HOME-BASED BUSINESSES CELEBRATE
FUTURE EMPLOYMENT MARKET
Technology to kill 5 million jobs
MORE than five million jobs, almost 40 per cent of Australian jobs that exist today, have a moderate to high likelihood of disappearing in the next 10 to 15 years due to technological advancements.
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING WEEK
Paving the way to new markets
NEW figures show that Australian manufacturing has now grown for eight consecutive months and has reached its strongest point this decade.
SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN
Kate Carnell to the rescue
By Di Bartok
FORMER pharmacist Kate Carnell will be doing more than putting band aids on the wounds of small business operators battling bureaucracy and other scourges.
CHINESE INTEREST IN ALBION HOTEL
35-storey project for iconic site
By Di Bartok
THE iconic Albion Hotel, which has what is regarded as the best beer garden in Parramatta, is set to be remodelled as a three storey pub beside a towering 35-storey mixed use development.
LEADER SUMMIT ATTRACTS 500
PM and Premier were “out there”
FAST train to Badgerys Creek Airport, moving the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta and major infrastructure proposals for Western Sydney were on the agenda when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Mike Baird headlined a day-long summit at Western Sydney University last Friday.
FROM WESTERN SYDNEY TO FACEBOOK
Graduate Luke’s creative journey
TEN years after graduating with a degree in Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) at Western Sydney University, Luke Martin is now working in what many people would consider the dream job.
FAST RAIL OPINION
Airport rail must connect the West
By Penrith Mayor Cr Karen McKeown
LAST Friday Parramatta Council and the Sydney Business Chamber will unveil plans for a new fast rail connection between Sydney, Parramatta and Badgerys Creek Airport.
ZEST 2016 CHAMPIONS
Full house celebrates not-for-profit
GREATER Western Sydney is still buzzing from the ZEST Awards Ceremony – catering to a full house at ANZ Stadium on February 24.
INNOVATION OPENS DOORS
Collaboration key to success
By Di Bartok
INNOVATION - the buzz word of governments, industry and research institutions - is best achieved with collaboration.