Women ascend in Shorten’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle

Women the winners in revamped Labor front bench.

13 October, 2015

ANALYSIS: Boom time for light rail in Australia

From Perth to Townsville, trams are on the agenda

12 October, 2015

Parramatta no-fly zone to send Aspire to great heights

NSW government lifts height restrictions for 90 unit block.

25 May, 2015

Baird reroutes big investment in busses to Sydney’s West

Suburban services drive around city centric congestion.

21 April, 2015

Rail lobby tallies NSW Election promises

Vow to keep commitments on track.

26 March, 2015

Rail industry stoked over NSW Budget $9bn transport spend

NSW Premier Mike Baird’s ambitious plan to overhaul and expand Sydney’s neglected transport infrastructure has won strong backing from peak groups, including the Australasian Railway Association and stands in sharp contrast with the federal Budget’s heavy emphasis on major roads.

18 June, 2014

NSW public servants banished from Sydney CBD, sent to Western front

Mike Baird and Tony Abbott’s push to bolster job growth and economic activity in the electoral heartland of Sydney’s Western suburbs is gathering pace as a key department is sent packing from the city centre.

15 May, 2014

Parramatta Council led consortium takes award

The Sydney suburb of Parramatta’s own smart card – ParraSync – has fought off heavyweight competition from the Commonwealth Bank and Google to win a major award at the Smart Card Awards Asia in Singapore.   ParraSync won the award for Best Near-Field Communication Collaboration Initiative.   This integrates access to many areas of city-living […]

1 May, 2012

Architects redesign Parramatta as Venice of NSW

‘Venice-like’ islands along Parramatta River, laneway jetties and rooftop gardens were among the top concepts announced during the judging of the 2011 Ideas on Edge Competition.   Winning designs, from Sydney, Brisbane and Arkansas (USA) were selected after hours of deliberation and awarded for their innovation, the ability to leverage on the site’s waterfront exposure, […]

10 June, 2011

Parramatta gets $168k smarter

By Paul Hemsley NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner announced Parramatta's 'Smart City' consortium as one of 11 applications in the funding for Collaborative Solutions: Mobile Concierge. Mayor John Chedid said this project will create jobs and provide economic benefits. “It’s been almost 12 months since Council launched ParraConnect as part of our Smart City concept […]

6 June, 2011