The State’s love affair with sport is set to soar to new heights with the season launch of cricket in NSW. Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has joined Australian Captain Michael Clarke, as well as volunteers and officials, to launch the official 2014/15 cricket season. “Off the back of recent record participation growth, […]
Minister for Planning Pru Goward today announced new planning guidelines for apartment design in NSW, which could see the cost of a new apartment slashed by up to $50,000. Ms Goward said the proposed changes were part of the NSW Government’s continued efforts to put downward pressure on house prices, provide more housing choice and […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Member for Smithfield Andrew Rohan today visited the recently completed Fairfield bus interchange to announce more than 200 extra bus services are starting next week in Western Sydney. The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government is investing in extra public transport services right across the state, and since March 2011 […]
Changes to the Bail Act that will help safeguard the community and make it harder for serious offenders to get bail have been passed by the NSW Parliament today. “The NSW Government has acted swiftly to ensure those who pose an unacceptable risk to the community are refused bail,” Mr Hazzard said. The changes to […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Andrew Stoner today joined Blackmores Head Coach Michelle Bridges to welcome participants in the Sydney Running Festival and present elite athletes including Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, with their race day bibs ahead of Sunday’s event. “The Sydney Running Festival returns to the streets of Sydney this Sunday […]
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads Ray Williams today announced the release of the new Used Car Safety Guide; which provides buyers with the most up to date advice on the safest used car models. “It is critical that buyers have access to reliable information to help choose an affordable car that will still […]
With Christmas fast approaching the NSW Government is looking to reunite close to $140 million worth of unclaimed money with its rightful owners. Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet, said the Office of State Revenue (OSR) had $139,372,419 in unclaimed funds (as at 4 September) sitting idle in the State’s coffers. “Money is always […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres today announced that tougher laws to prosecute drug and alcohol impaired drivers had passed the NSW Parliament. Minister Gay said the laws will deliver important changes that will reduce the options by which some dangerous drivers avoid detection and […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox, today warned all home builders and tradespeople to ensure they have a valid licence, following the successful prosecution of unlicensed builder Xin Li at the Parramatta Local Court. “NSW Fair Trading has a zero tolerance for unlicensed builders and tradespeople and this successful conviction should serve as a stern […]
The tragedy this week at Kogarah is devastating and on behalf of the NSW Government I express my sympathy to the family of Aneri Patel. I am deeply saddened that a young girl simply going about her daily life has become the victim of a tragic crash involving a motor vehicle. The police investigating this […]