THREE NEW HOTEL PROJECTS
Traveller destination status enhanced
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
WESTERN Sydney’s growing international reputation as a major tourist and business traveller destination will be further boosted by three new hotel projects.
REVIEW OF SMART PHONES AT SCHOOL
Parent concern sparks action
THE NSW Government has responded to parent concerns on the use of smartphones in schools, by establishing a review on the issue.
RECORD CROWD HEARS CASTLE STORY
Biggest ever Chamber event
JESSICA COLUSSO
In June Blacktown Business Chamber (GBBC) delivered its biggest ever Business After 5 event.
SKATE INTO MAGICAL WINTERLIGHT
Favourite returns to Parramatta
ONE of Sydney’s biggest winter festivals, Winterlight, returns to Parramatta July 6 -22, transforming the picturesque heritage grounds of Prince Alfred Square into a winter wonderland.
HIGH ST UPGRADE ON FAST TRACK
New look for Penrith CBD
THE upgrade works in High Street are ongoing and on schedule, with the next section due to start in July.
STARVING FOR A CURE
Doctor's crusade to ease the pain
ILIANA STILLITANO
A WESTERN Sydney doctor is leading the push for a treatment and research facility for patients with complex gastric illnesses.
BRIDGECLIMB UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Hammons add to iconic Scenic World
RED DWYER
THESE are the proposed destinations at the ends of “a corridor of iconic visitor experiences”.
DEVASTATED AT FUNDS CUT
Enriching disabled with horse power
FOR more than 40 years, Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has been enriching the lives of people with disabilities through horse related activities.
HOT TOPICS IN AGRIBUSINESS
Leaders unearth prospects for airport
RED DWYER
PROSPECTS for agriculture and food processing were “hot topics” at a government sponsored forum in Western Sydney – but potential agribusiness investors were not invited into the “tent”.
STATE BUDGET 2018 WRAP-UP
Business welcomes record spend
TERRY COLLINS
LAST month’s State Budget has been welcomed by the business community of Western Sydney, with the region emerging as the big winner in the NSW Government’s record infrastructure and health spend.