COUNCIL MERGERS DRAMA
Hills Mayor blasts new boundaries
By Di Bartok
ROBIN Hood has moved into the ‘hood with the State Government’s proposed council mergers, Hills Mayor Michelle Byrne said.
PENRITH TARGETS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Big ideas for investment
INDIA'S Acting Consul General Dr Vinod Bahade attended an event held at Penrith RSL on February 15 where business leaders heard how Penrith is looking to international markets to boost jobs and investment in the City.
LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION
Don't miss Manufacturing Week 2016
NATIONAL Manufacturing Week is bringing important industry innovations and innovators together - for three dynamic days - at the Sydney Showground from May 11 to – 13.
DIGGING FOR NEWS
What lies beneath Cumberland building
By Di Bartok
AN interesting past is being unearthed on the site of the former engine-room of local news-gathering - Cumberland Newspapers in Macquarie St Parramatta - as new owners Dyldam plan a towering future for the land.
MORTGAGE BEFORE MARRIAGE
Home ownership trumps weddings
By Di Bartok
MORE young couples are downsizing or putting off their weddings to put money on a home deposit, the latest research shows.
YEAR OF THE MONKEY
Celebrations around the region
THE colours, sounds and flavours of East Asia will be showcased when Parramatta and the Hills welcome the Year of the Monkey at annual Lunar New Year celebration.
GRANVILLE TRAIN DISASTER
Claim that unsafe train allowed to run
By Di Bartok
AN official state government apology to survivors and the bereaved of Australia’s deadliest rail disaster would be a fitting way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “preventable accident”, says Barry Gobbe, the first ambulance officer on the scene.
ANITA COBBY'S LEGACY
Grace’s Place closer to reality
THE legacy of Anita Cobby, the young Blacktown nurse so brutally murdered 30 years ago, lives on with wide emotional and financial support coming forward for a treatment centre for child victims of homicide.
HARDEEP GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Observations from my global road trip
By Hardeep Girn
I’VE been fortunate in life to have being born in the UK, raised in an Indian family and lived in the US and Australia. With this background I’ve been open to new cultures and change.
VERTICAL PUBIC SCHOOL
Parramatta precinct an Australian first
By Geoff Lee
State Member for Parramatta
PARRAMATTA is set to benefit from the construction of Australia’s first vertical public school.
