Quest for building relationship excellence
By Mike Walls
THE Quest serviced apartment group recently celebrated the opening of their Sydney Olympic Park property. The group has plans to develop another 10 properties across NSW by 2014 including one at Liverpool.
Managing waste is big business for councils
WASTE management is a core issue for local government and it’s no surprise that two western Sydney councils have started the year with very different messages about the value residents were getting from services.
Liquid cinema makes a splash
GRAB your friends, grab your kids, pack your picnic rugs and head down to the Parramatta River Foreshore to experience Parramatta’s new cinematic experience, Liquid Cinema.
Positive outlook for Parramatta office market
By Anthony Stavrinos
PARRAMATTA'S office market has performed better than other metro markets with declining vacancy rates but has been hit hard by the state’s underperforming economy, according to the latest available property data.
Why Wanderers connect with football's heartland
FLEXING their media muscle, AFL and rugby league have in recent years tried to outmanoeuvre each other in a bid to claim Sydney’s western suburbs, but writes ANTHONY STAVRINOS, they may have underestimated football’s connection to its traditional heartland.
Message behind Mayor’s $20 toll story
By Anthony Stavrinos
HOLROYD Mayor Ross Grove found himself the victim of media Chinese whispers, after comments reported out of context in a local newspaper found their way to talkback radio.
Lakes the place for $50M Regatta
By Mike Walls
ORGANISERS hope to generate more than $5M in visitor expenditure to the Penrith region with the inaugural Sydney International Rowing Regatta at Penrith Lakes in March.
Golf day unites business for a good cause
BUSINESSES throughout Western Sydney are supporting Australian Rotary Health’s 7th Annual Challenge Cup Charity Golf Day on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Riverside Oaks Golf Club.
Post modern madness: the psychomanagers are taking over!
By Professor Robert Spillane
POSTMODERNISM has infected Australian management. Management textbooks routinely contrast modern and postmodernist managers. Modern managers, we are told, emphasise objectivity, analysis, roles, orders, compliance, utility and performance.
City seeks volunteers to help count the homeless
PARRAMATTA City Council (PCC) will conduct its annual homeless street count on the night of Monday, February 25 and early hours of Tuesday February 26, from 11.30pm-2:30am, to better understand and address the issue of homelessness.
