NSW inmates have trained more than 20 assistance dogs for veterans in an innovative Australian first rehabilitation program. NSW Attorney General and Minister for Justice Brad Hazzard today attended the second graduation of the Dogs for Diggers program at Bathurst Correctional Centre where the canines are trained. “In this great program unwanted or neglected dogs […]
Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today said more than 260,000 NSW primary school students will take part in Electricity Safety Week, which runs from 8 to 12 September. Mr Roberts said the program teaches students about potential electrical hazards such as overloaded power points, fallen powerlines and electrical substations. “The electricity network operates […]
Two Western Australian heritage projects have been recognised in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Heritage Minister Albert Jacob said Rottnest Island World War ll Coastal Defences and Cape Inscription Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters in Shark Bay received Honourable Mentions in the prestigious international awards. “This is the third consecutive year that WA […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today applauded staff across the public health system following the release of data showing NSW hospitals are continuing their improvements in emergency department services and elective surgery. Mrs Skinner said the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Quarterly Report (April-June 2014) demonstrates NSW public hospitals are delivering quality care to patients […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today attended the signing of two historic agreements between TAFE NSW and Chinese universities that secured a unique relationship between TAFE NSW in China. The official signing ceremony took place during Mr Baird’s first international mission as Premier in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, in the NSW Sister-State of Guangdong. TAFE […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has announced a new version of the Live Traffic App with a text to speech function for motorists while they are on the road. Mr Gay said the Live Traffic App has proven hugely popular already with more than three quarters of a million downloads of the app […]
Mayabhushan Nagvenkar A master of witty anecdotes, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar once liberally used a popular bikini adage to make a point about governance and number crunching. “Statistics are like a woman wearing a bikini. What they reveal is vital. What they hide is even more vital,” Parrikar would often say to peals of […]
New Delhi No, Priyanka Chopra is not talking about the box office competition, but about actually beating up someone physically! And the actress strongly feels that every woman should learn some form of self-defence. Priyanka may have now lost all the muscle she built up for her role as five-time boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom […]
Anil Sharma, Barmer (Rajasthan) A Scottish energy major and modern technology have combined to bring about a revolution in two districts of Rajasthan that were infamous due to the scarcity of potable water. Thanks to water ATMs, many otherwise arid villages here have 24X7 access to the commodity at the swipe of a card – […]
Vishal Gulati, Shimla Tabo, an ancient seat of Buddhist religion and culture in picturesque Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh in northern India, will now have an international learning centre. Baudh Darshan, which will help preserve the ancient seat of Buddhist studies, will be set up at Tabo with a funding of Rs.45 crore by the central […]