New South Wales Waratahs’ decision to bench Timana Tahu for nearly half the Super 14 season helped trigger the get-out clause in his contract.

Reasons behind Tahu’s impending return to Parramatta began to emerge as the runaway Waratah finally sat down with ARU officials on Friday night at St Leonards to ask for a release.
Tahu and his lawyer met with ARU High Performance boss David Nucifora and a NSW Rugby counterpart Scott Bowen for an hour-long meeting, where “amicable” talks were held about with the 28-year-old.
Sources with knowledge of the Tahu’s …

A group of Manly firefighters, a former Olympian and a team of “groovy grandmas” are among the 10 “families” who will cook-off against one another in Sydney next week in a bid to secure a spot in the unique new reality family cooking show, Coles Great Aussie Cook Off.

Fifty families around Australia are competing for eight spots in Channel Nine’s Coles Great Aussie Cook Off at five live auditions over a three-week period. The final auditions will be held next week in Sydney (July 30) and Brisbane (Aug 1), following …

UWS Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid, officially opened the $22 million, 343-bed student apartment complex, on the Parramatta campus, at Rydalmere.

The complex was developed and is operated by student accommodation provider, Campus Living Villages, in partnership with UWS. Campus Living Villages, based in Sydney, specialises in residential communities for students and owns, operates or is developing approximately 50,000 beds at more than 50 universities in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Vice-Chancellor opens first University of Western Sydney Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid AM, will officially open the University’s $22 million, 343 bed student apartment complex on Thursday.

Developed and operated by leading student accommodation provider Campus Living Villages, in partnership with UWS, the new facility is the first on the Parramatta campus.
The stylish development brings student living to new heights with a range of furnished, self-contained apartments with full kitchens, private bedrooms, in-room heating and a flat screen TV in every living room.
Additional luxuries include a student lounge, TV room with Foxtel, …

PARRAMATTA (2009 FIBA Oceania Championship) - Australia’s men’s basketball team, the Boomers, will begin a five day training camp at The Kings School in Parramatta tomorrow with South America on the mind.

Athlete performance at the camp will determine the team that Basketball Australia selects to tour South America, with the side departing Sydney on Monday 27 July bound for Brazil and Argentina.
The Boomers will play matches against the host nations and Uruguay while on tour as part of its preparation for the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand in …