COUNCIL MERGER DEBATE
Hills fit as Mayors fight amalgamation
By Di Bartok
HILLS Mayor Andrew Jefferies has declared his council is on track to be “fit for the future” with a 16th consecutive operating surplus for 2014-2105.
TOURISM MARKET OUTLOOK
Where did you travel in 2014?
By Kate Hill, Partner Deloitte Parramatta
IF you travelled around Australia rather than abroad during 2014, you’ve contributed to the fastest pace of growth for domestic overnight travel in two decades.
STATE OF THE CITY
Premier Mike wants to hug a crane
By Di Bartok
PREMIER Mike Baird wants us to “hug a crane”. He would also like to hug his wife more, if only he could get away from Parramatta MP Geoff Lee and the “infrastructure capital of the world”.
CITY NO FLY ZONE
Parramatta buildings aim for the sky
PARRAMATTA Council is calling for a no-fly zone in the CBD so buildings can reach the sky.
WESTERN SYDNEY LEADERSHIP
New aspirational forum launched
PREMIER Mike Baird has launched Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue (WSLD), which aims to ensure Western Sydney’s aspirations are front of mind for leaders in government, business, education, sport and the community.
WOMEN AND EQUALITY
Comparing and complaining just won’t cut it
By Stephanie Dale
WHY is it that women seem so hell bent on trying to prove that they are equal to men? It's the old adage that our thoughts become our actions. In short we are a self-fulfilling prophecy of negativity.
ROUND TABLE MEETS
Take your business to new markets
HOW do you take your business into new markets? What strategies and relationships work best? The February Greater Western Sydney Regional Roundtable (GWSRR) tackled these issues with a panel of expert business leaders.
HILLS ARE ALIVE
Open-air Cinema launches in Easter
THE Sydney Open-Air Cinema will launch on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 coinciding with the Easter School Holidays.
KPMG IN PARRAMATTA
Premier opens first "live" agile workplace
PREMIER Mike Baird praised KPMG's commitment to Western Sydney when he opened the firm’s new office in Parramatta on February 26.
REGIONAL TOURISM INVESTMENT
Call out to release handbrake on new tourism
By Red Dwyer
The call has gone out for the release of the “handbrake” on new tourism investment and to commit to an ambitious, industry-led set of priorities to boost the visitor economy and support job creation in Western Sydney.
