LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAYORAL ELECTIONS
Libs back veteran for Lord Mayor
By Di Bartok
PAUL Garrard brought a spade to Parramatta Council on the night he was elected to his sixth term as Lord Mayor - but it had nothing to do with how he almost dug his own grave.
STATE OF THE CITY
Once in a generation opportunity
WE were honoured to have Premier Mike Baird attend the annual State of the City event in Parramatta.
GWS Mayoral elections
Popular votes restricted to two regions
By Di Bartok
THERE are two western Sydney councils that did not have mayoral elections in September - Liverpool and Fairfield.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Penrith aspires to be the New West
By Red Dwyer
What’s in a name? Penrith has long been known as a city in Sydney’s Outer West – today, it aspires to be known as the “Capital of the New West”.
2014 STATE OF THE CITY
Transport the key focus, says CEO
FOLLOWING is an edited extract from the address to the 2014 State of The City event from Parramatta City Council CEO, Greg Dyer.
NEW GENERATION OF WEALTH
Transport and development drive change
By Cr John Chedid
Parramatta Lord Mayor
TRANSPORT will be a major focus for the City of Parramatta over the coming years as the population continues to grow and more people come to the area to work, live and play.
Business unites to retain our ferry service
By Cr John Chedid
Parramatta Lord Mayor
PARRAMATTA’S business community has joined Council in opposing state Government’s planned reductions to the City’s iconic river ferry service.