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08.02.2010
The NSW stimulus laws are delivering a record 1,300 projects, 4,000 social
housing homes, and supported 7,800 daily on-site workers in more than 11
months. They also injected more than $1 billion into the State economy in a year.
04.02.2010
Premier Kristina Keneally officially marked World Cancer Day today by releasing an encouraging new study into teenage attitudes towards tanning and sun smart behaviour
02.02.2010
More than 2,000 NSW public schools have received new classrooms, libraries, halls, outdoor learning areas, science labs and fresh paint thanks to the $3.5 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER) stimulus package launched a year ago.
01.02.2010
Ferry users are being encouraged to embrace public transport as part of the simpler fare structure announced by the NSW Government today.
28.01.2010
The Commonwealth Government’s new My School website www.myschool.edu.au will provide parents with essential information about how their child’s school is performing, Premier Kristina Keneally said today.
21.01.2010
The increase in reports to the NSW Community Services’ child protection Helpline is one of the factors behind the significant increase in the number of children in care across Australia, highlighted in a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) issued today.
21.01.2010
Fair Trading Minister, Virginia Judge, today warned New South Wales consumers to be wary of a scam email offering bonus tax refunds.
21.01.2010
Motorists are being urged to stay safe on the roads as they make their way home from their summer holidays and Australia Day weekend celebrations.
21.01.2010
New York fashionistas will get a glamorous glimpse of Sydney style this week as part of G'day USA, the annual promotion of the best of all things Australian in the US.
21.01.2010
Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay said today a new train service into Port Botany will deliver economic improvements to the port-related supply chain and ease congestion and pollution on major roads such as the M5.
19.01.2010
A new child health branch focused exclusively on child healthcare and protection in NSW will be created under a State Government proposal.
19.01.2010
Final testing will begin at Sydney’s state of the art wind powered Desalination Plant today as part of the NSW Government’s Sydney Metropolitan Water Plan.
19.01.2010
Premier Kristina Keneally today announced approval has been given to a $427 million plan to redevelop and expand the UTS Broadway campus.
18.01.2010
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Frank Sartor says that the Climate Group’s Greenhouse Indicator Annual Report 2009 released today, demonstrates that NSW is leading other states in carbon emission reduction.
18.01.2010
Solarium operators have been put on notice - comply with NSW Government regulations or face the full force of the law.
15.01.2010
The NSW Government today announced it will reward homeowners for installing hot water circulators and dual-flush toilets in a $75 million boost to the $100 million NSW Home Saver Rebates program.
11.01.2010
The NSW economy is leading the national recovery, Acting Treasurer, Mr John Hatzistergos said.
11.01.2010
Training for Community Services caseworkers has undergone a major restructure with a stronger focus on practical experience to improve their work with vulnerable families, Minister for Community Services Linda Burney today announced.
10.01.2010
The RTA is now using facial recognition technology to verify the identity of its customers and to crack down on fraud.
08.01.2010
More than 300,000 people are expected to attend three weeks of entertainment as part of
the Sydney Festival – the city’s premier arts, music and cultural festival.
22.12.2009
Premier Kristina Keneally today announced Sydney Ferries will continue to operate ferry services on Sydney harbour – and they will remain in public hands.
17.12.2009
Premier Kristina Keneally said tomorrow’s snap bus strike is unnecessary, unwarranted and unfair to Sydney’s 600,000 bus commuters.
16.12.2009
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Federal MP for Richmond Justine Elliot today turned the first sod on the $310 million Banora Point Pacific Highway upgrade.
Premier Keneally said the start of works at Banora Point is a key part of the $3.6 billion Pacific Highway program.
15.12.2009
Premier Kristina Keneally and Minister for Education and Training Verity Firth today congratulated 119 outstanding students who achieved first place in HSC courses this year.
11.12.2009
Premier Kristina Keneally and Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione today launched a special two-day campaign targeting alcohol-related violence across Sydney.
10.12.2009
Small Business Minister Peter Primrose has welcomed results from a new survey showing a lift in business confidence in NSW.
09.12.2009
Premier Kristina Keneally today released the Half Yearly Review for the 2009-10
Budget – which shows the NSW Budget will be back in surplus one year earlier
than forecast.
08.12.2009
Today, the Premier of NSW Kristina Keneally announced her State Cabinet.
