CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
Residents urged to roll up their sleaves
WESTERN Sydney Councils are encouraging residents to roll up their sleeves and volunteer for Australia's biggest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day, on Sunday, March 1.
2015 ZEST AWARDS
Premier applauds selfless communty workers
IN a jam-packed room of 570 people, the best of the best community workers were honoured at the 2015 ZEST Awards at ANZ Stadium last night, in front of an appreciative Premier Mike Baird.
RED TAPE CONCERNS
Event seeks to answer key questions
By Di Bartok
THE greatest resource of Australia is not the coal under the ground but the people above it, was the message given to small business owners at a seminar in Merrylands on February 16.
HILLS SUMMER SERIES
80,000 people turn out for events
MORE than 88,000 people attended the Summer Series of Events which has been heralded as an outstanding success by Hills Shire Mayor, Clr Andrew Jefferies.
INTERNET CRIME SCHEMES
Tips for spotting work-from-home scams
By Laura Shin
Two writer friends were recently caught up in a work-from-home scam, but theirs had a new twist.
TECH PREDICTIONS 2015
Print lives on and drones rule the skies
By Kate Hill, Deloitte Private
THE Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions for 2015 flag in-store smartphone payments increasing and print is not dead yet at least when it comes to books.
THE ORGANISED MIND
10 steps to conquering information overload
By Laura Shin
WE'VE all heard the phrase “information overload.” It reminds us of tweets, texts, emails, the endless stream of interesting articles on Facebook, those viral videos we can’t help but click on, the numerous phone photos and videos we take, Secret posts, fleeting Snapchat photos and more.
STATE ELECTION PREDICTIONS
Queensland results change everything
By Di Bartok
HOLDING on to the traditional western Sydney Labor seats it had grabbed at the 2011 election was always going to be difficult for the Liberals, but Queensland’s state election result has further dulled the Baird government’s chances in the region.
PARRAMATTA HIGH RISE
18 proposals seeking council approval
THE high-rise “boom” in the Parramatta CBD continues apace with 18 proposals before council seeking approval for buildings ranging between 30 storeys and 85 storeys.
HOLROYD DEVELOPMENT BOOM
Quiet achiever predicts $1B in new projects
By Mike Walls
WESTERN Sydney’s quiet achiever, Holroyd City Council is predicting a record $1B worth of development for the city in the 2014 – 2015 financial year.
