District Court judge Helen Wilson SC has been appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW, Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced today. “Judge Wilson’s ascendancy to the Supreme Court is just reward for an exemplary 24-year legal career that has included practising as a Crown Prosecutor in serious criminal trials and serving as […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today warned consumers to watch out for dodgy removalists, following a spate of complaints to the state’s consumer watchdog. Mr Mason-Cox said NSW Fair Trading received nearly 300 consumer complaints against removalists in the nine months to 30 September, with 45 of them reported last month. “The number of […]
Family and Community Services Minister Gabrielle Upton has praised the sixty four winners of a new scholarship program will provide students in public housing with up to $5,000 to help them attain their goal of going to university or TAFE. The Grants for Graduation scholarships is an initiative of the NSW Government which will be […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up in celebration of the Hindu festival of light, Deepavali. Mr Baird said the sails will light up on the evening of Tuesday 21 October during an event attended by Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello, and Multicultural […]
NSW Labor has announced the largest ever funding boost to the Community Language Schools in NSW – which will provide more support and resources to students, teachers and volunteers who attend and operate the over 32 Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Punjabi schools across the state. Under a Labor Government, funding for these schools will be boosted by […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee today inspected progress on a range of transformation projects at Parramatta Park, being funded by $20 million in NSW Government capital spending. Mr Stokes said the money is part of a record $35.4 million that the NSW Government will be spent over the next four years – the largest […]
A short film helping teens recognise ‘phishing’ scams and a hand-drawn animation teaching responsible money management were among the winners of this year’s Money Stuff Challenge, NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox said today. Mr Mason-Cox presented the 14th annual Money Stuff Challenge awards at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, with students and schools awarded […]
Parramatta MP Geoff Lee today announced green screening, new park facilities and space activation strategies are helping to reduce graffiti at Eric Primrose Reserve in Rydalmere. Dr Lee said the NSW Government provided Parramatta City Council with $100,000 to upgrade the reserve as part of its Graffiti Hotspot program which targets local areas with high […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today announced the providers of a new service that will help community preschools better manage their operations. Mr Piccoli said the NSW Government has invested $1 million in the Cluster Management Trial for community preschools, which was a recommendation of the Review of NSW Government Funding for Early Childhood Education […]
The NSW Government has announced details of the new $1.6 million Multicultural NSW Grants Program, with funding available for initiatives that promote cultural harmony and social cohesion. “This program is about celebrating our rich cultural diversity and promoting values which are common to us all as Australians,” Geoff Lee, Member for Parramatta said. “Since 2011, the NSW Government […]