BOXING DAY BONANZA FOR BUSINESSES
Shoppers vote with their feet
TREASURER Dominic Perrottet today backed the rights of NSW businesses to open on Boxing Day, as tens of thousands of shoppers across the State voted with their feet and took advantage of post-Christmas sales.
NSW UNVEILS COUNTER TERRORISM STRATEGY
Creating a more resilient community
THE NSW Government has unveiled its first Counter Terrorism Strategy as part of a plan to create a safer NSW and strengthen our ability to prepare, prevent, respond and recover from acts of terrorism and violent extremism.
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK'S OPAL TOWER
Safety investigations are ongoing
FOLLOWING evacuations of the 30-plus storey building in Brushbox Street, Sydney Olympic Park on Christmas Eve, investigations are underway to ensure the building’s structural integrity.
WANDERERS TAKE ON LEEDS UNITED
First match at Western Sydney Stadium
WANDERERS CEO John Tsatsimas, has announced the club’s first match at the new stadium against storied English football club Leeds United on Saturday, July 20.
COUNCIL MISCONDUCT TOPS COMPLAINT LIST
Underlines need for conduct codes
FOR the second year in a row, council misconduct allegations have topped the annual list of complaints by residents and ratepayers.
STORM ASSISTANCE FOR NSW COMMUNITIES
Funding support for recovery effort
DISASTER assistance has been made available for the Hornsby, Liverpool, Central Coast, Waverley, Woollahra, Tamworth, Lithgow and Dubbo Regional Local Government Areas which were affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred from December 20 onwards.
GRANT TO BUILD SMARTER CITIES
Model for national roll out
THE City of Parramatta will be the field laboratory for ground-breaking smart climate neighbourhood technology following a Federal Government Smart Cities grant of $571,000.
MORE POLICE TO DISMANTLE DRUGS SYNDICATES
Record investment in state force
DOZENS of extra police officers will be deployed to tackle drugs and gun crime as part of the NSW Government’s record investment in the NSW Police Force.
JOBS SURGE FOR WESTERN SYDNEY
NSW has lowest jobless rate
WESTERN Sydney is experiencing a jobs bonanza with the region adding more jobs since 2011 than all of Queensland.
MOBILE PHONE DETECTION CAMERA PILOT
World-first technology tracks illegal use
WORLD-first technology capable of catching drivers illegally using mobile phones will be piloted at two locations in Sydney.
