Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said there’s only one week to go until the South West Rail Link opens to customers on Sunday 8 February 2015, complete with two-brand new stations at Leppington and Edmondson Park. “The NSW Liberals and Nationals came to government promising to build the South West Rail Link and I’m […]
Breaksea Island Nature Reserve near Albany, which was the last link to Australia for the first Gallipoli-bound soldiers in 1914, will soon become more accessible with public helicopter tours starting as early as next month. Environment Minister Albert Jacob said Skyhook Helicopters has been licensed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife to meet increased […]
Fans heading to the AFC Asian Cup Final between the Socceroos and South Korea at Stadium Australia tomorrow night are being encouraged to plan ahead and make the most of this massive occasion in Australian sport. Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres said all tickets to the match include travel on public transport with […]
SW Premier Mike Baird, Roads Minister Duncan Gay and Minister for the Central Coast Rob Stokes today announced the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will commit $100 million to an upgrade of the Pacific Highway at Ourimbah on the Central Coast. The announcement was made today with Member for Gosford Chris Holstein, candidate for The […]
The route The Giants will take through the streets of Perth has been released to the public. Over the three days of February 13-15, an 11-metre tall Deep Sea Diver Giant and a six-metre tall Little Girl Giant will walk from Wellington Square, Beaufort Street, the Perth Station, Weld Square and Langley Park on a […]
Minister for Mental Health Jai Rowell today announced $2.1 million in NSW Government funding for the first stage of the planned statewide expansion of a successful community living support program for young people with severe mental illness. During a visit to the Birunji Youth Mental Health Unit at Campbelltown Hospital, Mr Rowell announced that under […]
Nairobi, Jan 29 (IANS) Kenyan police were Thursday interrogating a suspect believed to be behind a spate of terror attacks in northern Kenya. Job Boronjo, police commander of Mandera, told journalists that Salim Abubakar Kitonga, who was arrested early Thursday, was providing crucial information that might lead to the arrest of those behind terror attacks […]
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) A soldier was arrested Thursday in Bihar for molesting a minor girl on a train, police said here. The girl was travelling to Begusarai district in Bihar from Delhi along with her family when the soldier molested her early Thursday. “A soldier was arrested after the girl’s family lodged a complaint […]
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) A court in Qatar has given a 10-year jail sentence to an Indian man for killing a colleague, a fellow Indian national, according to a media report. The Primary Court in Doha Wednesday also ordered the 44-year-old Indian accused to pay a blood money of 200,000 Qatari riyals (around $55,000) to […]
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The railway budget for 2015-16 would spell out an innovative strategy to fund its infrastructure projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Thursday. “The new strategy will involve pooling in funds from the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme, state governments and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the private sector […]