18.11.2009
Today the NSW Government challenged the Opposition to admit if they were still accepting donations from property developers.
18.11.2009
The NSW Government today released a new tool designed to guide development of not just greener homes and buildings, but entire suburbs.
17.11.2009
Premier Nathan Rees and Education Minister Verity Firth today visited La Perouse Public School to confirm the NSW Government’s commitment to improving literacy and numeracy for Aboriginal students.
16.11.2009
Twenty two people have been recognised as heritage heroes, and five items added to the State Heritage register, at the eighth annual NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards.
16.11.2009
Minister for Police Michael Daley today said the success of Operation Avert 4 over the weekend demonstrated the commitment of the NSW Police Force in pursuing criminals who continue to break the law.
12.11.2009
Premier Nathan Rees today announced NSW first home buyers continue to set records and western Sydney still leads the way.
03.11.2009
The NSW Government has approved a $150 million, 26 turbine wind farm 12 kilometres west of Glen Innes.
30.10.2009
NSW Seniors Card application forms are now available from Centrelink Customer Service Centres around the State, Minister for Ageing Paul Lynch said today.
17.10.2009
Sydney has been ranked the world’s number one city for the eighth consecutive year at the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards in New York, outranking San Francisco, Paris, Rome, and Melbourne.
17.10.2009
Minister for Emergency Services Steve Whan has congratulated Rural Fire Service volunteers for their efforts battling bush fires on the state’s North Coast.
17.10.2009
Sydney is preparing for another busy cruise ship season with today’s arrival of the Rhapsody of the Seas the first of more than 100 ship visits scheduled over the next six months.
14.10.2009
NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced the appointment of Teresa O’Sullivan to the bench of the NSW Local Court.
24.09.2009
Minister for Police Michael Daley and Minister for Emergency Services Steve Whan today announced that the NSW Police Force and the NSW Rural Fire Service would once again work together to provide protection for residents of NSW during the bushfire season – which begins next month.
12.05.2009
Premier Nathan Rees announced the establishment of a NSW National Broadband Network Taskforce, to accelerate rollout of the network in NSW.
12.05.2009
The 2009 Australian Federal Budget "...was forged in the fire of the most challenging global economic conditions since the Great Depression. It is a budget that supports jobs today by investing in the infrastructure we need for tomorrow."
11.05.2009
Minister for Roads Michael Daley, Member for Liverpool Paul Lynch and Member for Macquarie Fields Andrew McDonald today announced the start of work on the upgrade of Hoxton Park Road.
08.05.2009
Minister for Roads Michael Daley said the NSW Government’s road safety campaign would be taken to Macquarie Centre next week.
06.05.2009
State Member for Cabramatta Nick Lalich welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, for the $5.6 million upgrade of the Fisher street car park.
06.05.2009
Premier Nathan Rees welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s announcement that 410 primary schools in NSW will receive $642 million under Round One of Primary Schools for the 21st Century.
06.05.2009
Premier Nathan Rees has released exposure draft legislation to deliver fundamental reform of FOI laws in New South Wales.
06.05.2009
NSW Government Duty MLC for Dubbo Eddie Obeid welcomed $49,612 in NSW Government funding that will be used to upgrade sporting grounds in the region.
05.05.2009
The NSW Government will introduce the next round of legislation to combat outlaw motorcycle gangs in to Parliament today.
05.05.2009
NSW Housing Minister David Borger announced that more than 2,100 jobs have been secured in NSW in the last three months as a direct result of the Federal Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan.
04.05.2009
Minister for Roads Michael Daley announced the introduction of point-to-point speed cameras for heavy vehicles to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on major highways around the state.
02.05.2009
Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, has approved a $287 million concept plan for the redevelopment of the Potts Hill Reservoirs Site. The plan will deliver around 1000 jobs in Western Sydney.
02.05.2009
Housing Minister David Borger announced that another three heritage listed public housing properties in Millers Point are now on the market to raise more money for public housing.
02.05.2009
NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, announced that the State Government had started rolling out new electronic medical records (eMR)s technology into public hospitals across the State to help improve patient care and safety.
01.05.2009
NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, said he was delighted to officially open the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Wyong Hospital.
