More than 300 students and teachers at three NSW public schools will today begin road-testing new wireless laptops in preparation for the state-wide roll-out to all Year 9 students next Term.

While visiting Arthur Phillip High School in Sydney’s west - one of the trial sites – Premier Nathan Rees said that the two-week test drive would help fine tune the roll-out.

The laptop roll-out will begin with Year 9 students and for the next three years, every new Year 9 class in NSW public schools will receive them. Teachers will begin …

FERRIES have long been considered the silvertail’s mode of public transport: now a report has confirmed it.

A blessing or a burden, depending on your view…passengers relax on the Mosman Bay service to Circular Quay. Photo: Peter Rae

White-collar professionals in some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs are enjoying subsidised ferry transport, while Central Coast, western Sydney and Blue Mountains commuters crowd onto trains that crawl at their slowest speed in almost 50 years.

The report says that residents of the lower North Shore are subsidised to an estimated $80 million for inner …

Parramatta festival RIVERBEATS 09 - NWG Inc members and friends have been invited to write haiku for this exciting annual festival, that draws musicians and artists from around Australia and the world.

Our mentor for this project is Riverbeats Creative Director, Geoff Miller (see pic). Our poems will be projected on large screens and buildings at the banks of the Parramatta River.

The theme is water and spirituality - interpret as widely as you wish.

If you are a member or gatherer (NWG Inc) please get involved if you haven’t already! If you …

A Robbery and Serious Crime Squad Strike Force established to investigate an armed hold-up at a jewellery store in Sydney’s west last month has made its tenth arrest.

Strike Force Perratt was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged robbery of a jewellery store within a major shopping centre at Parramatta, just before 11am on Wednesday 15 April.

Three men wearing balaclavas entered the store and threatened employees with a firearm, before allegedly smashing a glass display cabinet with a sledgehammer and stealing a number of items. As a result of …

Cronulla winger Luke Covell has admitted the Sharks’ confidence is at rock-bottom and the players are desperately trying to remember how to win after sinking to a ninth successive NRL defeat at the hands of St George Illawarra on Saturday.

After a strong performance that saw them dominate the first half, the Sharks didn’t score their first points of the game until the 75th minute as the Dragons strolled to a 26-4 win having led just 4-0 at halftime.

After another miserable week for the Sharks, Covell said the players were trying …