Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government has delivered more than 9,000 extra weekly public transport services since March 2011, including more than 5,600 train, bus and ferry services in Western Sydney. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government came to office more than three years ago and found a public transport system […]
The NSW Government is calling for interested parties looking to purchase a significant land holding in the heart of Glebe. Minister for Finance and Services Dominic Perrottet is hoping that the sale of the former juvenile detention centre in the heart of Glebe will deliver dividends for NSW taxpayers as the NSW Government continues its […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced customers can get an Opal card on-the-spot from 1,000 retailers, including 7-Eleven stores and a number of Woolworths supermarkets. Ms Berejiklian said Opal is already available on-line, via the phone, at more than 40 pop-up kiosks at train stations and five Westfield Sydney shopping centres. “Customers can now […]
“The Community Relations Commission of NSW condemns outright the alleged racist attack on Jewish school children in Sydney’s eastern suburbs yesterday”, the Chief Executive Officer, Hakan Harman said today. “People who commit crimes motivated by racial or religious difference are the enemies of the whole society of NSW which is peaceful, accepting and understanding of difference. “Now that […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird said his thoughts are with the families of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 during this National Day of Mourning, after he attended the National Memorial Service at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne today. “We have been shocked and saddened by this tragic event and the stories of the victims, which […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced 500,000 Opal cards have now been issued as Opal goes live on another 520 buses, benefiting thousands of customers across suburbs in Western Sydney and the Northern Beaches. From today customers catching 220 State Transit buses in Brookvale and the Northern Beaches can use an Opal card to […]
More than $21 billion went through NSW cash registers between April and June with the state recording another strong result in retail trade. Treasurer Andrew Constance said NSW has recorded the highest growth among the mainland states, with sales jumping 0.5 per cent in the June quarter to be 5.8 per cent higher than a […]
The NSW Government will introduce changes to the Bail Act, ensuring that those who pose an unacceptable risk to the community will no longer be eligible for bail, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced today. The changes also include a new onus on those accused of the most serious offences to […]
NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, has encouraged rural women to enter the prestigious 2015 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) NSW-ACT Rural Women’s Award. Ms Hodgkinson said the 2015 awards are now open to women in NSW and the ACT involved in primary industries and natural resource management who have a desire, […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today said Fair Trading raided a Western Sydney retail outlet selling counterfeit Nike brand footwear, assorted designer label clothing and accessories. Mr Mason-Cox said more than 450 pairs of assorted counterfeit shoes, in excess of 350 assorted items of counterfeit clothing, and over 150 counterfeit purses, handbags and wallets […]