REGIONAL TOURISM PLANS
Call to release handbrake on new tourism
By Red Dwyer
The call has gone out for the release of the “handbrake” on new tourism investment and to commit to an ambitious, industry-led set of priorities to boost the visitor economy and support job creation in Western Sydney.
CREDIT REPORTING LAWS
Will defaults drop with positive reporting?
By Joseph Trimarchi, Solicitor
POSITIVE or comprehensive credit reporting is here.
LIGHT RAIL UPDATE
Olympic corridor a catalyst for second link
A NEW report examining a light rail route along the “Olympic Corridor”, funded by the private sector, will encourage the state government to move on to building a second link of the Parramatta Light Rail Network, according to the the Westline Partnership.
DOB IN A LITTER BUG
Public can report littering from vehicles
FOR the first time in NSW, fines for littering from vehicles can be issued based on reports from the public.
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
Residents urged to roll up their sleaves
WESTERN Sydney Councils are encouraging residents to roll up their sleeves and volunteer for Australia's biggest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day, on Sunday, March 1.
2015 ZEST AWARDS
Premier applauds selfless communty workers
IN a jam-packed room of 570 people, the best of the best community workers were honoured at the 2015 ZEST Awards at ANZ Stadium last night, in front of an appreciative Premier Mike Baird.
RED TAPE CONCERNS
Event seeks to answer key questions
By Di Bartok
THE greatest resource of Australia is not the coal under the ground but the people above it, was the message given to small business owners at a seminar in Merrylands on February 16.
HILLS SUMMER SERIES
80,000 people turn out for events
MORE than 88,000 people attended the Summer Series of Events which has been heralded as an outstanding success by Hills Shire Mayor, Clr Andrew Jefferies.
INTERNET CRIME SCHEMES
Tips for spotting work-from-home scams
By Laura Shin
Two writer friends were recently caught up in a work-from-home scam, but theirs had a new twist.
TECH PREDICTIONS 2015
Print lives on and drones rule the skies
By Kate Hill, Deloitte Private
THE Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions for 2015 flag in-store smartphone payments increasing and print is not dead yet at least when it comes to books.
