The NSW Government has marked National Recycling Week by doubling a recycling rebate for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to purchase small-scale recycling equipment.
National Recycling Week, which kicks off today, started 20 years ago to promote recycling and to educate people on ways to reduce waste.
Environment Minister Mark Speakman said up to $50,000 (instead of $25,000) was now available through the Bin Trim rebate for each SME in NSW which wanted to improve its recycling rates.
“On average, those SMEs that receive a Bin Trim waste assessment increase their recycling rates from 36 to 49 per cent,&rdqu ....
Environment Minister Mark Speakman today joined Planet Ark to launch a new recycling label that will end the confusion over what can be recycled from the kerbside.
On the eve of National Recycling Week, Mr Speakman said there was a great deal of confusion in the community over what can and can’t be recycled because there were almost 300 different recycling labels in circulation.
“Planet Ark research found that 99 per cent of people surveyed are confused about the recyclability of at least one common item of packaging, Mr Speakman said.
“This new label, the Au ....
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has unveiled some of the innovative technology and teaching practices being trialled for new and refurbished classrooms across NSW.
Mr Piccoli visited the Department of Education’s Futures Learning Unit at Australian Technology Park to see students and teachers testing prototyped flexible learning spaces that will enable education to adapt to the digital age.
“The way our children learn is evolving as times change and it’s exciting to see first-hand how the traditional classroom is being transformed into an interactive learning space,” Mr Piccoli said.
“From touch screen ....
Local communities know best how to create local solutions and from today they have the chance to apply for up to $250,000 in NSW Government funding to reduce crime and stamp out anti-social behaviour, Acting Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant has announced.
The Community Safety Fund will invest in individual grants for non-government or not-for-profit organisations, community groups, chambers of commerce and businesses to implement community safety and crime prevention initiatives throughout the state.
Mr Grant said the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government is committed to making NSW a safer place to live.
The NSW Government today released its response to the Minerals Industry Action Plan (MIAP), prepared by the Minerals Taskforce, to increase competitiveness and provide safe, sustainable growth for a sector that is the backbone of the NSW economy.
The MIAP made 12 recommendations across three broad areas:
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts ....
The housing industry continues to move from strength to strength in NSW, confirmed by today’s record-breaking ABS housing approvals figures.
Nearly 64,000 homes were approved in the 12 months to September – the highest in almost 42 years. This is an increase of 25 per cent on the same period last year, and is the fourth consecutive record-breaking annual total.
Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said continued strength in NSW’s housing sector showed confidence was strong in the State.
“After four and a half years of hard work by the NSW Government, our economy is booming, ....
The Parramatta River foreshore will come alive with light, colour and energy for Sydney’s premier Thai festival, Loy Krathong on Saturday 14 November.
The Loy Krathong Festival in Parramatta is one of the largest festivals of its type outside of Thailand. The free festivities will be held between the Barry Wilde and Elizabeth Street Bridges from 4pm to 10pm and will include a host of traditional Thai demonstrations, craft exhibitions and performances from local Rarg Thai Band and international acts from Thailand.
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Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said the extra services will begin from today (Monday 2 November) serving the broader Green Square precinct.
“Since the new bus network was introduced last month, we have been reviewing the impacts and tweaking how the network operates,” Mr Constance said.
“In response to customer demand, additional services for bus routes M20 and 343 will be introduced as well as some minor bus stop and route alterations acro ....
Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair and Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries were on hand at Myall Station near Collarenebri yesterday while more than 14 truckloads of donated fodder was distributed to drought-affected farmers from the North West NSW.
The fodder drop of 540 donated bales of hay was organised by Rural Aid’s not-for-profit Buy A Bale program, with the full cost of transport covered by the NSW Government under its transport assistance for donated fodder program.
The $300 million NSW Drought Strategy includes $5 million over the next five years for transport assistance for animal wel ....
Health Minister Jillian Skinner has inspected the nation’s first nurse-led flight simulator lab at NSW Ambulance’s aeromedical services fixed-wing base at Mascot.
Mrs Skinner was accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary for Rural and Regional Health and Western NSW Sarah Mitchell as she inspected the lab, which simulates patient scenarios such as cardiac arrest, child birth, seizures and paediatric trauma. It also simulates flight emergencies such as rapid cabin decompression or fire.
“This simulator helps our flight nurses bridge the gap between theory and practice, not ....
Shadow Minister for Social Housing Tania Mihailuk has revealed that the Baird Government has embarked on a secret plan to convert central communal living spaces within social housing complexes into single bedroom apartments.
NSW Labor can reveal that the Baird Government is currently trialling the plan throughout several local government areas such as Bankstown, Holroyd and Parramatta, but is looking to roll out the conversion plan across the entire social housing stock of NSW which is causing affected residents serious anxiety.
Quotes attributable to Shadow Minister for Social Housing Tania ....
NSW Minister for Skills John Barilaro said a top priority is to give employers more flexibility to choose the training providers who can best deliver government subsidised apprenticeships and traineeships in NSW. “NSW needs more people working in skilled jobs across the state who can make a significant contribution to our growing economy,” Mr Barilaro said. “Employers can find the training option that best suits them and their businesses ....
The Strata Scheme Management Bill and Strata Scheme Development Bill, which passed the Legislative Council today, contain around 90 changes to the existing laws, on issues including collective sale, renovations, proxy farming, defects and parking. Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello said the new laws would come into effect in July 2016. “Today more than two million people live and work in strata. The new laws will cater for the needs of 21st century strata livin ....
The two latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) reports - Snapshot Report: Adult Admitted Patient Survey Results 2014 and Patient Perspectives: Hospital care for people with cancer - detail patients’ feelings about the NSW health system. Both reports are based on results from the Adult Admitted Patient Survey, the largest survey of its kind in NSW, which looked at the experiences of over 27,000 patients. Mrs Skinner said sh ....
Resources Help Industry Navigate New Laws for Residential Land Lease Communities
On 1 November, 2015, residential park laws in NSW will be replaced by the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 and the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2015, with significant operational changes for residential land lease communities across the state.
These new laws will impact parks with permanent residents living in residential land lease communities, which have been known as residential parks, including caravan parks and manufactured home estates.
In supporting the industry to move through the complexity of the new requirements, the Land Lease Living Industry Association of NSW (LLLIA) has developed a range of member resources, to help businesses understand the ....
MORE TRAINING CHOICES FOR APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES
The NSW Government is investing up to $100 million to increase training options for employers, which will support over 47,000 training places for apprentices and trainees.
STRATA TITLE REFORMS PASS NSW PARLIAMENT
The NSW Parliament today approved major reforms to the state’s strata title laws.
NSW HOSPITAL PATIENTS RATE THEIR CARE HIGHLY
Health Minister Jillian Skinner said survey results released today show NSW public hospital patients are overwhelmingly positive about the health care they receive.
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