SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK'S OPAL TOWER
Safety investigations are ongoing
FOLLOWING evacuations of the 30-plus storey building in Brushbox Street, Sydney Olympic Park on Christmas Eve, investigations are underway to ensure the building’s structural integrity.
WANDERERS TAKE ON LEEDS UNITED
First match at Western Sydney Stadium
WANDERERS CEO John Tsatsimas, has announced the club’s first match at the new stadium against storied English football club Leeds United on Saturday, July 20.
COUNCIL MISCONDUCT TOPS COMPLAINT LIST
Underlines need for conduct codes
FOR the second year in a row, council misconduct allegations have topped the annual list of complaints by residents and ratepayers.
STORM ASSISTANCE FOR NSW COMMUNITIES
Funding support for recovery effort
DISASTER assistance has been made available for the Hornsby, Liverpool, Central Coast, Waverley, Woollahra, Tamworth, Lithgow and Dubbo Regional Local Government Areas which were affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred from December 20 onwards.
GRANT TO BUILD SMARTER CITIES
Model for national roll out
THE City of Parramatta will be the field laboratory for ground-breaking smart climate neighbourhood technology following a Federal Government Smart Cities grant of $571,000.
MORE POLICE TO DISMANTLE DRUGS SYNDICATES
Record investment in state force
DOZENS of extra police officers will be deployed to tackle drugs and gun crime as part of the NSW Government’s record investment in the NSW Police Force.
JOBS SURGE FOR WESTERN SYDNEY
NSW has lowest jobless rate
WESTERN Sydney is experiencing a jobs bonanza with the region adding more jobs since 2011 than all of Queensland.
MOBILE PHONE DETECTION CAMERA PILOT
World-first technology tracks illegal use
WORLD-first technology capable of catching drivers illegally using mobile phones will be piloted at two locations in Sydney.
SEARCH ON FOR POWERHOUSE DESIGN
Lisa Havilah to lead global search
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THE search for an iconic design for the relocation of the Powerhouse Museum collection to Parramatta will be spearheaded by former Carriageworks Director Lisa Havilah.
DEVELOPER AQUIRES SOUGHT-AFTER SITE
South West sub-division plans
RED DWYER
A PROMINENT private property developer has acquired a redevelopment site in one of the most highly sought-after precincts in south-west Sydney for $52M.
