State Conservation Area and Doodle Comer Swamp Nature Reserve. Environment Minister Rob Stokes said creating the Everlasting Swamp National Park near Maclean in northern NSW would protect one […]
Sydney, Nov 11 (IANS) The Twenty20 format is still struggling to find a foothold in the congested international cricket calendar despite a decade of existence, Australia cricket legend Adam Gilchrist said Tuesday. Gilchrist, regarded as one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batsmen of all time, believes most of the cricket community was still “confused” by where the […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird tonight congratulated adoption advocate Deborra-Lee Furness who was named the NSW Australian of the Year at a ceremony in Sydney. Mr Baird presented awards to all finalists at the 2015 NSW Australian of the Year awards presentation held at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Ms Furness has been recognised for her […]
More than 90 per cent of patients rate their overall experience in NSW public hospitals as good or very good, a Bureau of Health Information (BHI) survey has found. Health Minister Jillian Skinner welcomed the findings of the BHI Patient Survey, which is based on the responses of 35,000 patients at 80 of the state’s […]