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			29 November 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  STANDARD PRODUCTS OPENS AT PARRAMATTA
First in Australia for home products retailer
DAISO has announced the Australian launch of its home and lifestyle retail concept Standard Products by DAISO at Westfield Parramatta.
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
      
				
		
			03 November 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  TIME TO CALL STOP ON BUS SHELTER MISERY
Most have no shelter, no shade, no seating
THE peak body representing councils in Greater Western Sydney, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) is calling out a galling inequity in the public transport system — a glaring shortage of bus shelters in Sydney’s west.
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
      
				
		
			02 November 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  WEEKEND ESCAPE TO POKOLBIN HUNTER VALLEY
A getaway that won’t break the bank
EMMA WILSON, Group Travel editor
IF you’re looking for an easy ‘no need to think’ weekend getaway with fine wines and a tranquil vibe, it’s hard to beat the Hunter Valley's picturesque Pokolbin. 
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
      
				
		
			03 October 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  CONTIKI'S NEW TAKE ON TERTIARY EDUCATION
How to see the world on a budget
ELIZABETH FRIAS
JESS Schweizer of Emu Plains loves to travel overseas but felt pressured as her median income has been whittled away by rising cost of living.
      
				
		
			03 October 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  FOOTY FANS TO KICK ON AFTER NRL GRAND FINAL
Special event extended trading at pubs and clubs
NRL fans will be able to enjoy footy fever together for longer after this weekend’s grand final with pubs, clubs and bars to stay open later, thanks to the NSW Government’s special event extended trading.
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
      
				
		
			23 September 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  FROM BUSINESS OWNERS TO MOONLIGHTERS
The side gigs keeping business owners afloat
SMALLbusiness owners are being forced to take second jobs to make ends meet, according to the state’s peak business organisation.
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
      
				
		
			28 August 2024		
		        
        
	  	  
	  
  
  BRINGING THE ENTERTAIMENT TO ROOTY HILL
West HQ celebrating 60 years
THE Coliseum at Rooty Hill is bringing GIG60, an immersive three-night entertainment celebration, to Western Sydney in September.
	  
	        
              
        
                
    
        
        
        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                