Gladys Berejiklian med rel – Avoid ferries and use extra 3,500 train and bus services to Vivid this weekend

Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian is warning Sydney’s ferry customers to take buses and trains with massive numbers expected at Vivid in the CBD and on the water this weekend. “With a record 270,000 visitors to Vivid on its first weekend, we’re expecting a bumper crowd on the second weekend, tonight and on Saturday and […]

Dominic Perrottet & Anthony Roberts med rel – Office of State Revenue to administer mineral royalties

Minister for Finance and Services Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today announced a new structure for the NSW Government’s administration of the more than $1.3 billion in mineral royalties collected each year. Currently, the Division of Resources and Energy within NSW Trade and Investment is responsible for the collection of […]

Katrina Hodgkinson med rel: Next steps for commercial fisheries reform

NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, said the NSW Government will carefully examine all submissions on the Commercial Fisheries Reform Program, following the closure of the public consultation period at 5pm today. Ms Hodgkinson said today marks the next step towards improving the long-term viability of the commercial fishing industry in NSW. “The NSW […]

Duncan Gay media release: Roads Minister congratulates Rotary on Sydney Harbour Bridge flag record.

NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has congratulated the international Rotary conference on breaking the world record for the most different flags flown on Sydney Harbour Bridge at once. Minister Gay today visited the Bridge as more than 300 international Rotary members climbed it for the world record attempt which involved flying 219 […]

Bicycling your way to happiness

New York, May 30 (IANS) Which mode of transportation makes you happier – Metro, bus or auto? Forget those this weekend and try riding a bicycle to gain maximum happiness on the way. Investigating how emotions like happiness, pain, stress, sadness and fatigue vary during travel and by travel mode, researchers have found that bicycling is […]

Goa to start sea plane service by July: Tourism minister

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Goa is all set launch its tourism-oriented sea plane service by July, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said. Proposals involving a revolving restaurant and ropeway running across state capital Panaji to a renovated fort located on the opposite bank were also cleared by the tourism taskforce at a meeting held Wednesday, Parulekar added. […]

‘Sarabam’ actor signs another film with C.V. Kumar

Chennai, May 30 (IANS) Southern actor Naveen Chandra, who is awaiting the release of C.V. Kumar-produced Tamil thriller “Sarabam”, has signed another yet-untitled project in the same language under the latter’s home banner Thirukumaran Entertainment. “After seeing my performance in ‘Sarabam’, C.V. Kumar offered me another film under his banner. This project will go on floors […]

One held in Odisha for journo’s murder

Bhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) A man was detained in Odisha for the murder of a journalist in Ganjam district three days ago, police said Friday. “The detained man is possibly a suspect. We are questioning him,” District Superintendent of Police Anirudha Singh told IANS. Unidentified men stabbed 35-year-old Tarun Kumar Acharya with sharp-edged weapons in a […]

Angelou’s words will forever resonate at UN: Ban

United Nations, May 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has mourned the death of celebrated African American poet and author Maya Angelou, saying the UN owed her a debt of gratitude for a poem she wrote for the world body’s 50th anniversary. “The United Nations owes her a particular debt of gratitude for her poem ‘A […]