HOME OF THE $76,000 MATTRESS
How culture shaped Beard dynasty
AH Beard is one of Australia’s leading manufacturers of quality mattresses and bedding. As a 5th generation family-owned Australian business, A.H. Beard has built a reputation as the innovators in sleep products.
KPMG'S SME SURVEY FINDINGS
Good intentions, poor planning
BUSINESSES in the SME space are yet to recognise the importance of growth and succession planning, according to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Growth Intentions Snapshot.
AMALGAMATIONS: FIT OR UNFIT?
High-stakes game of musical councils
DECLARED unfit and sent back to the drawing board, two western Sydney’s powerhouses, Blacktown and Parramatta, couldn’t have had more contrasting reactions to a NSW Government ultimatum.
SYDNEY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Big names headline at Bella Vista
THE Sydney Country Music Festival served up a hot slice of Australia’s finest country music at Bella Vista Farm last week.
INTROVERTS VS EXTROVERTS
What are you in the personality game?
By Di Bartok
SHALL the meek inherit the earth - or at least, control of the boardroom?
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF 36 CULTURES
Parramasala celebration attracts 30,000
THE annual Parramasala event was again a celebration of dance, music, food, fashion and crafts which attracted over 30,000 spectators over three days in October.
REGIONAL PROPERTY SENTIMENT
Slowing market opens new doors
By Keiasha Naidoo
RECENT changes in the property market have created new opportunities for buyers who may otherwise not have been able to purchase property during the high real estate market.
TAFE SKILLS AUDIT RESULTS
Supervisor jobs the hardest to fill
A REPORT into the skill needs of employers in Greater Western Sydney has found that some of the most difficult jobs to recruit into are supervisor and manager roles.
AIRPORT EIS READY TO STUDY
Dialogue calls for no curfew
WHILE advocates of the long-awaited Western Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek have welcomed the recently released EIS on the project, Penrith Council is going over it with a fine tooth comb.
SWIMMING BACK AT THE LAKE
Lifeguards return to Lake Parramatta
WEEKEND and school holiday lifeguard patrols will return to the popular Lake Parramatta on Saturday, October 31.
