Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka today announced a package of improvements to be rolled out for customers with disability, including accessible real-time public transport apps, and a new electronic payment system for taxis. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government carried out a review of wheelchair accessible taxis and […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today announced that a re-elected Baird Government will build a new inner city high school on the site of the Cleveland Street Intensive English High School to meet growing secondary enrolment demand. “This state-of–the-art high school, worth more than $60 million, will incorporate the latest design features to help students […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka today announced a package of improvements to be rolled out for customers with disability, including accessible real-time public transport apps, and a new electronic payment system for taxis. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government carried out a review of wheelchair accessible taxis and […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said 94.7 per cent of all Sydney Trains peak services arrived within the punctuality benchmark during 2014, as the NSW Government continues to deliver improvements across public transport. This is the first full calendar year of the new and tougher way of measuring the reliability of services which gives […]
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Troy Grant today announced more than $170,000 in StudyNSW co-funding support for seven projects developed by education institutions and stakeholders. The creation of a “buddy” support system and a new “one stop shop” online information resource are among the projects to be funded by the NSW […]
The ABS Labour Force figures released today show the NSW unemployment rate has stayed 14 straight months below the national average. NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance said while the state’s unemployment rate increased to 6.3 per cent in January, our jobs market remains strong. “In Labor’s last term of government, the NSW unemployment rate was below […]
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government is offering a new $30,000 Art & Technology Fellowship to support artists from across the State working with technology or digital art, Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, announced today. Mr Grant said the NSW Government is committed to supporting artists to develop their professional skills […]
Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay has announced that more than 850,000 safe drivers in NSW are enjoying a 50 per cent discount on their licence, putting about $70 million back into their wallets. The ‘Fair Go for Safe Drivers’ initiative provides half price licences to motorists with a five year good driving record […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner has urged families across NSW to discuss their wishes regarding organ donation and register to become donors to boost the state’s transplantation rate. The Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) 2014 Performance Report -released today – shows there were 92 organ donors in NSW in 2014, from whom 263 organs were retrieved […]
The biggest travel trade delegation from India has arrived in NSW to take a tour of destinations featured in the successful Jhappi Time tourism campaign first-hand. NSW Premier Mike Baird said 30 travel agents and wholesalers are taking part in the Focus on India familiarisation tour of Sydney and regional NSW between Sunday 8 February […]