01.05.2009
Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald today reassured consumers that they cannot catch swine flu from eating pork or pork products.
01.05.2009
NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal reaffirmed the NSW Government’s commitment to secure jobs and invest in job-creating infrastructure as preparations continue for the 2009-10 NSW Budget.
21.04.2009
NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal reaffirmed the NSW Government’s commitment to permanently cut payroll tax rates to boost business confidence.
01.04.2009
Minister for Community Services Linda Burney thanked staff from the Department of Community Services and volunteers for their tireless efforts to make sure flood-affected residents in the Mid-North Coast were supported and given a dry place to sleep last night.
01.04.2009
Premier Nathan Rees announced that a $150 million contract to build up to 267,000 laptops has been awarded to Lenovo (Australia and New Zealand) Pty Ltd.
31.03.2009
The NSW Deputy Premier, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Commerce, Carmel Tebbutt, inspected the i MiEV – Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle – and announced a trial of the car through StateFleet.
31.03.2009
Outlaw motorcycle gang members will be stripped of their assets and banned from working in high risk industries under tough new laws announced by Premier Nathan Rees.
31.03.2009
A new, user-friendly resource to help people working with Aboriginal communities in NSW was launched by the NSW Community Services Minister Linda Burney.
31.03.2009
The popular name and shame website of food law offences today became even more accessible with the addition of multiple search functions, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said.
25.03.2009
No one ever claimed “Do It Yourself” home improvements and renovations are easy, but at least getting planning approval is now faster and simpler.
18.03.2009
The Illawarra’s first green power station will be opened by Premier of NSW Nathan Rees providing 27 permanent local jobs.
18.03.2009
Premier Nathan Rees unveiled the new Gong Shuttle, a free bus service for Wollongong every day of the week
17.03.2009
Premier Nathan Rees announced the NSW Government will invest $250,000 to establish the first NSW Fulbright Scholarship.
17.03.2009
A new protocol is in place to improve information sharing between child welfare agencies and the Commonwealth.
15.03.2009
Minister for Roads Michael Daley officially opened the $110 million upgrade of the Great Western Highway from Leura to Katoomba, designed to improve traffic flow and road safety for motorists travelling to and from NSW’s central west.
13.03.2009
Minister for Roads Michael Daley announced improvements to NSW heavy vehicle driver fatigue laws to provide some latitude for livestock carriers faced with unforseen animal welfare issues.
12.03.2009
Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, has released a new report showing NSW households are on track to meet ambitious recycling targets by 2014.
09.03.2009
New jobs are already being created in Western Sydney as the NSW Government wastes no time delivering the Rudd Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan.
05.03.2009
Research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions and locking up carbon in farm soils has received a major boost with the announcement that NSW has secured more than $3.5 million in Commonwealth and industry funding.
05.03.2009
Premier Nathan Rees today announced the NSW Government was moving forward with the next step of its energy reform package which will stimulate investment in the industry in NSW.
03.03.2009
Premier Nathan Rees and Community Services Minister Linda Burney announced the Government’s detailed package of reforms to the State’s child protection system following Justice Wood’s landmark 2008 inquiry.
27.02.2009
The NSW Government announced the target for a new state-wide mandatory energy efficiency scheme for electricity retailers at the Government’s Green Skills summit in Sydney.
18.02.2009
Rural airline, Regional Express, will establish a pilot training academy in Wagga Wagga bringing much needed jobs to the city.
18.02.2009
NSW residents will soon have the chance to hear first-hand, expert accounts of life in the criminal justice system to help those interested better understand our court and sentencing system.
14.02.2009
NSW Housing Minister David Borger welcomed the Rudd Labor Government’s victory in passing its $42 billion stimulus package through the Senate, saying it will have a significant positive effect on jobs and alleviating homelessness in NSW.
12.02.2009
The response from the community to the NSW Government Victorian bushfire hotline 1800 227 228 has been swift and extremely generous.
05.02.2009
Premier Nathan Rees has today welcomed the release of the Ombudsman’s review of the FOI Act.
03.02.2009
Premier Nathan Rees welcomes the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 1 per cent cut in interest rates, urging banks to pass on the full savings to NSW homeowners and families.
02.02.2009
Sydney Airport welcomes the inaugural Australian flight of Emirates Airlines’ new Airbus A380.