TOURISM WORTH $231M
PENRITH has 1.3 million annual visitors injecting $231 million into the local economy every year. Penrith City Council’s goal is to double the number of visitors and increase their spending to more than $500 million annually by 2025.
NEW COSTCO STORE
DISCOUNTER Costco Wholesale, which has outlets in Auburn and Casula, plans to open a new store at Marsden Park this year. Costco stores are three times the size of a typical supermarket, of about 14,000 square metres.
TAX DEDUCTIONS MADE EASY
New ATO phone app
WORKERS are being encouraged to tally work-related deductions using the myDeductions tool within the ATO’s phone app.
KEEPING COMPETITORS AT BAY
Power of a pending patent application
By Simon Reynolds
Senior Associate Patent Attorney
Davies Ciollison Cave
INNOVATION keeps your business ahead of the competition. There are various intellectual property rights that can be used to protect an innovation. A patent is one of the traditional tools to stop competitor copying.
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BLACKTOWN NAME CHANGE FIASCO
$80,000 to discover the obvious
A WASTE of time and money is how Blacktown City Council Mayor Stephen Bali has described the push to change the name of the city.
SOLUTIONS FOR NORWEST BOULEVARDE
Growth hindered by crippling congestion
ECONOMIC growth of Norwest Business Park is being hindered by crippling traffic congestion prompting Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne to ask the NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay to fast-track any investigation or potential solution for the state road.
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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.